Close to one fifth or 18 per cent citizens or someone in their social network could not find a Covid-19 dose when they went for vaccination in the first 10 days of April, as per a Local Circles survey. Indians facing shortages of vaccines can have wider access, it’s a positive step. As India adds […]
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Why People Are Re-Infected With Covid New Variant Despite Taking Covaxin Jabs In Telangana?
There have been at least 15 cases of Covid-19 infection amongst fully vaccinated individuals in Telangana. The individuals had completed both doses of the vaccine and still contracted the virus. However, the infection stayed between mild to moderate levels among all the patients, senior health officials said. “As per our information, at least 15 such […]
Why ‘Many Roads’ Becomes ‘Scary During Night’ In Hyderabad?
After the Disha rape case, in which a veterinarian was gang-raped and murdered by four men in 2019, a total of 1,260 dark spots were identified in City. Though the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the previous year proposed to install 9,500 streetlights and 3,500 electric poles, it has been found that still most […]
Why Covid Positive Tribal Girl From Telangana Allegedly Forced To Isolate In Jowar Fields?
In an inhuman situation, a tribal girl spent two weeks isolating herself in a make-shift tent in her family’s jowar field in Telangana region. For 13 days, an intermediate student in Telangana’s Adilabad district was allegedly forced to isolate herself in a make-shift tent after she tested positive for the novel coronavirus. It is alleged […]
Flat Owners And Residents Stage Protest Against Builder In Hyderabad
Flat Owners and residents of Prajay Megapolis in Hi-TecCity area, staged a silent protest against the builder Prajay Engineers Syndicate in Hyderabad. Around 450 residents gathered in front of the building. They pointed out that there were no amenities like swimming pool and questioned about the use of their corpus fund. Prajay Megapolis, which has […]
Why Outage In OTP Services Continues In Banking, E-commerce And Aadhaar Sectors?
The sudden disruption of OTP services hampered the banking, E-commerce and Aadhar services, many suffered from transactions, payments, biometric and payment processes. Lakhs of mobile phone users continue to face disruption in receiving one-time-passwords (OTP) after Telecom companies on Monday, 8 March initiated the implementation of Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR), impacting a […]
Why ‘Generic’ Medicines Being Sold As ‘Branded’ In Telangana?
The owners of several medical shops are exploiting the sale of generic drugs under the guise of branded drugs. Retailers make about 18 to 20 per cent profits of selling branded drugs, and make 70 to 200 per cent of profits selling generic drugs. This is a common practice in Telangana without any governance or […]
Why ‘Aasra Pensions’ For 1.89 Lakhs Beneficiaries Not Received Since Last 2-Years In Telangana?
The Aasara pension scheme was introduced to lend a helping hand to senior citizens who fall in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category, Persons with Disabilities (PwD), widows, weavers, single women and HIV patients in the State. A total of 1,88,876 beneficiaries in Telangana have not received their Aasra pension at least for the past two […]
Deadly ‘Protection Money Mafia’ Is On Prowl In Hyderabad
The Protection money mafia or ‘Mamool mafia’ or ‘Hafta Vasool mafia’, operating around Hyderabad is back, almost immediately after the street side hawkers returned for business. The local Goons and pahelwans are back to extorting ‘mamools’ or protection money from hawkers while the shop-keepers too step in to imposing and collecting a little ‘fee’ for allowing […]
Why International Space Station Riddled With ‘Bacteria’ Or Germs?
The International Space Station is inhabited with microbes – bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa – but that is actually a good thing. The International Space Station is ‘filled with germs’. The NASA study which found that some bacterial pathogens, including Actinobacteria – often associated with human skin – are thriving in the station, 248 miles above the […]