'Helplines dysfunctional during elections': GHMC call centre ignored 8,576 voters' calls over 2 yrs
The data was released by the election branch of the GHMC in response to an RTI filed by activist Robin Zaccheus.
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 24 Feb 2022 8:02 PM IST
Hawa Mahal to Charminar: Dharmavaram painter uses pen refills to create replicas; saves environment
In 2007, Srinivas made his first miniature monument, the Eiffel Tower, using 200 refills in a span of eight months. By the end of it, he ran out of...
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 19 Feb 2022 11:00 AM IST
Aging dreams: With no Group-1 notification for 11 yrs, TSPSC aspirants become ineligible
For four of the uniform services under Group 1 ā deputy superintendent of police (civil), deputy superintendent of jails, divisional forest officer,...
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 18 Feb 2022 8:52 AM IST
Aasara pensions: Over 3.15L cases pending in Telangana; widows worst hit
Aasara Pensions was introduced by the Telangana government in 2014 to protect the most vulnerable sections of society and to ensure a secure life with...
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 16 Feb 2022 9:31 AM IST
Adivasi Kabur: Journalist Srinivas preserves tribal culture, empowers them through his YouTube channel
Living close to Adivasi hamlets, Srinivas has been drawn to Adivasi life since his childhood and it has been a "Ghar ki Baat" for him.
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 15 Feb 2022 10:37 AM IST
Sanitation worker's son, orphan, Covid survivor: How underprivileged kids made it to TS medical colleges
A total of 190 students from Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TSWREIS) cleared the NEET and secured seats in top...
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 9 Feb 2022 9:24 AM IST
Global audience, diverse content: OTT platforms are the new normal
OTT platforms like Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ Hotstar, SonyLiv, Zee5, and even new regional platforms like Aha and Neestream have become popular during...
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 8 Feb 2022 4:54 PM IST
'Bharat Mata ki Jai, Mera Bhagyanagar Mahaan' echo at Statue of Equality
Sloganeering continues as dusk settles in. Just like the statue that glows in different colours, the air echoes with the different shades of the...
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 6 Feb 2022 3:50 PM IST
Here's everything you need to know about the 216-ft Statue of Equality
Who is saint Ramanujacharya? Why is he chosen as a symbol of equality?
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 5 Feb 2022 4:46 PM IST
Successive generations retype a bygone era in Azampura's 54-year-old typewriting institute
Like a typewriter that can't erase what's typed on a paper, Vishnu Typewriting Institute tries not to erase the memories of a bygone era by retyping...
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 4 Feb 2022 8:30 AM IST
Odisha migrant worker longs to hear from his family confined in Karimnagar
He was made to work for over 16-18 hours every day and even after all that, he wasnāt paid his monthly salary.
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 31 Jan 2022 9:10 PM IST
No, NeoCoV is not a COVID-19 variant; can't infect humans in its current form
As India reels under the third wave of COVID-19, several viral and misleading messages of a so-called new variant of COVID-19, NeoCov, is doing the...
By Nimisha S Pradeep Published on 31 Jan 2022 8:43 PM IST