Paddy farmers in Telangana are up in arms against rice millers who are allegedly cheating them by depreciating the weight of their crop. Farmers are urging authorities to intervene in order to prevent rice millers from allegedly trying to tamper with paddy weights in various parts of the state. On Thursday, several farmers in Thangalapalli […]
Category: #InFocus
Why Govt Delays To Provide Doctors ‘Protective Gear’ And PPE In #Corona Hospitals?
The Modi government delayed framing proper guidelines and standards for the manufacture of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) — meant for health workers and first responders treating coronavirus patients — in India. The delay is one of the reasons that health workers in India are now facing a severe shortage in high quality protective suits, the […]
‘Sunday Blackout’ Call Will Keep India’s Power Industry In Deep Trouble
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to the nation to switch off all lights in homes and light candles, diyas, torch lights or phone flash lights for nine minutes on April 5 to ‘feel the collective battle that we are all fighting’. This unusual tactic might have created an additional battle for the national electricity […]
Exodus Of Migrant Workers During Lockdown Stuck In Hyderabad
The #CoronaVirus lockdown witnesses major setbacks in normal life. A complete shut down, no work, no food, no shelter makes life horrible to migrant workers in Hyderabad. Past weeks, migrant workers have been facing a lot of trouble because of the lockdown. Thousands of them tried to return home to their families in their respective […]
Techolution ‘Fired’ 20 Employees In Hyderabad Amidst ‘Covid-19 Slowdown’ Layoffs
The laid-off techies, one of whom is 5 months pregnant, are feared to be among the victims of an anticipated national slowdown and global recession in Hyderabad. Despite government assurances, several IT firms are targetting poor performed employees layoff. On March 20, Sripriyaripriya lost her job at the Hyderabad office of Techolution, a New York-based […]
Crazy People Violate Covid-19 Lockdown, Throng Streets In Telugu States
Notwithstanding the lockdown announced by both Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in their respective states till March 31, people of the two Telugu states seem to have gone mad. Though both the chief minister made a strong appeal to the people not come on the […]
Why KCR Offered Telangana’s ‘360 Degree Citizen Tracking System’ To Modi Govt?
The Telangana state government offered to help the Modi government build an intrusive, searchable system to build and track 360-degree profiles of India’s 1.2 billion residents without having to rely on Aadhaar, documents reviewed by #KhabarLive establish. On October 19, 2018, Jayesh Ranjan, Telangana’s Principal Secretary of Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, told his counterpart […]
‘They Still Die In Labour Room With Pain’
The rural women still die in labour room with pain due to impoverished hardships during pregnancy and childbirth. The facilities and expertise also plays a major role in these mortalities. Renuka was admitted to a district hospital in Telangana three days before her child was born. The hospital staff was ill-mannered, she says, and gave […]
Why ‘Nallamala Forest’ Becomes A ‘Treasure Hunting’ Or ‘Looting’ Spot In Telangana?
It was just around this time last year when three individuals had entered the Nallamala Forest during the Bourapur jatara. ‘Srisaila Swamy’, as he introduced himself to the Chenchus, had claimed that he was born to the head priest of Srisailam who had passed away a few years ago, passing on his government job to […]
The ‘Burden Of Identity’ During An Unforgettable ‘Cab Ride’ With Bigotry
I have never stepped out worrying about my safety due to my religious identity, but now I have become extra careful. Various well-wishers have also instructed me to be extra vigilant. Like every other girl, I have always been alert while stepping out at night, but a feeling of unease now bothers me each time […]