Soon after her release fron jail on Supreme court’s conditional bail, this was Nowhera Shaikh’s first press to reveal her future intentions and plans. She made it clear on investor repayment and reopening of her closed businesses again with a bang. Dressed in a black burqa with a matching hijab which had diamonds embroidered on […]
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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 […]
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 […]
How Safe Is To Eat Poultry Meat, Eggs In Birds-Flu Outbreak?
Avian influenza continues to take a heavy toll on India’s poultry sector. Thus far, the disease has spread in 11 states. Besides chickens, other species of birds, including ducks, crows and pigeons, have also been found dead. Recently, officials reported that a brown fish owl in the Delhi zoo had tested positive for the disease. While the virus’s rate of transmission between […]
Jockey Died During Horse Race In Hyderabad Race Club
A jockey died after falling from a horse during race here at Malakpet Race Club in Hyderabad on Sunday afternoon race event. He was identified as Jitender Singh (25), a native of Rajasthan. Jitender was working as an apprentice jockey in the Malakpet racecourse. He participated in the Osman Sagar Plate (division II) when the […]
Many Women DJs Are Struggling To Survive In Pandemic
Everything has turned black and white in the DJ industry, with nightclubs & bars shut down; it’s a hard time for the artists, organizers, and performers who are struggling to survive the pandemic. The lockdowns imposed since March affected the DJ business drastically. Women artists were affected far worse. “Unfortunately this year, there’s not much […]
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 […]
Tourism Industry ‘Needs Attention’ To Restore Crisis
While Covid-19 pandemic resulted in most sectors facing sizeable and immediate revenue loss, a few sectors including aviation, tourism and hospitality were badly affected by the pandemic. Though the Centre has announced some relief to the MSMEs, tourism and hospitality sector has virtually been kept aside though they happen to be one of the high […]
‘Covid Victim’ – ‘Lonelier End’ At Crematorium
Recently, I posted on social media a few photographs of the cremation of a Covid-19 victim at the electric crematorium in Hyderabad. The comments my post evoked were surprising and unsettling. Quite a few comments from close friends were the refrain: ‘Wow! Be careful’ One response asked, with genuine banality, ‘What possessed you to photograph […]