The Madvi Hidma is the youngest member of the Central Committee of Communist Party of India (Maoist). Hidma is responsible for various attacks on the security forces in Chhattisgarh, and the 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley. A bounty has been placed for his capture. Hidma was born in Purvati village of south Sukma in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. […]
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No Salaries Since 13 Months For Ambedkar Open University Staff In Andhra Pradesh
The 72 study centres and 13 regional coordination centres of the open university are functioning in Andhra Pradesh with funding from the state government and getting no salaries since an year above. Dr B.R. Ambedkar Open University staff and academic councillors, including contract employees, have not been paid their salaries for the past 13 months […]
Why Outage In OTP Services Continues In Banking, E-commerce And Aadhaar Sectors?
The sudden disruption of OTP services hampered the banking, E-commerce and Aadhar services, many suffered from transactions, payments, biometric and payment processes. Lakhs of mobile phone users continue to face disruption in receiving one-time-passwords (OTP) after Telecom companies on Monday, 8 March initiated the implementation of Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR), impacting a […]
Why ‘Generic’ Medicines Being Sold As ‘Branded’ In Telangana?
The owners of several medical shops are exploiting the sale of generic drugs under the guise of branded drugs. Retailers make about 18 to 20 per cent profits of selling branded drugs, and make 70 to 200 per cent of profits selling generic drugs. This is a common practice in Telangana without any governance or […]
Many Dishoused People With Mental Illness Living On The Brink
Beyond this silhouette, however, is an individual surviving in an alternate reality, with a sense of impending doom, largely oblivious to the present, and it to her. A speeding vehicle hits her and rambles on, leaving her injured in the corner, too weak to scream. Limping her way across to a somewhat safe location, she […]
Why ‘Aasra Pensions’ For 1.89 Lakhs Beneficiaries Not Received Since Last 2-Years In Telangana?
The Aasara pension scheme was introduced to lend a helping hand to senior citizens who fall in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category, Persons with Disabilities (PwD), widows, weavers, single women and HIV patients in the State. A total of 1,88,876 beneficiaries in Telangana have not received their Aasra pension at least for the past two […]
Why Hospitals Using Middlemen To Recruit Volunteers For Covid-Vaccine Clinical Trials?
The demand for volunteers is high because more than half a dozen vaccines are at various trial stages and they are competing to finish the trial as early as possible. Hospitals are allegedly hiring middlemen and agents for arranging volunteers for clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccines. Pharmaceutical companies are roping in various hospitals for trials […]
Deadly ‘Protection Money Mafia’ Is On Prowl In Hyderabad
The Protection money mafia or ‘Mamool mafia’ or ‘Hafta Vasool mafia’, operating around Hyderabad is back, almost immediately after the street side hawkers returned for business. The local Goons and pahelwans are back to extorting ‘mamools’ or protection money from hawkers while the shop-keepers too step in to imposing and collecting a little ‘fee’ for allowing […]
Sheer ‘Bias’ Allegations On Hyderabad Cricket Association In ‘Player Selections’
The sheer injustice in cricket selection in Hyderabad Cricket Association makes young talented cricketers angry and parents, club secretaries stage protest alleging bias in selection of teams for various categories at Gymkhana grounds in Secunderabad. ‘Baap ki jagir hai’? (Is it their father’s property?). An angry Mohammed Azeem Ali, father of an aggrieved cricketer Junaid […]
Rainbow Hospitals Charged ₹700 For A Plate Of Idlies To A Patient Bill In Hyderabad
Normally a hospital gives what is loosely referred to as ‘shock treatment’ in the form of electroconvulsive therapy. Under this procedure, small bursts of electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure. A corporate hospital in Banjara Hills seems to have innovatively adopted a less-expensive (to the hospital) method of giving […]