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 […]
Why Hospitals Using Middlemen To Recruit Volunteers For Covid-Vaccine Clinical Trials?
The demand for volunteers is high because more than half a dozen vaccines are at various trial stages and they are competing to finish the trial as early as possible. Hospitals are allegedly hiring middlemen and agents for arranging volunteers for clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccines. Pharmaceutical companies are roping in various hospitals for trials […]
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 […]
Sheer ‘Bias’ Allegations On Hyderabad Cricket Association In ‘Player Selections’
The sheer injustice in cricket selection in Hyderabad Cricket Association makes young talented cricketers angry and parents, club secretaries stage protest alleging bias in selection of teams for various categories at Gymkhana grounds in Secunderabad. ‘Baap ki jagir hai’? (Is it their father’s property?). An angry Mohammed Azeem Ali, father of an aggrieved cricketer Junaid […]
What Made Legendary Player ‘Wasim Jaffer’ To Quit Uttarakhand Cricket?
Culture of cricket on both sides of the border suggested itself at this stage as a theme because of the shocking developments in Uttarakhand Cricket. Coach Wasim Jaffer, a legendary batsman (no one in cricketing history has scored over 19,000 runs in first class cricket) resigned from his job, harried by allegations of “communal bias” […]
‘KCR Ko Ghussa Kyun Aata Hai?’
Chief Minister KCR was interrupted during a speech in Nagarjuna Sagar in Telangana and lost his cool when some people allegedly tried to create a commotion. Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao lost his cool while he was in Nagarjuna Sagar to seek votes for the upcoming bye-poll. KCR, who was interrupted during his speech, lost […]
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 […]
Rainbow Hospitals Charged ₹700 For A Plate Of Idlies To A Patient Bill In Hyderabad
Normally a hospital gives what is loosely referred to as ‘shock treatment’ in the form of electroconvulsive therapy. Under this procedure, small bursts of electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure. A corporate hospital in Banjara Hills seems to have innovatively adopted a less-expensive (to the hospital) method of giving […]
Why Glendale Academy Issued TC To Class IX Student During Pandemic In Hyderabad?
In what is seen as ‘terror tactics’ adopted by a city based school, authorities of Glendale Academy, Bandlaguda in Hyderabad gave Transfer Certificate (TC), allegedly without any reason, to a Class IX student just because her parents, presently down with Covid-19, had questioned the school authorities’ wisdom in barring students from online classes. The parents […]
The Dying Art Of ‘Nirmal Naqqash Craft’ In Telangana
The land of art and crafts, Nirmal produces various toys and paintings that serve as iconic symbols for the state of Telangana. Nirmal toys and paintings are the only ancient handmade art which has survived in the state. The origin of this art can be traced back to the 14th century, now this art is […]