Land Encroachments And GHMC Plantation Works Halt Historic ‘Mir Alam Lake’ Development in Hyderabad

The historic Mir Alam Tank development is being hampered by land encroachment and lack of coordination between various departments, especially among GHMC, R&B and Irrigation wing, is posing a grave threat to water bodies in and around the city and causing the wastage of public money spend on rejuvenation projects. The latest example is the […]

Why Telangana State Waqf Board Not Issuing ‘Talaq Or Divorce’ Certificate?

Hyderabadis are confused and wary over the attitude of Wakf board officials, Qazzaz section and qaazis as they are not interested to issue the talaq or divorce certificates after the triple talaq law. Why the officials stopped the certificate issuance remained a million dollar question. Several sections of people protesting and politicians are raised the […]

Are Telangana ‘Police Academies’ Becoming ‘Dumping Yards’?

A shocking comment by VK Singh, Director of Telangana State Police Academy rattles and surprised everyone on the hopeless and deteriorating standards at the police training academies. This makes a clear picture of entire police management in the state. When a chief of training academies reveal the facts, then it makes the clear counter of […]

‘Surrogate’s Death’ Leads To Concern Over Exploitation In Hyderabad

Poverty drove her to becoming a surrogate. But, it ended up proving to be too expensive a decision. The middle-aged Indian woman paid with her life. Medical practitioners are demanding stricter surrogacy laws and India. At 42, the Hyderabad resident had serious health issues, but she hid them from the agency that had hired her, […]

500-Year Old Golconda Fort’s Royal Arch ‘Moti Darwaza’ Collapses In Hyderabad, What ASI Is Doing?

An old structure abutting the Moti Darwaza (gateway) of the historic Golconda Fort collapsed due to the heavy downpour over the last few days. The structure, according to the Archaeological Survey of India officials, is a guardroom abutting the Moti Darwaza and was in a rundown condition for last several years. Multi-arched structure is an […]

The ‘Frustrated Loneliness’ Of A ‘Food Delivery Partner’ In South India

The narrow, meandering lanes of HSR Layout in south-eastern Bengaluru has, for some years, held up a sign to the rest of the country on what’s going to be the next big thing in the start-up realm. Flipkart and Swiggy started life a few streets to the west, in Koramangala, HSR’s older, more congested cousin. […]

The Real Story Behind ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’ On 17 September

At 5 p.m. on 17 September the Nizam’s army surrendered. India then incorporated the state of Hyderabad into the Union of India and ended the rule of the Nizam’s. September 17 will mark seventy years since the state of Hyderabad ruled by the Nizam surrendered to Indian forces. September 17 marks seventy years of Hyderabad’s […]

‘Alwal Rythu Bazaar’ Deteriorated Conditions Cries For Govt Help And Action

One of the busiest local markets in the city, the ‘Alwal Rythu Bazaar’ has been crying for attention for long. With its sheds in dilapidated condition, there is an urgent need to restructure the market for the convenience of farmers and customers. The Rythu Bazaars were established to provide a platform for farmers to sell […]

Over 1000 Farmer Suicides Occured In KCR Regime In Telangana!

More than 1,000 farmers had committed suicide in Telangana in the last four years of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi regime, going by the statistics provided by the government itself. On August 1, the TRS government issued a GO releasing Rs 14.58 crore towards payment of ex-gratia to families of 243 farmers who had committed suicide […]

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, […]