At the age of 10, against her wishes, Kalpana was married to a village deity Yellamma, and made a Jogini. Joginis are girl or women dedicted to god, who are then forced to lead their lives as sex slaves, having no agency over their bodies. It is only the women from the “lowered castes” of […]
Tag: Hyderabad
The Headless And Defunct Telangana Women’s Commission Since A Year In Hyderabad
In Telangana, where the government is digitising everything from land records to the number of cattle, there is neither a website for the State Women’s Commission for the public to file complaints nor a head for the body. Telangana is yet to have a fully functional state commission for women and has not had a […]
Why South Central Railways Suburban ‘MMTS Trains’ Operating ‘Without Rulebook’ In Hyderabad?
It has come to light that there is no comprehensive set of rules and regulations within the South Central Railway (SCR) for the operation of suburban trains (MMTS) in Hyderabad. As of now, employees are working on legacy practices and instructions issued in the form of special order bulletins (SOB). The problem was noted in […]
Why Politicians And Bureaucrats Forget SC Guidelines Not To Disclose Identity Of Rape Victim?
Senior politicians and bureaucrats seem to have given the go-by to the Supreme Court’s guidelines not to disclose the identity of rape victims. Four days after the brutal gang-rape and murder of a woman veterinarian on the city outskirts, there was visible outrage from different walks of life. Cutting across party lines, several politicians condemned […]
Ailing TSRTC Hospital At Tarnaka In Hyderabad Without Medicines And Staff
As Manzoor Ahmad, a striking TSRTC (Telangana State Road Transport Corporation) employee runs from pillar to post looking frantically for help, his wife, who recently underwent a kidney transplant lays alone at the hospital, crying in silence. When #KhabarLive caught up with the duo, it had been over a week since they had come to TSRTC hospital […]
Many Govt Hospitals Face Acute Medicine And Funds Crunch In Hyderabad
In Telangana, the unprecedented rise in dengue and viral fevers this year in the State resulted in drying up of medicine stock and funds in the government hospitals across the State. In over 200 hospitals, budget on medicines is completely over. In three months period (August to October) alone this monsoon, the Health department had […]
Why Mulana Azad National Urdu University VC Resigned In Hyderabad?
In a dramatic controversy, the top brass of Urdu university resigned in a tough fight with his boss and reported the matter to president of India. The Chancellor and VC have been at loggerheads ever since the former was appointed in 2018 in Hyderabad based Maulana Azaad National Urdu University. An ongoing row at the […]
Heritage Structure ‘Tipu Khan Sarai’ Or ‘Nampally Sarai’ Collapsed Due To Negligence And Apathy In Hyderabad
A classic case of negligence. 100-year-old heritage structure ’Tipu Khan Sarai’ or ’Nampally Sarai’ collapsed. The Sarai was built by the sixth Nizam, Mir Mahboob Ali Pasha, in 1919 in memory of the First World War treaty. In what seems to be a clear result of government apathy, a portion of a 100-year-old structure, built […]
Land Encroachments And GHMC Plantation Works Halt Historic ‘Mir Alam Lake’ Development in Hyderabad
The historic Mir Alam Tank development is being hampered by land encroachment and lack of coordination between various departments, especially among GHMC, R&B and Irrigation wing, is posing a grave threat to water bodies in and around the city and causing the wastage of public money spend on rejuvenation projects. The latest example is the […]
500-Year Old Golconda Fort’s Royal Arch ‘Moti Darwaza’ Collapses In Hyderabad, What ASI Is Doing?
An old structure abutting the Moti Darwaza (gateway) of the historic Golconda Fort collapsed due to the heavy downpour over the last few days. The structure, according to the Archaeological Survey of India officials, is a guardroom abutting the Moti Darwaza and was in a rundown condition for last several years. Multi-arched structure is an […]