In the crowded lanes of Aman Nagar slum about two kilometres from the historic Charminar in Hyderabad, Sartaj Ali sits idly in front of his one-room house for work. Aged 32 years and a native of Bihar, Ali has been living in the housing cluster for the last three years along with his wife and […]
Tag: Telangana
Shocking Neglect And Mix-Up Of Covid Patients’ Dead Bodies At Gandhi Hospital In Hyderabad
In a major goof-up and sheer negligence, authorities at state-run Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad handed over the body of a man who died of Covid-19 to another family which performed the last rites. The incident came to light lately a day after relatives of a 37-year-old man, who had succumbed at the hospital, found that […]
Is Hyderabad’s ‘Rising Covid Bubble’ Ready To Burst?
The KCR govt is not allowing private labs to conduct tests. The state itself only tests symptomatic patients, creating much concern about the Covid situation in Telangana. As an instance of troublesome experiences, one, Suchita Kodati, a resident of Hyderabad, has been stressed since her parents, Prabhakar Rao and Rama Rao, returned from the US […]
Many Tolichowki Colonies Are Ready To ‘Protest With Arms’ Against ‘Official Apathy’ In Hyderabad
Residents of the various colonies in Tolichowki and Shaikpet have decided to wage a campaign against the official apathy towards resolving civic issues. According to residents, they have been facing a lot of problems like mosquito menace even during the peak of summer. They cited Balkapur nala as the breeding ground for the mosquitoes. Mahatma […]
Why The ‘Justice Delayed’ In Hyderabad’s ‘Mecca Masjid Blast Case’ Over 13 Years?
Thirteen years after the Mecca Masjid blast and several rounds of probes later, country’s top investigating agencies have failed in bringing the guilty to book. After the verdict of Special NIA court in 2018, the question that glaringly stares at the investigative agencies is who after all was responsible for the Mecca Masjid blast? The […]
Why Revenue Flows At The Cost Of Public Health Between Liquor Shops And Alcoholism?
We need to ask ourselves this question, why people are ready to risk their lives without fearing the pandemic to satisfy their addiction? After the relaxation of rules amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, the country witnessed thousands crowding in front of liquor shops across the country, deliberately violating the social distancing norms and mocking the […]
Is ‘Tablighi Jamaat’ A Variant Of Islam?
Until the most recent political controversy in India over Tablighi Jamaat, a transnational Islamic revivalist movement, the organisation had existed in obscurity, far from the political imagination of the nation-state. It was in March this year that the spotlight fell on Tabligh after reports on its role in the spread of the novel coronavirus surfaced […]
Why Taxi-Aggregators Offer ‘Lockdown Charity’ From ‘Public Donations’ To Few Drivers?
The Billion dollar startups Ola and Uber have helped barely 5 percent of their drivers despite asking users for donations to contribute to their relief funds during the #Covid lockdown crisis. Since several weeks, Uber users have been inundated with push notifications seeking contributions for its drivers; almost all of whom have been out of […]
The ‘Pain And Agony’ Of A Son Who Lost Ailing Mother With #COVID In Hyderabad
It was just after midnight on April 28, when Mohammed got the phone call he was dreading. For the last few days, his entire family was at home in a containment zone in Hyderabad while his mother was at the Gandhi Hospital, where all COVID-19 patients in Telangana undergo treatment. “Doctors treating my mother told […]
Inside Rohingya Refugee Camps Fears Of Covid Spread And Religious Scapegoating
Indian Home Ministry directive to screen Rohingyas had more to do with suspected Tablighi Jamaat link than concern over their living conditions. Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Hyderabad are at high risk for contracting Covid-19, as they live in cramped habitations and have limited access to public healthcare, activists say. Three weeks after the Centre […]