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 […]
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‘Only 48 Days’ Of Drinking Water Left In Reserviors For Hyderabad
A sluggish progress of delayed Monsoon in Telangana has culminated in a huge rainfall deficit, so much that, Hyderabad could soon be at the risk of a water crisis. The main sourced reservoir is dried up and only 48 days water remained according to water authorities. Hyderabad primarily gets its water from the Nagarjunasagar reservoir […]
Is Hyderabad Metro ‘Failing’ The Mobility Test By Registering Daily ‘Low Foot-Fall’ Of Passengers On Every ‘Metro Trip’?
Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited is getting failed in mobility tests by registering very low passengers travels daily. Experts opined the fastest growing mobility mode is getting poor response in Hyderabad due to several aspects, cost of travel, point of stations, metro connectivity and topographical usage on common traveller. Chakri S is a regular user of […]
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 […]
#Opinion: What Hindus To Learn From Muslims In India?
Hindus must view electoral politics, not through the prism of political partisanship but our shared identity. #IndiaWants to see the future India as a secular, democratic and open country. In the famous V for Vendetta comic, which eventually was made into a movie, Alex Moore made a profound statement: “People shouldn’t be afraid of their […]
Why ‘Food-Animal’ Production Is Dangerous With ‘Colistin’ Drug In India?
Action against the drug, used as a growth promoter in food animals, is imperative to curb antimicrobial resistance in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released AWaRe, an online tool aimed to ensure safer antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a global public health threat. As part of this, colistin has been marked […]
Why To Emulate ‘Public-Private Partnership’ For ‘108 Medical Emergency Services’ In Telangana?
The Telangana government, according to media reports, has decided to invite tenders to identify the service provider for operation and maintenance of 108 Emergency Responsive Services in the State. A committee has been constituted for preparation of RFP, floating tenders, finalisation of service provider and transition of services, among others. When the then united Andhra […]
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 […]