It must be said in these depressing times that Corona or COVID-19 is turning out be a great leveller. No less a person than the prime minister himself, Narendra Modi, gave the call for a ‘Janata Curfew’ in his televised address to the nation on Thursday evening, asking people to lock themselves up from 7 […]
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How Telangana Minority Youth Cheated In Loan Disbursement Process?
The Minorities Finance Corporation is yet to clear loan applications submitted in 2015. The corporation has disbursed only Rs 69 crore as subsidy since 2015-16 against Rs 2659.95 crore under bank linked-subsidy scheme. No fresh applications were sought in the last five years. The minorities welfare department had issued a government order, GO RT. No. […]
Bhainsa Town Grips In Uneasy Calm After High-Voltage Communal Clash In Telangana
An uneasy calm prevails around Bhainsa town in Telangana as the streets remain largely empty, barring the presence of police and other security personnel. Locals have grouped at the corners of streets or by ‘chabutras’ and speak in hushed tones. It has been less than 24 hours, since clashes broke out in the town over […]
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 […]
Why Telangana State Waqf Board Not Issuing ‘Talaq Or Divorce’ Certificate?
Hyderabadis are confused and wary over the attitude of Wakf board officials, Qazzaz section and qaazis as they are not interested to issue the talaq or divorce certificates after the triple talaq law. Why the officials stopped the certificate issuance remained a million dollar question. Several sections of people protesting and politicians are raised the […]
‘Only 48 Days’ Of Drinking Water Left In Reserviors For Hyderabad
A sluggish progress of delayed Monsoon in Telangana has culminated in a huge rainfall deficit, so much that, Hyderabad could soon be at the risk of a water crisis. The main sourced reservoir is dried up and only 48 days water remained according to water authorities. Hyderabad primarily gets its water from the Nagarjunasagar reservoir […]
Can Smart Electricity Meters Re-Energise Telangana’s Crumbling Power Distribution Companies?
The dusty electricity meter that records household’s power consumption is acknowledged only once a month, when an agent from the power utility arrives to take the reading and generate a bill. The process is tedious, corruption-prone, and the distribution company has to invest heavily in the manpower required to read every meter, every month. This […]
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 […]