The nationwide lockdown has thrown life out of gear for many residents living in the city’s slum areas. Those who depend mostly on the informal sector for livelihood have been badly hit. With no savings and large families to support, the sudden loss of jobs has made life difficult for many. If...

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“The strict enforcement of lockdown by police is quite right. It is not a punishment but in your own interest to protect you from Corona virus which is spreading fast, Cooperate with the Telangana government and the police”. “Don’t go out unnecessarily and become the cause of spreading the virus....

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 Farzana couldn’t believe her good fortune. She has enough money and provisions to see her through Ramzan. Last year she had to make several rounds of the houses she worked to get barely enough to celebrate Id. But now this maidservant of Afzalsagar has landed a bounty as it were even before...

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Hyderabadis are likely to miss the much sought after dish, haleem, this Ramzan. With the month of fasting commencing during the lockdown period on April 25, chances of the seasonal flavour making a comeback are pretty slim. Over the years, haleem has become synonymous with Ramzan with everyone...

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A muscle in my jaw worked convulsively as the cold finality of death swept my mind like an arctic wind. For the nth time I walked up to the window and peered into the emptiness. There was nothing to see. Yet I would drag myself every so often to stare into the stillness of the night. The sepulchral silence is so eerie. Only the occasional movement of a police car or the bark of the street dog...

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Eminent heritage artist, Sahebzada Nawab Mir Azmath Ali Khan, passed away in Hyderabad on Sunday midnight. He was not suffering from any illness but died after he fell from the cot he was sleeping. He was 74. Mr. Khan is survived by wife, three sons and four daughters. A scion of the royal family,...

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Remaining cooped up in home day after day could be scary. More so in these trying times. But she doesn’t let claustrophobia to get the better of her, much less dull her sparkle. So how does she overcome the lockdown blues? Well, she simply dances them away. For Dr. Mythili Maratt Anoop the present...

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As the number of Corona virus cases has been increasing in the country, the Central government has been looking for buildings to use as quarantine centres. Resources of the private sector, NGOs, and international organisations are being tapped to contain and manage the pandemic in association...

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