A ‘Pregnant Teacher’ Collapsed At Workshop And ‘Bleeds To Death’ In AP

In a shocking incident, a teacher working at a school of the Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions bled to death during a workshop in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district. 32-year-old Sudharani, who hails from Anantapur, worked as a Hindi teacher at the Anantapur branch of the Sri Chaitanya school and was attending a workshop in the school’s […]

Anger Simmers At ‘Well Of Horrors’ In Hajipur Village Of Telangana: Another Girl’s Body Found During Minor’s Murder Investigation

A deep, dry, abandoned well in Telangana’s Hajipur village was found to be the graveyard of a young life, for the second time in three days. The Telangana police were searching a 50-feet deep dry well in the village of Hajipur, where a 14-year-old girl’s body was found abandoned. The police were searching for clues […]

‘Tiny Tot’ Sold By ‘Daycare Centre’ in Hyderabad, Police Rescued After 8 Months On Court’s Orders

The mother approached the High Court after police failed to register an FIR for six months and did not take up the investigation for another two months. A two-and-half-year-old girl, who had gone missing from a daycare centre in Telangana, was finally rescued eight months later after the mother approached the High Court. Following the […]

How Hyderabad Medical Colleges Awarding MBBS Degrees Without Mandatory ‘House Surgeon Training’?

Allegations have emerged that interns are being transferred to Osmania and Gandhi hospitals in Hyderabad for their last year of MBBS and are getting degrees without undergoing the compulsory hands-on ‘house surgeon’ training. Several complaints have been raised against the administrators of Gandhi Hospital and Osmania Hospital in Hyderabad, regarding ‘illegal’ transfers of interns to […]

Why ‘Women Prisoners’ Treated Differently From Men In India Jails?

A gender-specific approach is not only more cost-effective but has a positive effect on reoffending rates. Women constitute a clear minority in the prison estate – not just in India, but all over the world. On a global scale, women constitute 6.9% of the total prison population. In India, it is 4.3%. As per the […]

‘Replacing Paracetamol Tablets With Syrups After Immunization Is Not A Solution, Find The Root Cause’

Following the death of two infants at Nampally UPHC in Hyderabad, the government now making it compulsory to give paracetamol in the syrup-form following immunisation. While the move may be welcome with its concomitant funds, doctors say that the root cause remains unsolved. “Just ensuring syrup is not enough as there can be syrups with […]