It has been a tumultuous month for Mirza (Name changed). A native of Tangellamudi at the outskirts of Eluru in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, he and three others had set off for Delhi on March 6. “We stayed there for a few days and made arrangements for others from the state who were […]
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Tableeghi Jamaat Attendees ‘Fear Ostracisation’ As Thousands Quarantined Across South India
Over two days on March 30 and 31st, state police, intelligence officers and the health departments of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu raced to trace and quarantine thousands of people who attended a religious meeting in Delhi’s Nizamuddin neighbourhood, after a number of cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, […]
Tipplers Go ‘Mad’ As ‘Toddy And Wine Shops’ Are Closed In Telangana
The abrupt closure of liquor shops across the country following nation-wide lockdown to prevent spread of Coronavirus has led to psychological disorders in alcohol addicts, who have gone mad and are attempting suicides. According to Erragadda mental hospital doctors, there has been a spurt in the number of cases of liquor addicts coming to hospitals […]
#CoronaVirus Spells Doom For Poultry Farmers In Telangana
Imagine a farmer setting foot in his poultry farm and thousands of chicks swarming up to him in the hope that he will feed them. They have been hungry for days. But he has no feed, and with the little he can find, there is a stampede the moment he throws it to them and […]
Violence ‘Posters’ Surfaced At Metro Stations Against ‘Hijras’ On ‘Spreading Coronavirus’ In Hyderabad
The coronavirus disease, or COVID-19 pandemic, has brought out the prejudices in society to a large extent. In an act that has caused serious concern, some posters have come in Hyderabad inciting violence against transgender or ‘hijra’ persons. A poster that reportedly came up on the walls of Ameerpet metro station said, “Warning: Do not […]
Humanitarian Disaster Takes Over Pandemic In India
At the end of the day it is about humanity. Virus, or earthquakes, or drought, or floods, or wars, or hate crime, lynchings, targeted attacks on people. And whether it starts from the rich as this Pandemic has, or from the poor at the bottom end of all health and social sector care, it always […]
Can Coronavirus Live On Shoes And Be Brought Into Our Homes?
Even as we learn more each day about the COVID-19 pandemic, new questions arise about how coronavirus can affect every aspect of our lives. These concerns include how to wash and disinfect clothing and how to wash our hands. However, shoes are a growing area of concern because they are points of contact in crowded […]
Amidst Lockdown ‘Disabled Senior Citizens’ Struggle For ‘Food And Essentials’ In Hyderabad
The plight of senior citizens in India is under a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the novel coronavirus, bringing life to a standstill for many. However, for some, the situation looks even grimmer. When Rukmini Sheshagiri Rao, a singer and resident of Hyderabad was standing outside her apartment in Banjara Hills area, her […]
Why Hyderabad’s Govt Fever Hospital Covid-19 Isolation Ward Is In ‘Pathetic Condition’?
At this time of pandemic, the entire country is alert with Covid-19 positive patients, Hyderabad’s Fever Hospital is showing no concern towards Coronavirus positive patients isolation ward with completely Unhygienic conditions, no doctors, no support medical staff and no surveillance towards patients. Is this government’s apathy or negligence. A patient who has tested positive for […]
Why ‘Journalists’ And ‘Doctors’ Harassed by Hyderabad Police During Curfew Time?
Despite journalists, doctors, nurses, and health workers being exempted from the state lockdown as they are enlisted under ‘essential services’ by the Telangana government, several reports have emerged of them being attacked by the police on the first day of curfew. Curfew has been imposed in the state from 7 pm to 6 am as […]