Drugs were always an issue, but for many years it was low-key. However, for the past few years, drugs have become a common menace in the city, and the police have become highly vigilant in the city. With the increasing number of cases of drug peddlers and drug addicts being caught by police, it is an issue that is now on top priority for the police and Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW).And now, to penetrate into schools and colleges, HNEW and the city police have decided to form Anti-Drug Committees (ADCs) in every educational institution in the city very soon. The ADCs will play a key role in monitoring and curbing the consumption and peddling of drugs on the premises and hostels of the institution.The city police and HNEW will be in constant touch with ADCs, and ADCs will create awareness about the ill effects of drug abuse, shares commissioner CV Anand. On its turn, city police will create a public awareness campaign about drug abuse through social media and by visiting educational institutions, bus stops, metro rail, and railway stations.After a few high-profile parties were busted, NCB, DRI, Customs, IB, ED, HNEW, and city police are working in tandem to weed out the problem. They intend to strengthen their coordination to track down narcotics smuggling and peddling gangs to control the inflow and spread into India.The city police have also entered into an MoU with private and government institutions to help drug addicts come out of the habit permanently. A rehabilitation monitoring team has been formed by the city police, who will act as change agents and monitor the rehabilitation process.The Institute of Mental Health, Erragadda, Asha Group of Hospitals, Phoenix Rehab Services, and Amrita Foundation Society are partnering with city police.

Hyd Police to Form Anti-drug Committees in Educational Institutes

T-Hub was started as a 70,000 sq ft building when it was once started inside a building inside the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Gachibowli. Today, it has grown to a size of 3,70,000 sq ft in the middle of the technology hub in Raidurg.T-Hub 2.0 will be five times bigger in size and shape, and the first phase of T-Hub contributed immensely to the new venture. If one goes back in time, T-Hub was started after MA &amp; UD minister KT Rama Rao met with entrepreneurs working out of ISB. When he asked them about the challenges they faced, they told him about the steep prices of office spaces in Cyberabad. That’s when the thought of having a building that offers office desks at nominal rates came up, shares Jayesh Ranjan, principal secretary, IT and Industries.Over the years, T-Hub has transformed into an accelerator and incubator space for start-ups. Since 2015, T-Hub has supported 1100 start-ups that have raised Rs 10,000 crore from the funding ecosystem. Out of them, two have become unicorns, and 8-10 are in the soonicorns stage.With time, the demand for accelerator and incubator space increased, and the government has now decided to build T-Hub 2.0. From July 1, 215 start-ups will move into the new building, and 2,3 venture capitalists have already booked their seats in the building. The old T-Hub will be returned to IIIT-H, and two corporates have already signed an agreement to set up their office there.The 10-floor building will have a dedicated floor for Venture Capital companies. The space will be offered free of cost. Partner organizations like Telangana State Innovation Cell will set up full-fledged offices there. Centers of excellence like the cybersecurity CoE will take up space.

T-Hub 2.0 in Raidurg to Become Operational from July 1

An irresistible cupcake sitting on the bathtub can take you off track for a moment. But the trend of whipped cream soaps has been popular in Hyderabad for a while. And one entrepreneur who has been a pioneer in the city is Sakshee.She started her brand Skinmushh, a brand of whipped cream soaps, and has become an established name with 60-plus products and is a role model for many women. Sakshee happens to be an IIT computer science graduate who is presently in the US to upscale her business and to understand trends in international markets.Sakshee believes in combining ayurvedic and modern skin care techniques to ensure skin-friendly products. She is probably one of the first persons to introduce whipped cream soaps to Hyderabad. She explains the process crisply – one has to take plant-based ingredients, homogenizing them at suitable temperatures, and then integrating them with extracts to make a perfect blend of whipped soap.Sakshee says the idea of fancy-looking soaps attracted her a lot. She then did intensive research and realized how they could be made healthy and excellent for the skin. The bottom-line is the effective formulation, she says. Sakshee also conducts workshops in soap-making to teach the secret of making exotic and skin-friendly soaps.While regular soaps wipe the moisture off the skin, whipped cream soaps are natural and offer great benefits to the skin. They contain humectants like glycerine to keep the skin nourished, and at the same time, it does the cleansing and foaming that regular soaps do.Sakshee says rose happens to be the classiest and preferred by most of her clients, while mango and coffee are popular too.

