Health Minister Harish Rao has launched a three times a day meal program at eighteen government hospitals under GHMC. He said about 20,000 people dine in the eighteen hospitals every day. They have entered into an agreement with Hare Rama Hare Krishna company has entered. The state government is spending Rs 21 per plate. Night shelters will be available soon.Minister Harish Rao said that a special focus is being laid on the health sector. He said 40 ICU beds have been opened in Osmania and another 30 will be available soon. Osmania Hospital will be developed in all respects and steps will be taken to ensure better treatment for the patients, he assured. "A committee will be set up to construct a new building in Osmania as per the directions of the Chief Minister and a new building would be constructed soon irrespective of the Heritage Building," Harish Rao said."In the united state, worm-infested ration rice used to be given to the beneficiaries, but in the state of Telangana, we are providing polished rice after the arrival of the KCR government. Only in Telangana, BC and SC hostels are serving meals to students with polished rice. We are giving a pension of Rs. 2016 for the elderly. Schemes like Kalyana Lakshmi and Shadi Mubarak were brought for girls during marriage. The diet charge for patients in hospitals has also been increased," the minister added.

Free Meals Schemes Launched In 18 Govt Hospitals Of GHMC

Admission to the Salarjung Museum will be free of charge for a week from the 16th to the 21st of this month, said Nagender Reddy, director of the museum. Museum Director Nagender Reddy said that International Museum Day will be celebrated on the 18th of this month at the Salarjung Museum in Hyderabad. Appropriate arrangements are being made for this.From the 16th to the 21st of this month, the celebrations will take place on weekdays. Nagender Reddy revealed the details of Museum Day. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, various events are organized on weekdays. During this week, visitors can view the Salarjung Museum for free with their cameras. The museum will be open from ten o'clock in the morning until nine at night. Private companies can also bring in tourists for free. The museum will be decorated to look beautiful even at night. To mark the 75th Independence Day of India, a special exhibition with 75 items is being set up.School children will be trained in arts, crafts, drawing, etc. There will be a one-day workshop/presentation and lecture on Bidri making. A special art exhibition is also being organized by 75 artists from the Hyderabad Art Society. In collaboration with Bhagyanagar Photo Art Club, there will be a competition in photography on museum objects. There will also be a cash prize for the winners. Photo Point / Selfie Point is being set up at two locations under the name I Love ‘SJM’. Special arrangements will be made for the disabled and orphaned students. He explained that there will be programs by folk artists under the auspices of the Telangana State Department of Language and Culture.

Free Admission To Salarjung Museum For A Week

The Standing Committee has given the green signal to undertake further development works in the metropolis (Hyderabad). The members approved the proposed works with Rs 43.65 crore of the standing committee at a meeting on Wednesday. It was decided to build modern markets in Ameerpet and Panjagutta to replace the old ones.In Ameerpet, Rs. 13.20 crore, in Panjagutta Rs. 6.70 crore was allotted for the construction of modern markets. Khairatabad Indiranagar Two Bed Housing Colony will get a State of the Art Convention Hall at Rs 18 crore. The meeting, chaired by Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, was attended by Commissioner Lokesh Kumar, committee members, and senior officials.Some other works approved by the Committee:<ul><li>From Lalapeta Flyover to Moulali Bridge, construction of 100 feet BT road with 3 crores.&nbsp;</li><li>Acquisition of 544 properties for road widening up to 100 feet from Bandlaguda Tulsinagar to Wadi-e-Hud via Via Noori Nagar B Block, Milabnagar, Ghoush Nagar, Mustafa Hills.</li><li>Acquisition of 352 properties for extension of the 60-meter road from Priyadarshini Hotel to Ambedkar Statue, Dubai Gate to LB Nagar in LB Nagar.&nbsp;</li><li>Four mounting fogging machines by SHGs must be maintained for six months on a rental basis from 1st of this month to 31st of October. A payment of Rs 2,99,039 will be made for each vehicle.&nbsp;</li><li>Construction of RCC pipelines at a cost of Rs 2.75 crore from Sagar Main Road No. 15 to Vanapathalipuram Christian Colony to HP Petrol Bunk Culvert.</li><li>40 feet widening of road from ESI Metro Station to ALN Yadav Park adjoining ESI boundary.&nbsp;</li><li>Acquisition of 82 properties for a 36-meter-wide road from Rathifil to Alpha Hotel, 19 properties for widening of 30-meter road from Alpha to Old Gandhi Hospital, 46 properties for Old Gandhi Hospital to Secunderabad via Monda Market.</li></ul>

GHMC Standing Committee Okays More Development Works

In what comes as a welcome change, thanks to the pandemic, the parents in Hyderabad have finally realized that it is time to change their children's schools. It is known that the new-age parents send their children to schools that charge exorbitant prices, even for kindergarten. But looks like that is going to change now.With salary cuts and high fees that the schools are charging for online classes, many parents opt for schools that charge lesser fees than the fancy ones. For instance, if a parent was paying Rs 40,000 for two children per term, they are now opting for schools that probably charge Rs 16,000 per term.Due to cuts in perks, many parents are now looking for quality-oriented yet budget schools to help their children get a good education while not being a burden on their purses. Suddenly, the parents question the reason behind high fees for school-going kids.The parents are also trying hard to get the schools to enforce the fee regulation norms but have failed in most instances. Many complain that education is just a business for most schools, and the management is reluctant to slash the fees despite the post-pandemic crisis.It was logical for some parents to take their children off from fancy schools as they had a new addition to the family. According to one parent, he could no longer afford to pay Rs 1 lakh for his son.

