Students belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/domicile category were given rooms on the upper floors of the NALSAR hostels in Hyderabad campus, while those belonging to the general category were given rooms on the ground floor for the first two years; the rationale being rooms allotted on the basis of marks. Eight years ago, I was […]
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The Story Behind The ‘Women Contract Employees Sexual Harrasment And Terminated Saga’ In NIFT Hyderabad
In an unprecedented move, fifty six women housekeeping staffers at the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Hyderabad are staring at a bleak future, after the institute fired them and want new replacements to be sent by the agency they belong to. This comes after the women complained about sexual harassment by one of the […]
India’s Drug Problem And The Rising Health Care Cost
What if I told you there was a way to reduce household out of pocket expenditure by about 70% and catastrophic expenditure by 60-70% through merely an improvement in operational efficiency? India has made tremendous strides in life expectancy, maternal and infant mortality rates and HIV prevalence. However, we are now battling with both infectious […]
The ‘Dark Side’ Of The ‘Jewellery Industry’ In Hyderabad
Taking risks in business is one thing but surely the jewellers know what they are getting into since they are fully aware of the norms and rules. The recent arrest of a jeweller for a multi-crore gold scam shows how government laxity coupled with individuals’ flagrant disregard for rules allows for malpractices to thrive in […]
A ‘Pregnant Teacher’ Collapsed At Workshop And ‘Bleeds To Death’ In AP
In a shocking incident, a teacher working at a school of the Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions bled to death during a workshop in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district. 32-year-old Sudharani, who hails from Anantapur, worked as a Hindi teacher at the Anantapur branch of the Sri Chaitanya school and was attending a workshop in the school’s […]
Why ‘Palliative Care’ Is ‘Not Getting Attention’ In Hyderabad Hospitals?
Palliative care is a holistic treatment, not just medical diagnosis. We deal with their socio-economic issues and their families, who are badly affected and in shambles. In the case of cancer, they lose all their money on the treatment and in many cases family members quit jobs and/or drop out of school to take care […]
Are Schools In Hyderabad Prepared To Tackle An ‘Asthma’ Emergency?
This World Asthma Day, we talk about the public health threat asthma poses especially among school children, and importance of training school management and faculties in tackling any emergencies. A Pulmonologist and the Founder of Human Lung Foundation in Hyderabad, witnessing a steady rise in respiratory illnesses among people in the city. Based on the […]
‘Nothing Changed Since 2001, Telangana Junior Colleges Remained As Concentration Camps’, Prof Neerada Talks To #KhabarLive
Telangana is witnessing a grim scenario with close to 20 students having killed themselves over the last two weeks, allegedly dejected due to the poor marks they scored in their Intermediate exams, the state board equivalent of Class 11 and Class 12, overseen by the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE). The ongoing fiasco has also […]
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 […]
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 […]