Check Out What Soaps and Whipped Cream Have in Common

Not allowing a pregnant lady into the hospital lift led to the death of her unborn baby. The incident happened at Imtiyaz Hospital in the old city of Hyderabad. Reportedly, the pregnant came to the hospital with labor pains in an emergency condition. Still, she was not allowed to enter the hospital lift as the authorities kept a display saying that the lift was not for patients.Those eyewitnesses at the hospital say that after repeated requests, the hospital staff refused the woman to enter the hospital lift, due to which she lost her unborn baby. The victims have filed a case at a nearby police station against the hospital management as they lost the baby due to staff negligence.As per the reports, the pregnant woman was admitted to the hospital and given an injection and kept in observation, but later the doctors and the hospital staff turned busy with the birthday celebrations of one of the staff members. As the entire hospital staff was in celebrations mood, none of them asked whereabouts of the admitted lady.Later, as the lady got labor pains, her family tried to take her to the doctor on the top floor through the lift, but the staff had not allowed her to enter the lift, so she lost her unborn baby. Police lodged a complaint against Imtiyaz Hospital staff, and the investigation continues.

City Hospital Booked As Woman Loses Baby Due To Lift

Uttam Reddy, yes, that’s him. Uttam says he always knew he would end up doing something in the food and beverages segment. So, he confesses the seed of thought was always there. Also, his passion for serving authentic food to people made by hand-picked chefs made him open his first outlet of Rayalaseema Ruchulu.Today, it’s about two decades since Uttam Reddy has been serving authentic Rayalaseema food to his customers, and RR is a known name among the locals and those in the city for work. He owes his success to his mom, says Uttam. His mother would make and then distribute ice cream to retailers, and he picked up a few supply chain and logistics tricks at a young age.One thing that pushed him to put his thoughts into action was observing that when one spoke of Hyderabadi food, it was always about biryani and haleem. So he felt he must introduce food from Rayalaseema to people out here, and that’s how RR happened as a small home-cooked style kitchen. But even during the initial days, Uttam Reddy would deliver to nearby places, trying to popularise it among food lovers.Today, RR also serves some Andhra and Telangana dishes that Uttam added as part of the menu after talking to chefs from the respective regions. However, he was unsure if he wanted to continue with the business during the initial days. But destiny seems to have decided for him.Like all establishments in the F&amp;B industry, Rayalaseema Ruchulu, too, had its highs and lows during the pandemic. They had to shut off four restaurants and let go of staff and chefs. But, on the other hand, they expanded to Jubilee Hills, HITEC city, and Ameerpet. And now, he plans to expand to Begumpet, Secunderabad, and Kondapur.He shares on a parting note that the pandemic had taught him to be more tolerant, patient, and grounded than ever.

The Man Behind The Success of Rayalaseema Ruchulu

In the last two years, the food business in Hyderabad saw a drastic drop due to the Covid-19 circumstances. But the situation is slowly changing as the pandemic effect is reducing with each passing day.Making Hyderabad the key hospitality sector, many international and Indian hotels, and restaurants settings up their food outlets at prime locations in the city.&nbsp;A few months back, an Indian Quick Service Restaurant named Samosa Party opened food stalls in several city places. Recently, a multinational hospitality service provider Hilton fondly known for Resort and Spa services, signed MOU with the state government to start its flagship brand in the city.A few other Indian food brands, such as Mumbai-based Bay route restaurant, a pan-Asian hospitality company Bro Tai along with a few Bengaluru-based restaurants, are already operating services in prime locations like Kukatpally, Nacharam, Madhapur, Ameerpet and planning to spread wings in the coming months across the city in more places.Even city outskirts like Shadnagar and Shamirpet are being used to establish resorts and Spa centers in a vast place by multiple companies from the hospitality sector.

