Hyderabad

A study reveals distance to schools, economic hardship, child labor, and health issues, including respiratory and waterborne diseases, are pushing students out (AI-generated image) HYDERABAD: A disturbing picture has emerged from Jawahar Nagar, where children living beside the city’s massive landfill are being pushed out of classrooms by a mix of poverty, pollution, and institutional…

19-year-old NEET aspirant allegedly died by suicide in Hyderabad’s Miyapur area (Photo- Social Media) HYDERABAD: A 19-year-old NEET aspirant allegedly died by suicide in Hyderabad’s Miyapur area, police said on Sunday.The woman, who was staying with her sisters in an apartment in Miyapur, was found hanging on Saturday, according to police, according to news agency…

Hyderabad: To streamline citizen services and improve ease of payments, the state govt has decided to implement CURE1 (Common Unified Billing and Collection System), a single digital platform that will integrate the payment of multiple govt dues and service charges across the core urban region, eliminating the need for multiple portals.The integrated platform will initially…

Many more industries and advanced technologies are expected to make Hyderabad their home in the coming years, Jaiteerth R Joshi said Hyderabad: “Establishing its reputation as the fastest-growing destination for the defence and aerospace industry in the country, Hyderabad is steadily emerging as a major hub for strategic manufacturing. Many more industries and advanced technologies…

Hyderabad: To eliminate tuberculosis (TB), the Telangana govt is conducting health screening camps in more than 2,492 villages across the state. This was highlighted by health minister Damodar Raja Narasimha during a review meeting convened by Union health minister JP Nadda.During the meeting, Nadda directed all state govts to ensure that every suspected TB patient…

Therapeutic yoga is steadily gaining ground in Hyderabad as more people look for non-invasive ways to manage chronic and lifestyle-related ailments Hyderabad: At Nature Cure Hospital in Balkampet, patients arrive each morning and evening with different struggles — aching knees, stiff backs, stress, obesity, post-surgery pain, thyroid issues, migraines, digestive troubles and respiratory complaints.But instead…

Hyderabad: Voters who shifted their residence without updating their addresses in the electoral roll may not receive enumeration forms during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and could find their names missing from the draft roll if they are not traced during verification, Telangana chief electoral officer (CEO) C Sudharshan Reddy has…

Hyderabad: While Hyderabad’s Muharram is widely known for the historic Bibi-ka-Alam procession, towering Ashoorkhanas that dot the Old City and centuries-old mourning rituals, another lesser-known tradition has quietly continued from 1620s, the ‘Langar ki Fateha’ observed on the fifth day of Muharram. Once celebrated with royal patronage under the Qutb Shahis and later the Asaf…

Hyderabad: As schools reopen for the new academic year, parents in Hyderabad remain distressed over exorbitant hikes in school fees, with some reporting increases of over 60% compared to last year. Parent associations claim that they have received complaints from several parents and maintained that the issue is likely to persist in the absence of…

Hyderabad: In a move to curb rampant illegal dumping of construction and demolition (C&D) waste amid rapid urban growth, the state govt has tightened regulations governing construction activities across three municipal corporations in the core urban region.According to the latest GO, the state govt has decided to restrict the issuance of No Objection Certificates (NOCs)…