Several migrant labourers working in the Middle East countries hail from the erstwhile districts of Karimnagar and Nizamabad, and travel frequently each month. Recently, a Rapid Response Team, comprising doctors and mandal-level health workers, visited Suresh, a 25-year-old man in a village in Banswada mandal in Telangana. The District Surveillance officials had alerted the Rapid […]
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‘The Terrorist-Linked AIMIM Should Be Banned Immediately’
The Telangana BJP claimed that the Ali India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has open “sympathies” for terrorists and undertakes events in their support in its bastion of Hyderabad. The newly-appointed president Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that the AIMIM should be banned for its link to “violence and terrorists” and claimed Congress workers will join their […]
Historic ‘Khammam Fort’ – A Testimony Of Excellent Craftmenship And Pride Of Past Glory
The captivating forts dotting different parts of the State always stand as a testimony to excellent craftsmanship and remain a proof of the glorious past. Khammam city is one such part, which is embellished with Khammam Fort in Telangana. The fort holds historical significance not just for the Khammam city, but also for the entire […]
Why Lakshmi Parvathi ‘Taken For A Ride’ In Jagan Govt In AP?
The former AP CM and TDP supremo Chandrababu’s arch rival Lakshmi Parvathi was elated when YS Jagan recognized her efforts for the party and gave her a nominated post of State’s Telugu Academy Chairman. For that post, Lakshmi Parvathi should be getting a salary of four lakh rupees a month which includes all allowances and […]
About 50000 Workers Face Serious Health Issues In ‘Illegal E-Waste Companies’ In Hyderabad
A study by Toxics Link, an environmental research and advocacy non-profit identified 20 e-waste processing units in Hyderabad operating with impunity without safeguards. These hotspots house over 5,000 illegal e-waste processing units directly and indirectly, employing over 50,000 people. The sheer scale of the violation of environmental norms highlights the failure of the system, especially […]
Is ‘Puranapul Darwaza’ – A Symbol Of ‘Ganga-Jamuni Culture’ Losing Sheen In Hyderabad?
Hyderabad city is known for many stone walls, which were brought down during the Mughal conquest. There were new ones constructed in their place during the Qutub Shahi rule. Many of these walls were destroyed during the Musi floods in the year 1908 and Puranapul Darwaza is one such wall that had survived. aIt was […]
Why Indian Women In Their Early 30s Fret About Ageing?
Anxieties about sex, marriage and career suck the fun out the late 20s to mid-30s. The cake has been cut, the beer has been drunk, and by 2am all the guests have filed out of Nidhi’s JNU hostel room. A PhD scholar, she has just turned 27, but as she sits on the edge of […]
‘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 ‘Growing Fear’ And Unrest Inside ‘Rohingyas Camp’ In Hyderabad
Amidst ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and allied proposals by a generation with a “lost identity” branded as “infiltrators”, the government officially notified the act on January 10. The law targets both Rohingyas and Muslims in Hyderabad. “They killed my father and brothers and burnt our house. We were forced to live the […]