Woman govt employee accuses Andhra Labour minister of assault, stages protest
A woman employee of Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department on Friday accused Labour minister K Atchannaidu of Srikakulam district of threatening and assaulting her. K Kalyani, who is an employee of R&B department Class-IV, staged a protest in front of RIMS hospital against the minister claiming she has not been paid her salary for the past four […]
First stay hike in fees for 2017-18: Hyderabad Parents group rebuffs govt’s new committee
Hyderabad Schools Parents Association (HSPA) on Friday rejected Telangana government’s recent move to form a new committee to review the school fee hike. “If the chief minister is really serious about giving relief to 34 lakh parents of Telangana and about fulfilling TRS party’s promise to regulate school fees that it made in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal […]
Unable to pay bribe for wheelchair, Hyd man moves around hospital in son’s toy tricycle
In a stark reminder of the apathy towards poor patients in government hospitals, an injured patient of the state-run Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad was seen using a toy tricycle to move around after he was denied a wheelchair, allegedly because he could not pay bribes. The man was seen on Friday morning, and a video of the patient […]
Moneylender menace: 18 illegal Hyderabad financiers detained for loan fraud post-note ban
Police in the old city of Hyderabad on Friday detained 18 illegal financiers, who were exploiting the poor and needy by giving loans on high interest rates following demonetisation. In a drive against the loan sharks, the south zone police conducted raids in different parts of the old city and detained 18 accused. The police […]
No bribe for wheelchair, man uses kid's tricycle in Hyderabad – Times of India
Times of IndiaNo bribe for wheelchair, man uses kid’s tricycle in HyderabadTimes of IndiaHYDERABAD: Unable to pay a bribe of 100 for a wheelchair, and left with no choice, an injured man was seen moving around in a child’s tricycle inside the Gandhi Hospital on Friday morning leaving onlookers stunned. A video circulated on social […]