Why Slums In Hyderabad Are Struggling With Hunger, Unable To Get Govt Relief Aid?

During the COVID-19 lockdown period many slums in Hyderabad are struggling with hunger and government welfare aid due to not having white ration cards to some residents and heavy corruption process in the public distribution system. Chotta Ram says he does not have a ration card and so when the Telangana government promised 12 kg […]

Techolution ‘Fired’ 20 Employees In Hyderabad Amidst ‘Covid-19 Slowdown’ Layoffs

The laid-off techies, one of whom is 5 months pregnant, are feared to be among the victims of an anticipated national slowdown and global recession in Hyderabad. Despite government assurances, several IT firms are targetting poor performed employees layoff. On March 20, Sripriyaripriya lost her job at the Hyderabad office of Techolution, a New York-based […]

Why Hyderabad’s Govt Fever Hospital Covid-19 Isolation Ward Is In ‘Pathetic Condition’?

At this time of pandemic, the entire country is alert with Covid-19 positive patients, Hyderabad’s Fever Hospital is showing no concern towards Coronavirus positive patients isolation ward with completely Unhygienic conditions, no doctors, no support medical staff and no surveillance towards patients. Is this government’s apathy or negligence. A patient who has tested positive for […]

Why ‘Journalists’ And ‘Doctors’ Harassed by Hyderabad Police During Curfew Time?

Despite journalists, doctors, nurses, and health workers being exempted from the state lockdown as they are enlisted under ‘essential services’ by the Telangana government, several reports have emerged of them being attacked by the police on the first day of curfew. Curfew has been imposed in the state from 7 pm to 6 am as […]

Why KCR Offered Telangana’s ‘360 Degree Citizen Tracking System’ To Modi Govt?

The Telangana state government offered to help the Modi government build an intrusive, searchable system to build and track 360-degree profiles of India’s 1.2 billion residents without having to rely on Aadhaar, documents reviewed by #KhabarLive establish. On October 19, 2018, Jayesh Ranjan, Telangana’s Principal Secretary of Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, told his counterpart […]

‘Smart-Locking’ In Telangana Has Political Will, Resources For Shut Down To Combat ‘Coronavirus’ Spread

Currently, the cases and clusters in Telangana are simple spreaders which means an infected person with normal infectivity. But COVID 19 can also have a “super spreader”, which means an infected person with high infectivity who can infect hundreds in no time. Currently, Telangana has entered Stage 2 of the COVID 19 epidemic, but can […]

How Telangana Govt ‘Tracking’ Migrant Labourers From Killer ‘Coronavirus’?

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 […]

‘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 […]

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 […]