In the crowded lanes of Aman Nagar slum about two kilometres from the historic Charminar in Hyderabad, Sartaj Ali sits idly in front of his one-room house for work. Aged 32 years and a native of Bihar, Ali has been living in the housing cluster for the last three years along with his wife and […]
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Messy ‘Covid Battle’ With Increasing Public Unrest Jolts KCR Govt In Telangana
Telangana Chief Minister KCR courts the image of a tough taskmaster who brooks no dissent or incompetence. But Telangana clearly seems to be struggling with the COVID pandemic. He announced a Covid-19 lockdown two days before the central government, on 22 March. He described the move as being in “sarvajana hitam (public interest)”. Telangana had […]
Congress Leader Revanth Reddy ‘Drags Telangana Police’ To Court For ‘Contempt’ On ‘KTR Assets Case’
At a time when the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government has been suppressing the opposition parties using the police force and preventing them from taking up agitations, Telangana Congress working president and Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Reddy is the only person who appears to be going aggressively against the TRS government. Revanth filed a contempt of […]
They Still Die With ‘Sepsis’ During ‘Child Birth’ In The Labour Room
Did you know that women can die during one of the most joyous events of their lives? Losing a young, fit and healthy woman during pregnancy and childbirth can be devastating for her loved ones. Maternal death, as this is called, refers to the death of a woman while she is pregnant or within 42 […]
Shocking Neglect And Mix-Up Of Covid Patients’ Dead Bodies At Gandhi Hospital In Hyderabad
In a major goof-up and sheer negligence, authorities at state-run Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad handed over the body of a man who died of Covid-19 to another family which performed the last rites. The incident came to light lately a day after relatives of a 37-year-old man, who had succumbed at the hospital, found that […]
Despite Govt Earmarking ‘Graveyard Spaces For Covid Victims’, Stigma Remains In Hyderabad
A combination of stigma and fear has meant that this secluded graveyard, devoid of even a proper boundary wall, has ended up being the final resting place of a number of Covid-19 victims in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana. The Faqeer Mullah Kabristan in Balapur, a Hyderabad suburb, has so far been the final […]
Is Hyderabad’s ‘Rising Covid Bubble’ Ready To Burst?
The KCR govt is not allowing private labs to conduct tests. The state itself only tests symptomatic patients, creating much concern about the Covid situation in Telangana. As an instance of troublesome experiences, one, Suchita Kodati, a resident of Hyderabad, has been stressed since her parents, Prabhakar Rao and Rama Rao, returned from the US […]
Post Lockdown, Foodies Are Vying For ‘Take Away’ Food In Hyderabad
In post Lockdown scenario, Hyderabad’s food industry is going through a serious rearrangement, mostly focussing on safety measures. For diners in the city, the choice is to either be like Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets or let the restaurant staff take charge. Taking your own cutlery to the restaurant might seem extreme […]
Why Govt Hospitals Crowded Out-Patient Areas Becoming ‘Covid Hotspots’ In Hyderabad?
There is a constant flurry of activity as one enters the Outpatient Block of the state-run Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad. Right at the end of a dimly-lit corridor near the entrance, doctors and nurses are seen moving in and out. ‘COVID-19’, a piece of paper stuck on the door declares. This is one […]
A Whopping Power Tarrif Of Telangana Electricity Bills Becomes ‘Lockdown Shocker’ For Hyderabad Residents
Have the power bills for the last three months given you a bolt from the blue yet? If it has, you are not alone. The TSSPDCL had earlier said that citizens could pay the bills generated in the corresponding months of the previous year owing to the Covid crisis. Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana […]