As scenario visible in Idyllic villages, lush crops swaying gently in the breeze, people contentedly going about their daily chores – this scene has been a staple of many Indian films but it is barely real. For farmers in Telangana growing genetically engineered cotton in particular, this could not be farther from their actual lives. […]
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Hyderabad On The Brink Of A Severe Sewage Management Crisis
Like many other critical environmental issues, the KCR government has also failed to tackle the enormous problem of sewage treatment in the state, exposing the urban and rural populations to grave health risks. The measures taken by the state government have proved to be grossly inadequate and huge volumes of untreated industrial and municipal waste […]
Filthy Water, Unbearable Stench And Dumpyard Plagues Residents Of Peerancheruvu In Hyderabad
A pungent smell hangs in the air at Peerancheruvu on the outskirts of Hyderabad as one passes through a massive dumpyard. The stench is so strong that many need to cover their nose and mouths as they walk past. This is the situation for hundreds of locals who reside here. When authorities allegedly burn the […]
TRS Working President KTR To Swear In As Telangana CM On July 2!
It’s not a fake news but it may be a big political rumour that Telangana chief minister KCR will step down and flock to national politics and make KTR as a new CM on July 2, 2019. Before the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, there was a wide talk that TRS chief KCR would be […]
A Thirsty Venomous Cobra Laps Up Water From A Bottle After A Man Rescue In Telangana
Unusual footage on #KhabarLive shows the parched snake letting a man give it a drink from a bottle. The serpent slithers up to the villagers and sticks out its tongue to take the water. Snake had been spotted in the well by a man out walking in Telangana. Heartwarming footage shows a parched cobra accepting water being […]
When The Telangana State Online RTI Portal Has To Become A Reality?
The Right to Information Act is a powerful tool in the hands of Indian citizens, but if one needed to ask a state government agency for information, one still has to resort to snail mail, as online applications are only available for central government agencies. This is what prompted social activist Robin Zaccheus to write […]
TSBIE Goofs Up Inter Result Mark Sheet – Despite Passing, Marked ‘Absent’ Or ‘Fail’
This came to light in a corporate colleges in the city where hundreds of students despite appearing for the exams were marked ‘absent’ in the marks section. A day after the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Examination (TSBIE) declared the results, complaints galore at the TSBIE office. Students alleged that it had made several errors […]
In Telangana, Private Medical Colleges Asks Students To Pay Complete Upfront Fees For Education
Students of private medical colleges in Telangana have raised allegations that the institutions are asking for bank guarantees and extra fees prior to admission. According to complaints by students and their parents, private colleges are asking students to pay course fees for at least three years, prior to entering their first year of MBBS. Students […]
When The ‘Voting Ink’ Suddenly Vanishes From The Fingers Of The Voters…
The revelation could have far-reaching implications as the “indelible” ink is meant to ensure that a voter can vote only once. Many people during the first phase of polling claimed that the “indelible” ink applied to mark the index finger of the voter immediately after casting their vote could be removed just by applying some […]
How Hyderabad Medical Colleges Awarding MBBS Degrees Without Mandatory ‘House Surgeon Training’?
Allegations have emerged that interns are being transferred to Osmania and Gandhi hospitals in Hyderabad for their last year of MBBS and are getting degrees without undergoing the compulsory hands-on ‘house surgeon’ training. Several complaints have been raised against the administrators of Gandhi Hospital and Osmania Hospital in Hyderabad, regarding ‘illegal’ transfers of interns to […]