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 […]
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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 […]
Why Is ‘Dr. Kafeel Khan’ Still In Jail On The Eve Of ‘Independence Day’?
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 […]
Why Telangana ‘Labour Minister’s’ Colleges ‘Not Paying Teacher’s Salaries’ For Months In Pandemic?
A most heart-breaking situation cropped up in Telangana where many qualified, talented lecturers, professors in private professional colleges become unemployed due to pandemic slowdown and for their livelihood they are now on streets to do the small works like selling vegetables, selling tea on tea stall, working as ward-boy in hospitals on contract basis and […]
Why ‘Food Insecurity’ Becomes The ‘Growing Global Menace’?
Hunger will lead to poverty and diseases, although not all people living below the poverty line experience food insecurity because those living above the poverty line could also experience food insecurity. Lack of consistent access to enough food for an active and healthy life is known as food insecurity. There are millions of people all […]
Amidst Pandemic, An Abandoned Muslim Hyderabadi Woman Seek Help In Dubai
Unwanted or abandoned Wife is about a woman who married a man because she loved him, only to discover later her married her for gain. Women being divorced unilaterally, suddenly and then being left to their devices has been an issue in the Muslim community. A 26-year-old, Noorain was ‘divorced’ by her husband Aadil, who […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why Covid Pandemic Leads To More Child Marriages In India?
The pandemic has caused a lot of unexpected damage to various aspects of human life. According to a UN report published in April, the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to an extra 13 million child marriages over the next decade. Other estimates suggest that four million girls are at risk of child marriage in the next […]
‘Structural Health’ Of Osmania General Hospital Falls Prey To ‘Bad Political Governance’
Structural health of the heritage structure remains questionable for decades now. An existential dilemma has been plaguing the Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad for long, with the structural health of the heritage structure, constructed in the early 1900s, remaining questionable for decades now. The condition of the hospital is once again the subject of a debate on […]