Sociologists warn against reading the reaction to the encounter killing of the four rape accused men as a ‘universal acceptance of extrajudicial killings’, but irresponsible media coverage and bloodthirsty public figures are making the situation worse. In 2012, the Delhi gang-rape case led to a nation-wide debate on death penalty for rapists, and a change […]
Category: #MyTelangana
Why ‘Distressed Women’ Aren’t Aware Of ‘Sakhi Centres’ In Hyderabad?
The Sakhi centres in the state were established around 2015 to provide round-the-clock help to women in distress. A search for the Sakhi centre situated in Secunderabad, which promises 24X7 help to women in distress, will prove challenging for women in Hyderabad. Neither does the place show up on Google maps nor is it easy […]
The Headless And Defunct Telangana Women’s Commission Since A Year In Hyderabad
In Telangana, where the government is digitising everything from land records to the number of cattle, there is neither a website for the State Women’s Commission for the public to file complaints nor a head for the body. Telangana is yet to have a fully functional state commission for women and has not had a […]
Why South Central Railways Suburban ‘MMTS Trains’ Operating ‘Without Rulebook’ In Hyderabad?
It has come to light that there is no comprehensive set of rules and regulations within the South Central Railway (SCR) for the operation of suburban trains (MMTS) in Hyderabad. As of now, employees are working on legacy practices and instructions issued in the form of special order bulletins (SOB). The problem was noted in […]
Why Politicians And Bureaucrats Forget SC Guidelines Not To Disclose Identity Of Rape Victim?
Senior politicians and bureaucrats seem to have given the go-by to the Supreme Court’s guidelines not to disclose the identity of rape victims. Four days after the brutal gang-rape and murder of a woman veterinarian on the city outskirts, there was visible outrage from different walks of life. Cutting across party lines, several politicians condemned […]
Hyderabad’s #Nirbhaya Leaves India Seething Again
There’s a sense of shock, rage and helplessness across the country as citizens from all walks of life express outrage over the horrific rape and murder of a hyderabad-based veterinary doctor that has brought back chilling memories of nirbhaya rape case. The gruesome rape and murder of 27-year-old government veterinary doctor in Hyderabad has left […]
Ailing TSRTC Hospital At Tarnaka In Hyderabad Without Medicines And Staff
As Manzoor Ahmad, a striking TSRTC (Telangana State Road Transport Corporation) employee runs from pillar to post looking frantically for help, his wife, who recently underwent a kidney transplant lays alone at the hospital, crying in silence. When #KhabarLive caught up with the duo, it had been over a week since they had come to TSRTC hospital […]
Many Govt Hospitals Face Acute Medicine And Funds Crunch In Hyderabad
In Telangana, the unprecedented rise in dengue and viral fevers this year in the State resulted in drying up of medicine stock and funds in the government hospitals across the State. In over 200 hospitals, budget on medicines is completely over. In three months period (August to October) alone this monsoon, the Health department had […]
How An ‘Expansion Spree’ Put TISS On The Brink Of Collapse?
A walled but a neglected 100-acre stretch in Telangana’s Mamidipalli village is a telling sign of the fall of its ‘owner’—Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The expansion spree and mismanagement caused the closure of this organization, resulted to push several students future in dark across India. The land in the Kothur block of Mahbubnagar […]
Farmers Are In ‘Deep Trouble’ After Unseasonal Rains Crop Destruction In Telangana
Telangana farmers are in trouble after unseasonal rains destroyed much of their standing paddy, maize and cotton crops in September and October. Most districts of the state registered a huge rainfall excess in September, which affected paddy, maize and cotton crops. Rainfall has been erratic this year. It was unevenly distributed during the monsoon months. […]