This is the story of a intelligent vegetable selling woman from Tirupati of Andhra Pradesh who has a vision, dream to get fast buck and fame at any cost. She is Nowhera Shaik – the founder and think tank of Heera Group of companies in Hyderabad. She started vegetable business with her few friends, got […]
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‘Only 48 Days’ Of Drinking Water Left In Reserviors For Hyderabad
A sluggish progress of delayed Monsoon in Telangana has culminated in a huge rainfall deficit, so much that, Hyderabad could soon be at the risk of a water crisis. The main sourced reservoir is dried up and only 48 days water remained according to water authorities. Hyderabad primarily gets its water from the Nagarjunasagar reservoir […]
Why Do We Need New Telangana ‘Secretariat And Assembly’ In Hyderabad?
Notwithstanding protests from the opposition parties and the heritage conservationists, Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao went ahead with the ground breaking ceremony for the new secretariat and legislature complexes at two different locations. At 11 am, KCR laid foundation for the secretariat complex behind the existing D block in the […]
‘Strays Dogs’ Becomes A Big Threat To ‘Ananthagiri Wildlife Sanctuary’ In Telangana
A shocking incident of a pack of stray dogs attacking an adult stag in Ananthagiri Hills has brought into sharp focus the threat posed by these strays to wildlife here in the popular tourist spot of Ananthagiri Hills in Telangana. Due to lack of animal birth control measures, the population of stray dogs in villages […]
Is Posh And Elite Locality ‘Banjara Hills Road No: 12’ Haunted In Hyderabad?
Several movies, serials and novels have talked about unclaimed territories, houses and porches reclaimed by the unseen eerie presence, better known as ‘haunted’ in the common man’s world. Many cities and lesser-known towns in the country wear that tag thanks to the experiences of people or the anecdotes that got popular with time. Hyderabad is […]
How Cotton Farming Produced ‘Toxic Landscape’ in Telugu States?
As scenario visible in Idyllic villages, lush crops swaying gently in the breeze, people contentedly going about their daily chores – this scene has been a staple of many Indian films but it is barely real. For farmers in Telangana growing genetically engineered cotton in particular, this could not be farther from their actual lives. […]
Water Scarcity Worst-Hit In ‘Slums’, Still Unable To Get Sufficient ‘Drinking Water’ In Hyderabad
Summer season came and gone but the water scarcity still dominates Hyderabad. The worst-case are slum-dwellers. The KCR government promised safe drinking water, Mission Bhageeratha but till time nothing happened, everything remained in promises only. It’s 3 am at BS Maqtha, a densely populated slum in the heart of Hyderabad, just a stone’s throw away […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
Don’t Give Coverage To ‘Harish Rao’, KCR’s Diktat To Media!
The entire mainstream media in Telangana obeys the diktat of chief minister in Telangana, be it newspapers or TV news channels, have surrendered to CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, after he banned ABN Andhra Jyothy and TV9 channels soon after coming to power in June 2014 and the media capturing mentality continues. The mainstream media never […]