Initially, it was foreign returnees, then came the second wave with the return of attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi and now with the arrival of thousands of migrants, Telangana stares at the third wave of Covid-19 infections. With at least 35 migrants testing positive for Covid-19 during the last five days, the […]
Category: #RealityCheck
It’s The Best Time To ‘Reset’ The Progressive ‘Golden Telangana’ Dream!
Telangana is not going to be the same after COVID, there will be a total resetting of the way we have been living. We have to ask our Government to take advantage of this watershed moment in our states’ history and bring in major far-reaching reforms. Telangana chief minister KCR should be asked to make […]
Why Lockdown Is Becoming A ‘Big Joke’ To Traffic ‘Violators’ In Hyderabad?
The population of Hyderabad is around 1 Crore. About 6% of them proved to be jokers by coming on to the roads for no valid reasons. Yes, 6.13 lakh lockdown violation cases were booked in a span of 1 month only in Hyderabad. Usually, the majority of people follow the rules. They think that all […]
Why Revenue Flows At The Cost Of Public Health Between Liquor Shops And Alcoholism?
We need to ask ourselves this question, why people are ready to risk their lives without fearing the pandemic to satisfy their addiction? After the relaxation of rules amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the country witnessed thousands crowding in front of liquor shops across the country, deliberately violating the social distancing norms and mocking the […]
They Are Dying Everyday, Does Anyone Care?
The long march home was stopped by police lathis and oppressive measures, and as suddenly as the poor of India exploded on the streets so they disappeared. The middle class and above could breathe a sigh of relief, and settle back indoors as those impinging on the dregs of a collective conscience had been pushed […]
Why Telangana Govt Accused of Underreporting Covid-19 Cases?
The Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s perception as a strong leader who has made timely interventions to contain the coronavirus epidemic came under the scanner when a doctors’ body alleged that his government may have underreported COVID-19 cases in the state. Doctors For Seva, a collective of private doctors based in Hyderabad, raised doubts […]
Why Taxi-Aggregators Offer ‘Lockdown Charity’ From ‘Public Donations’ To Few Drivers?
The Billion dollar startups Ola and Uber have helped barely 5 percent of their drivers despite asking users for donations to contribute to their relief funds during the #Covid lockdown crisis. Since several weeks, Uber users have been inundated with push notifications seeking contributions for its drivers; almost all of whom have been out of […]
The ‘Pain And Agony’ Of A Son Who Lost Ailing Mother With #COVID In Hyderabad
It was just after midnight on April 28, when Mohammed got the phone call he was dreading. For the last few days, his entire family was at home in a containment zone in Hyderabad while his mother was at the Gandhi Hospital, where all COVID-19 patients in Telangana undergo treatment. “Doctors treating my mother told […]
Post Lockdown, Lakhs Of ‘Telangana Migrants’ In Gulf Await Return
Estimates suggest that post lockdown, around 2,000 migrants from Gulf countries will arrive at the RGIA at Hyderabad every day for the next 2-3 months as all are either fired or lost jobs due to #Covid crisis. Around 7.5 lakh people from the Telugu States, including 3.7 lakh from Telangana, are awaiting their return to […]
Acute Shortage Of ‘Sanitary Pads’ For Rural Women In Telugu States
The rural women in Telugu States becomes helpless to cater their essential need ‘sanitary pads’ for their daily use. No work, no money makes women in distress to ask a help with health volunteers. #KhabarLive delves to get the exact picture during lockdown period in these areas. Padma Lakshmi, a volunteer based in Telangana district, […]