Post-Pandemic City Parents Turn To Budget Schools

Hyderabad seems to be having a variety of start-ups, and quite a few of them happen to be around food, given the city’s love for food. While many dream of turning entrepreneurs, very few actually become entrepreneurs. But Srujana Kanumuri, founder-turned-entrepreneur, did what she wanted to do. She is now the proud mind behind FoodHosts.Incidentally, Srujana had a background in culinary arts, and when she returned to India after doing her masters in Canada, she decided to start FoodHosts. In fact, FoodHosts is a new food tech start-up that connects local artisan Indie chefs to food lovers across the city. As of now, they have a few hand-picked chefs who specialize in unique and authentic dishes from different cuisines.Srujana shares that the concept is quite popular in Canada, and people there love to check out such apps from other countries. So, once back in Hyderabad, she decided to build something of her own, and this led to FoodHosts. The app is unique in the sense that it helps people enjoy personalized cuisine that is apart from what you get online or offline.Presently, one can order through their website www.foodhosts.in, where one can browse for various chefs and their dishes. The whole idea was to provide flavor and a superior taste profile experience. For now, the chefs are managing customized menus for parties of 5 to 75 people. And expect to get a variety of options – be it Goan, Mangalorean, Bohra, Hyderabadi, Rayalaseema, Telangana, and Andhra, apart from Thai, East India, Italian and French cuisines.

Unique App to Connect Artisan Chefs With Food Lovers

Don’t we all like the smell of earth when it rains for the first time during the season or when raindrops touch the earth on a scorching day? Well, petrichor, the earthy scent that is produced when rain falls on dry soil, makes each one of us yearn for monsoons.This love for smell made Shiraz Mehta a self-taught woodworker. To him, the smell of sawdust is intoxicating. In fact, he has spent a decade in Kodaikanal, mastering the various techniques of the woodwork to finally come up with his own.The 59-year-old who started woodwork as a hobby a decade ago has recently started his own Instagram page and launched Shiraz Mehta Studio in Trimulgherry. His furniture and wood artifacts are so sublime that they are a delight to one’s eyes. The beauty of them is such that they take you into a meditative trance.Shiraz has his signature style when it comes to work. He uses intricate, all-wood inlay techniques and marquetry to make artifacts. He explains that in his technique, different pieces of wood of different species are arranged and stuck together to form a single piece that is then turned into a piece of craft. While the final design pattern depends on his mood, he is mostly known for his geometric patterns. Shiraz shares that he can never make two similar pieces.The woodworker sources his wood from all over. He gets Wenge wood from Africa, which he points out is one of the best hardwoods in the world. He gets White Oak from Canada, apart from Black Walnut and Maple. But his all-time favorites are pine and teakwood.

Mesmerizing Wood Craft Is His Signature Style

Hyderabadis love their food, and nowadays, just about everyone loves their selfies. Combining the two interests might sound a tad bit crazy, but this is exactly what Punjabi Haveli Dhaba has done for its customers. The place has an authentic, old-world feel of a Punjabi dhaba, and it’s located in Shamirpet.The place has a colorful ambiance, just like in the movies, and ‘Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe’ is written in bold yellow letters right at the entrance. Well, as we had mentioned earlier, the dhaba offers more than food and a good environment.Usually, a lot of people eat at dhabas on highways. However, there is no good quality food in most places, and of course, the washrooms are not exactly how you want them. To fill the gap, Punjabi Haveli Dhaba was opened around Dasara. It happens to be the idea of Rahul Anand, an RJ-turned-entrepreneur.Coming to the selfie part, the Dhaba has the city’s first selfie museum where one can click innumerable pictures by paying Rs 300 for 30 minutes. And this gives the picture-crazy folks a whole lot of time to take pictures with various backdrops. There are creative backgrounds like a Barbie box which is done up in pink, a millionaire’s bedroom where one will find fake notes all over the bed, London telephone booth, among others. The place has both air-conditioned and normal sets. It also has a mini play area, so the kids are engaged.“I noticed that people eat for half the time and spend the remaining time clicking selfies. That’s how we got the idea of having a selfie museum,” says Rahul.As for the food, the place has some authentic fare like chole bathure, Amritsari kulcha, paratha, etc. But their specialty is surely their lassi glass, which incidentally is the longest in the city.

