Bustling classrooms, children flipping through text books — at first sight this school in Begumpet looks like any ordinary school. A closer look reveals a different picture. The Devnar School for the Blind is tucked away in a corner of Begumpet in Mayuri Marg. About 500 students study here. Aided by corporates and individuals, the [...]
Chicken Sushi, Lamb Yakitori and Yasai Takia Wase…sound interesting? It most certainly is an adventure at Ohri’s Fareast, as they host a Japanese Food Festival. Japanese food by itself is an acquired taste, and only the brave have an appetite for it. While it may not be completely palatable for the ginger-garlic-onion-garam masala-eating kinds, it is an [...]
For those who don’t want to wait for the HMWS&SB’s water tankers, there’s always the private tankers that come for a staggering Rs.1,000. The catch; they are illegal In the backyard of the posh Madhapur area, on the road leading to Inorbit Mall from Jubilee Hills, flourishes a very profitable business. The small asbestos covered [...]
With the authorities finally waking up to the waywardness of private bus operations, passengers are made to bear the brunt. After the RTA turned the heat on the bus operators and many buses were seized, the operators have begun to employ mini buses and vans for outstation trips that spell inconvenience and threat to life [...]
The City has many dangers lurking around when it comes to the monsoons. In many areas, electricity poles can be seen leaning at dangerous angles that could prove fatal to passersby As rains continue to lash the City, a sense of relief can be felt among the citizens. But besides the contentment of finally being [...]
The GHMC park in East Marredpally is popular among residents as it is well-maintained. The walk-way around the park attracts health conscious citizens Secunderabad is famous for its greenery, and boasts of numerous parks. But one park that stands out in the busy residential area of East Marredpally is the GHMC Park opposite Geetha Nursing [...]
The Rock Park located in Methodist Colony, Begumpet displays a fine balance of natural rock formations and a variety of plants The rocks are glaring. And, so are the cacti and the 50 varieties of plants around the rocks. A favourite of both children, to play a game of hide and seek, and of adults, [...]
Living upto the high expectations, and true to its promise of serving ‘Royal Indian Cuisine’, the food served at Lotus Palace is truly fantastic The pink colour of the lotus fills the main dining hall along with table runners and long cosy cushions. The walls are adorned with pictures of forts and palaces from around [...]
There are people waiting outside to identify the dead bodies, some of them can be seen weeping, and others curiously peeping through the windows to catch a glimpse of an autopsy. Due to the overpowering stench most of the people stand covering their mouths with hands, tissues or even their own clothes. This scene [...]
Unique? Maybe. Fun? Yes. Crazy? Most definitely. We bring to you the craziest apps on iPhone and Android If you thought the iTunes and Android market has meaningful apps that help you, and occasionally make you addicts of a few games, well, you couldn’t be more wrong. The app market is filled with the most [...]
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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The final kick-off for passion
Tonight the football season will finally come to a close with the Champions League final being played at Wembley stadium. It’s been a tumultuous season for all the wrong reasons. The four big leagues were wrapped up early: Manchester United in the EPL, Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Juventus in Serie A and Barcelona in [...]
Earlier this week, I received an email about the Gayatri Mantra being proven to be the most divine and powerful hymn in the world. An American scientist called Dr Howard Steingeril is said to have collected hymns, prayers, mantras and invocations from all over the world and from all religions. He tested these for sound [...]
Reporter’s diary: Waste not flowers
A flower is most beautiful when it is in the garden, like a deer or a lamb seen in its natural habitat. If this wisdom is known to the mayor and the GHMC, they would not have wasted several hundred lovely flowers at the function declaring the GHMC’s plan to open 14 biodiversity parks on [...]
Reporter’s diary: Bravo, Naidu
TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu is a visionary. Few will doubt this considering what he did to give Hyderabad a modern face, and many of his welfare schemes are now implemented (of course, renamed after Rajiv Gandhi or Indira Gandhi). But many could not understand his logic of asking for a ban of `500 and `1,000 [...]
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