Bookshops that used to sell Urdu fiction and poetry in Old city’s Gulzar Houz area in Hyderabad have given way to garment shops and eateries, owners say business has taken a severe hit. Dressed in a spotless white kurta-pajama, Nizamuddin, 57, is a picture of despair as he dusts a few books and arranges them […]
How Pandemic Deprived ‘Urdu Literature Admirers’ Disturbed Rudely?
The Carona pandemic made the world with its impact miserably unorganized. The Discussions and debates, critiques and readings, held at haunts of Urdu books and writing around the country have been interrupted rudely. In Hyderabad – A writer recounted similar thoughts after the death of noted Urdu satirist Mujtaba Hussain in Hyderabad on May 27. […]
India’s First ‘COVID-19 Convalescence Centre’ All Set To Opened In Hyderabad
Hyderabad will soon have its first convalescence centre for all those who have just recovered from COVID-19 but are worried about going back home just yet. The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI) has decided to open the doors of its training centre for those who have recovered from COVID-19. They have opened up a […]
Telangana Govt Is ‘Trying To Kill’ Varavara Rao, Family Demands Medical Aid And Immediate Release
Telangana’s Senior activist, writer, and poet Varavara Rao’s family said that the ‘Telangana government is trying to kill’ him in detention without providing medical care. The 81-year-old is suffering from delirium due to electrolyte imbalance in his body, the worried family said. The family members are worried that Rao might suffer brain damage if immediate […]
Is Nizam’s ‘Treasure’ Found Under Telangana Old Secretariat Building Debris?
The demolition of Telangana secretariat buildings had been taken up suddenly and swiftly, till the high court stalled the works on technical grounds. But the entire demolition exercise has been kept a completely non-transparent affair. All the roads in and around the secretariat complex have been sealed and traffic has been diverted. Not a single […]
Don’t Get Fooled By Corporate On ‘High CTC’ Package Offer To New Employees
It was campus placement month, and although everyone declared that they wanted to do quality work once they were placed, they also harbored a secret desire to get placed at the highest salary. When we used to look at our pocket money and compare it with the salary “package” offered by companies, we used to […]
How To Avoid Covid Scare In Diabetics?
Diabetic patients might have a higher risk of severe infection, but there are ways to bring down the odds. Here’s some. We have all been repeatedly told that the elderly, particularly those above 60, and those with pre-existing illnesses like cardio-vascular diseases or “co-morbitities” are more vulnerable to serious COVID-19 infections. India currently ranks fourth […]
Telangana Journos Demands ‘Where is KCR?’ Campaign, Moves To HC For CM’s Health Concern
A mandamus writ petition has been filed in Telangana High Court seeking the details about the health and the current location of Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR). The petitioner, Naveen alias Teenmar Mallanna, moved the court expressing his concerns over the health of the Chief Minister. Naveen is a well-known Telugu journalist. In his […]
As Uncertainty Looms On Education, ‘Child Marriages’ On Rise In Telangana
Recently, Medchal district officials in Telangana received a distress call about a minor girl who was coerced into marrying a man aged around 30. The officials promptly stopped the illegal wedding, and after counselling, the girl was sent to a shelter. This is one of the over 200 cases of child marriage being stopped by […]
Why KCR Govt Adopted Covid ‘Manipulative Politics’ In Telangana?
Telangana is already among the worst COVID-hit states in the country but it now appears that it could be in a far more precarious position. There is a visible discrepancy in the number of positive cases that two arms of the state government have been putting out, raising suspicions that the state government may be […]