In a sheer shocking mode, a Hindu man from old city area of Hyderabad refused to accept food that was to be delivered to him by a Muslim Swiggy delivery executive. The Swiggy executive has filed a police complaint with the Shah Ali Banda police station over the incident that took place. One gets to […]
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No End To Impasse Over Telangana RTC Strike
The indefinite strike by employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) entered the 13th day on Thursday as no end appears in sight to the impasse despite High Court directions to both the government and employees to find a negotiated settlement. With no invitation from either TSRTC management or the government for the talks, over […]
BJP MLA Raja Singh Announced ‘Hindu Vigilante Army’ To Combat With ‘Anti Nationals’ In Hyderabad
In a dramatic mood, Goshamahal Constituency BJP MLA Raja Singh from Hyderabad has announced the creation of a vigilante army to ‘deal with’ traitors and ‘send them to hell’. In two videos released, the always-controversial, often-bigoted legislator proudly claimed that he is currently holding a conference discussing the formation of this vigilante army. Raja Singh […]
How ‘Manual Scavenging’ Dissappeared With Mini Sewer Jetting Machines In Hyderabad?
Hyderabad has achieved quite a bit with 136 mini sewer jetting machines, but a lot more can be done to ensure zero human intervention in cleaning clogged drains by top civic Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB). As an instance, when a 28-year-old Srinivas, driver of the mini sewer jetting machine in Marredpally, […]
Why AP Govt Undertake The Sale Of Alcohol In Retail?
In a major move, which is being touted as the first step towards total prohibition in Andhra Pradesh, the state’s cabinet earlier this week decided that the government would soon run all liquor retail outlets in the state, through the AP Beverages Corporation. The corporation, which is the sole agency in the state involved in […]
Students Of TISS Hyderabad Protest On ‘Sudden Decision’ Of ‘Campus Shift’ And ‘Fee Structure’
Students of TISS Hyderabad are protesting the college’s new fee structure and hostel facilities, as it is driving socio-economically disadvantaged students to drop out. The protest has been going on for three days since Monday with no satisfactory response from the administration. “They’re threatening us with police action if we don’t remove the blockade,” a […]
Telugu States ‘Bigger Plans’ Behind Krishna-Godavari Linkage Agreement?
There seems to be more to the proposals discussed at the meeting of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh chief ministers in working out joint irrigation schemes between the two states than what meets the eye. While there is little doubt that the objective of the proposalsis to ensure water reaches every nook and corner of both […]
New State, Old Politics: How Far Can ‘Welfare Populism’ Take KCR In Telangana?
The TRS needs to present a new vision and long-term solutions to agrarian distress, unemployment and Hyderabad-centric development. Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao’s (KCR) sweeping victory in Telangana shows that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief has defeated the Congress at its own game of welfare populism. The declaration of the results of the state elections saw […]
Will An Expensive Vaastu-Compliant ‘Secretariat And Assembly’ Strengthen KCR’s Regime?
Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao laid the foundation stone for a new Assembly-secretariat complex in accordance with Vaastu. Good luck to KCR even as his state faces huge difficulties. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao laid the foundation stone for a new secretariat to be built — reportedly at a cost of Rs 400 crore […]
Why Do We Need New Telangana ‘Secretariat And Assembly’ In Hyderabad?
Notwithstanding protests from the opposition parties and the heritage conservationists, Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao went ahead with the ground breaking ceremony for the new secretariat and legislature complexes at two different locations. At 11 am, KCR laid foundation for the secretariat complex behind the existing D block in the […]