The unfortunate Dr Kafeel Khan’s unending ordeal is a vivid illustration of how the BJP has bent India’s institutions to incarcerate anyone who dares to point out the government’s failings. In the three years since Kafeel Khan became famous as the doctor who ran from pillar to post hunting for oxygen cylinders when the district […]
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Official Callousness Led To Vijayawada Quarantine Blaze In AP
It’s a matter of shame, official apathy and sheer negligence of this ghastly incident in Andhra Pradesh. It is time the State administration learnt a lesson from the ghastly fire accident that took place at Hotel Swarna Palace in Vijayawada which claimed ten lives. Since the country is passing through testing times and is battling […]
Harassed, Threatened And Unpaid ‘ASHA Workers’ Go On Nationwide Strike
Protesting inadequate government assistance in the fight against COVID-19, around 600,000 of the one million Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) in the country are going on a nationwide strike for two days, starting today. According to ten central trade unions including INTUC, AITUC, and CITU, ASHA, Anganwadi, and National Health Mission (NHM) workers, affiliated with […]
Covid Victims Dead For ‘Hospital Negligence’ In Hyderabad, Govt Action Against Hospital
A day after a young man from Telangana revealed his terrible experience of losing his parents and cousin to COVID-19 amid alleged negligence by the staff of the private hospital where they were being treated, Telangana Minister K Taraka Rama Rao has asked state Health Minister Eatela Rajender to take action against the hospital. “Deeply […]
Activists Furore On KCR Govt’s ‘Demolition Spree’ Of ‘Heritage Buildings’ In Hyderabad
The Royal Nizam-built Osmania General Hospital was in the news headlines after it was inundated in the recent rains that lashed the city of Hyderabad. Doctors too have been citing lack of safety. But heritage lovers and activists say there are other ways of preserving it. The 155-year-old Osmania General Hospital, a heritage building dating […]
How Poor People Drag Into Murky ‘Covid Drug Trials’ In Telangana?
The test subjects are usually poor men, and touts teach them how to ‘score well’ to get into clinical trials. Karthik’s voice quivers as he describes what he is going through. “I was vomiting constantly for days. My insides hurt and sometimes I can’t even pick a glass up. My hands shake a lot,” he […]
Acute Shortage Of ‘Ward Boys’ Delays In Clearing Dead Bodies At Covid Gandhi Hospital In Hyderabad
In a shocking situation, the Telangana’s Covid-designated state-run Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad is witnessing a ‘acute crisis’ due to the shortage of ward boys. Inadequate staff at the 60-bed casualty ward of the hospital is resulting in delays in clearing COVID-victim dead bodie in the past few days, proving to be a nightmare for patients availing […]
Mass Cremation Of ‘Covid Dead Bodies’ Exposed The ‘Dark-Side Of GHMC Conspiracy’ In Hyderabad
A few videos purportedly shot at a cremation ground in Hyderabad are raising concerns over how the COVID-19 deaths are being reported in Telangana. The visuals show several dead bodies being burnt while some people stand by and others are engaged in burning them. As these videos surfaced on social media, the opposition parties and […]
All Set For ‘Old Building Demolition’ Of Osmania General Hospital In Hyderabad
After overcoming all legal hurdles in the Supreme Court and the state high court on the demolition of state secretariat buildings, the Telangana government led by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has set his eyes on the demolition of the century-old Osmania General Hospital. KCR government ordered the closure of the Osmania General Hospital, taking […]
How One ‘State Health Bulletin’ Can Answer To ‘Covid Criticism’ In Telangana?
After discrepancies were found and highlighted several times in the medical bulletins put out by the District Medical Health Officers (DMHO) and the state health department, Telangana has finally found a solution to this never-ending controversy: they have now instructed all DMHOs to stop issuing medical bulletins altogether! Most districts have already stopped issuing medical […]