A Dhaba For Selfie-crazy Food Lovers

They were abandoned at birth and have been taken care of by a hospital. The conjoined twins of Hyderabad – Veena, and Vani – have stepped over all hurdles and are taking their 12th class examinations now.At the center where their exams were held, special arrangements were made for the conjoined twins, but they refused special facilities, saying they wanted to excel through their hard work and merit. They also refused to take any extra time to complete their exam.The invigilator at the center, Aruna, remarked that the twins completed the paper five minutes before time. When they were asked how they managed to write the exam on time, the twins said that they 'write pretty fast.'While some conjoined twins can be separated post birth, many either succumb to medical problems or remain joined like Veena and Vani. In their case, they share some critical blood vessels, which made it impossible for the doctors to separate them.But the twins say they want to become chartered accountants. They want to join a foundation post 12th and do a course to become chartered accountants. However, they share their little secret that they never talk to each other during exams as both of them are competitive.The twins were born to a couple in the Warangal district on October 15, 2003. Their parents could not make ends meet and abandoned the kids. Even recently, when they were asked if they wanted to take them back, the couple refused to do so, citing financial problems.

Conjoined Twins Refuse Special Privileges During Exams

Telangana Government is increasing the number of Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) in the city to make Hyderabad a pedestrian-friendly city. Accordingly, The Foot Over Bridge at the Hyderabad Central Mall at Panjagutta Junction is now open to pedestrians.The bridge was built at a cost of Rs 5 crore by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). The bridge was inaugurated on Wednesday afternoon by GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi and Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender. Panjagutta Junction is always busy with traffic.It is the intersection point of traffic from Lakdikapool, Ameerpet, Banjara Hills, and Begumpet. The foot-over bridge has been set up here in view of the difficulties faced by pedestrians in crossing the road. Unlike the regular FOBs, this one is stylish and state of art as seen in the pictures here. Similar footbridge bridges are under construction at six other places in the city, which are expected to open in 4 to 6 weeks.
<script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Stylish, state of art Foot over Bridge (FoB) at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hyderabad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hyderabad</a> central Mall, Punjagutta being inaugurated today by <a href="https://twitter.com/GHMCOnline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GHMCOnline</a> Mayor <a href="https://twitter.com/GadwalvijayaTRS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GadwalvijayaTRS</a> garu. 6 more FoBs getting ready &amp; will be operational in next 4-6 weeks <a href="https://twitter.com/KTRTRS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KTRTRS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/YadavTalasani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@YadavTalasani</a> <a href="https://t.co/6iVTyYLoyb">pic.twitter.com/6iVTyYLoyb</a>— Arvind Kumar (@arvindkumar_ias) <a href="https://twitter.com/arvindkumar_ias/status/1524222351290019841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2022</a></blockquote>

Much-Awaited Punjagutta FOB Now Open For Public

A helpdesk has been set up at the Hyderabad International Airport for migrant workers who fly abroad for employment. The helpdesk was jointly set up by Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Limited (TOMCOM) and GMR which operates the airport.&nbsp;This helpdesk has been made available to assist migrant workers in their commute from Hyderabad Airport. The Help Desk was inaugurated by Special Chief Secretary Rani Kumudini. Workers from the Telugu states regularly travel from Hyderabad airport to Gulf countries such as Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Qatar, and Dubai.&nbsp;However, due to the fraud of the agents and lack of proper documentation,‌ many people are facing difficulties after going abroad. Unaware of their rights, they suffer big time in foreign countries. This desk will be very helpful in resolving such issues and giving appropriate suggestions.

Migrants Help Desk Inaugurated In Airport

Well, when it’s hot, one tends to use talcum powder. And in India, many use Pond’s talcum powder to deal with heat. While it’s common out here, it could be dangerous elsewhere, as Mohammaed Nawaz from Hyderabad found out. He carried talcum powder in a paper tissue to Qatar and has been in jail ever since.Nawaz, an MBA graduate, went to Dubai last year and was unsuccessful in getting a job. After trying quite a bit, he returned home. This year, the man from Uppuguda decided to try his luck in the cash-rich country Qatar. Little did he realize carrying some talcum powder would land him in trouble.Nawaz was irritated with the excess heat in Dubai. And to tackle the same problem, he carried talcum powder in tissue paper to Qatar. On landing in Qatar, he was arrested at the airport for carrying a powder that ‘could’ be narcotics. Despite pleading with the authorities that it was Pond’s talcum powder and nothing else, he was arrested and put behind bars.The little amount of powder found in his laptop bag cost him severely, and he has been in jail since December 11. He and his family members have been pleading not guilty and have been trying to get him released.According to rules, carrying powder or powder-like substance in hand or carry-on baggage that is 350ml or larger is prohibited. Substances like spice, sugar, flour, ground coffee, and cosmetics are also not allowed. In fact, the Gulf countries do not permit one to carry even less than 350 ml.