The State Election Commission (SEC) decided to conduct the much-awaited Mayor and Deputy Mayor elections for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) at 12.30 pm on February 11. Prior to the elections, the elected ward members will take oath at 11 am on the same day. The GHMC Council has 149 corporators, a BJP elected member having succumbed […]
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How Safe Is To Eat Poultry Meat, Eggs In Birds-Flu Outbreak?
Avian influenza continues to take a heavy toll on India’s poultry sector. Thus far, the disease has spread in 11 states. Besides chickens, other species of birds, including ducks, crows and pigeons, have also been found dead. Recently, officials reported that a brown fish owl in the Delhi zoo had tested positive for the disease. While the virus’s rate of transmission between […]
How The Killer ‘Instant Loan App’ Racket Spread In India?
A large percentage of instant loan apps have the same software backend – but different frontend branding. Chinese investors then bring these apps to India with proxy directors. Bhumana Prasad, a resident of Hyderabad, took a loan of Rs 3,500 from ‘My Bank’ – a digital lending app – in November 2019. Within a week, […]
‘Doobta Hyderabad-4’ – Govt Apathy, Bad Urban Policies And Land grabbing Menace
The devastation caused by torrential rains and flash floods in and around Hyderabad this week is another grim reminder of the havoc played with the chain of lakes and storm water drains that were working as a natural flood control system. This is not the first time the city has witnessed flooding but every time […]
‘Doobta Hyderabad-2′ – Many Areas Are Still Remained Underwater Without Any Help, Exposed Rulers’ Lies
We at #KhabarLive focussed on the bad urban planning, low level governance, budget-oriented government and poor civic amenities in this series of news reports under ‘Doobta Hyderabad’. We tried to delve, expose and get direct into the public domain. Hyderabad got the top rank in global momentum cities across the globe. It’s named the ‘Silicon […]
‘Doobta Hyderabad-1’ – With Record Rainfall, Poor Urban Planning, Bad Governance And Lack Of Social Awareness
The havoc like situation in Hyderabad with the unprecedented rainfall left has left at least 13 people dead and several people in need of relief and rescue. Several residential areas in Hyderabad and its suburbs remained inundated on Wednesday as unprecedented rainfall left at least 13 people dead and several people in need of relief […]
Amid Covid, Roadside Eateries Struggle To Survive In Hyderabad
The worst-affected roadside eateries during the Covid Lockdown. The coronavirus made us to become beggers as the entire established business gone and the market is completely down, says many roadside food vendors. The once popular roadside eateries in the city which reopened following the easing of lockdown restrictions have been experiencing hard times with a […]
How Couples Illegally Use IVF To Get Sex Selection Procedure On High Price?
Lavanya, a 35-year-old mother of two girls from Bengaluru, became pregnant once again in January 2019. Lavanya and her husband, both techies, got the pregnancy confirmed. However, her in-laws, who live in Ludhiana, Punjab, did not want another girl child. Lavanya says that her husband and in-laws convinced her that an abortion would be the […]
Migrant ‘Street Hawkers’ Strugglling To Earn Livelihood In Telangana
Though street vending plays a vital role in assuring livelihood to a large underprivileged and marginalized section of the society, its contribution is seldom recognized by the city administration or urban planning agencies. Street vendor refers to a person engaged in vending of articles, goods, wares, food items or merchandise of everyday use, or someone […]
Many Dying As ‘Cross-Infection’ Explodes At Osmania General Hospital In Hyderabad
Exposing the poor standards of sanitation and hygiene at the Osmania General Hospital amid the Covid-19 pandemic, around 20-30 patients who were waiting their turn for surgery at the hospital contracted the virus. They are now being treated at Gandhi Hospital. These 20-30 cases of cross-infection were reported in the last one month. The OGH […]