The series of elections in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have not helped the respective State Congress parties to revive their fortunes. While in Andhra Pradesh the party made no efforts in the last five years to bounce back, in Telangana the fortunes of TPCC continues to plummet. It is slipping towards a rather highly embarrassing […]
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‘Gig Economy’ Craze Dominates Hyderabadi Youth, Many Making Extra Income With Ease
A student who cleans toilets to make ends meet, a dog trainer who built a business and a techie saving money to take his girlfriend out, Hyderabad’s gig economy is growing. For G Shivshankar, the term ‘gig’ is a western term, he prefers to call it a part-time job. An MSc student studying in one of […]
Women ‘Migrants’ and ‘Social Remittances’ – The Case of ‘Barkas’ in Hyderabad
An ethnographic study of the women migrants in Barkas, an old Arabian neighbourhood in Hyderabad, shows that women migrants over the years have moved from being the so-called dependant migrants to noteworthy contributors to the development of links between the sending and the receiving nations. Making a departure from the earlier studies of diasporas, this […]
Why Secunderabad’s ‘Gymkhana’ Grounds Wears A Deserted Look Of Any Cricketing Activities?
Gymkhana grounds of Secunderabad – a prominent Cricketing venue till tecent, it was first played at this venue way back in 1878 when the British Army played matches. Later, stadiums and cricket academies and sporying clubs taken place for all varied activities in twin cities of Hyderabad amd Secunderabad in Telangana. Gymkhana ground in Secunderabad, […]
Why ‘Palliative Care’ Is ‘Not Getting Attention’ In Hyderabad Hospitals?
Palliative care is a holistic treatment, not just medical diagnosis. We deal with their socio-economic issues and their families, who are badly affected and in shambles. In the case of cancer, they lose all their money on the treatment and in many cases family members quit jobs and/or drop out of school to take care […]
Is ‘Tussle Brewing’ Between ASI And GHMC Over Part Of ‘Charminar Minaret’ Fall?
Days after Hyderabad’s iconic Charminar suffered damage after a piece of stucco work on one of its minarets fell off, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which is responsible for the monument’s upkeep, and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) are involved in a stand-off. It was late on Wednesday when a portion of the […]
Confusion Over Telangana Waqf Board Chairman’s Tenure
Deep confusion has cropped up on Telangana State Waqf Board (TSWB) as former Telangana Rashtra Samithi MLC Mohammed Saleem continues to occupy the seat of chairman of the Muslim endowments body. While activists and a section of the staff and board members opine that Saleem’s term as chairman is co-terminus with his membership of the […]
‘Shama Talkies’ – A 37-Year Old Hyderabad’s Single Screen Theatre In Old City Shuts Down
Come May 3, an era in movie watching in the old city in Hyderabad will come to an end! The single-screen theatre at Jahanuma area, which ran successfully for nearly 37 years, will be shut permanently. “We have decided to build a modern function hall. Our family also wants to wind up the business,” says […]
‘Nothing Changed Since 2001, Telangana Junior Colleges Remained As Concentration Camps’, Prof Neerada Talks To #KhabarLive
Telangana is witnessing a grim scenario with close to 20 students having killed themselves over the last two weeks, allegedly dejected due to the poor marks they scored in their Intermediate exams, the state board equivalent of Class 11 and Class 12, overseen by the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE). The ongoing fiasco has also […]
How The RTC ‘Bus Vanishes’ From Hyderabad’s Central Bus Station?
In a peculiar incident, a bus belonging to the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) went missing from Hyderabad’s Central Bus Station (CBS) on Wednesday. The bus, a Metro Express, reportedly belonged to the Kushaiguda depot, plying the 3K route between Gowliguda and ECIL. The police visited CBS and analysed CCTV footage to identify the […]