Hyderabad Becoming Hub for Global Restaurants 

Urban flooding has become a big menace for the residents of Hyderabad. One shower is enough to flood many colonies, including the posh areas in the city. It’s an existential problem for those living in low-lying areas during heavy rains. Given that the city is suffering due to this now perennial issue, the state government has decided to take up works to fix water-logging in such localities with a whopping Rs 2250 crore.Some major works that are presently underway include widening of stormwater drains, construction of retaining walls near small stormwater drains, building box drains, de-silting of stormwater drains, and repairing existing drains. Other works to deal with all issues pertaining to nalas in the city to mitigate adversities on account of heavy rains are underway.Additionally, for the safety of people during monsoons, many storm water drains have been covered with pre-cast slabs, and some drains have been lined with link mesh. At some storm water drains that are deep, banners were also displayed to alert people. A Series of works undertaken to end the issue of urban flooding in the city does not end here. Many works are underway at lakes and other water bodies as the waters rise during monsoons wreaking havoc in the neighboring areas.

State Govt to Spend Rs 2250 Cr For Check Flooding

The buying sentiment in Hyderabad is robust, and people are investing in spacious properties, unlike in the past. There is a demand for spacious and luxury properties. In fact, even the service class is willing to invest in villas on the outskirts as they now prefer bigger properties with better facilities.Till about last year, the demand for residential properties is in the affordable segment, though it has all changed since the pandemic. We have already seen many articles in the media about the incremental growth of realty in Hyderabad vis-a-vis other cities.Today, on average, the buyers are ready to shell out Rs 80 lakh to stay in bigger homes. Also, the uber luxury segment, which is between Rs 2 crore and Rs 5 crore, is also seeing an increase in demand. If one looks at the residential zones, the western corridor has dominated the scene for quite a few years now. The trend remains the same, and many are looking to buy 3BHKs or 4BHKs or row houses or villas. According to experts, the new demand is because of higher disposable incomes of IT employees as the IT sector has rolled out huge hikes during the fag end of the third wave of the pandemic.According to a recent report by Anarock on Buyer Interest Profiling of Indian Residential Real Estate, the market in Hyderabad is end-user driven. In Hyderabad, it is 95%, while buying for investment purposes is a mere 7%. It also mentioned that there is a growing affinity toward large houses.

Housing Has Turned Big and Spacious in Hyderabad

Hyderabad is gaining prominence in the world trade scenario by gaining one business after another. Almost all the major IT giants have their second biggest offices in and around Hyderabad. Now the big news is that the world’s biggest world trade center (WTC) is coming up in Hyderabad. The center, which will come up near Shamshabad, will be spread across 50 to 60 acres.The construction work will begin in 2025, and it is expected to be completed by 2035. The groundwork for the same is already being carried out. In terms of space, India’s largest WTC is in Noida, which is part of the National Capital Region. As of now, it is the biggest WTC in the world. The WTC is spread across 44 acres. In second place is Beijing’s WTC which is spread out over 43 acres.However, in Shamshabad, the structures would not be vertical as it is in the airport zone. Instead, they will be built horizontally with 12 floors each. Rs 4000 crore will be spent on the construction of this world trade center. Adjoining it will be a hotel with 225 rooms and service apartments. The construction work will be taken up in phases and will go on till 2035.Already, 15 acres have been acquired for the purpose. Efforts are on to procure the remaining land. Also, the company that will be constructing WTC in Hyderabad will also work on WTC in Rishikonda in Vizag. The WTC in Vizag will be spread across 20 lakh sq ft.

World’s Biggest Trade Center in Hyderabad

Technology start-ups are usually the prerogative of men, more so when it comes to hardware-led technology spaces like augmented reality, virtual reality, 3D printing, etc. But two sisters have broken the glass ceiling and proven that there are no gender barriers to technology. The sisters Ramya Gujjula and Priyanka Gujjula have made their mark with their start-up NexRea.Short form for Next Generation Reality, NexRea’s products combine AR technology to provide a solution for the healthcare space. Their company has built a product that caters to the needs of sales and marketing teams of the medical devices companies. Using AR technology, medical device companies can train their sales and marketing teams and demonstrate their products virtually.While the sisters started by creating gaming experiences for students, they eventually found the right product in the medical devices space. Both the sisters are well-accomplished; while Ramya is a doctor and an alumnus of ISB, her sister is a designer who is also an MBA.The T-Hub incubated company in 2017, NexRea has worked with GE Healthcare, Johnson and Johnson, and Seimens, among others. Their proprietary AR platform MEDREA offers a customized app to the clients that use technologies like 3D solutions and an interactive virtual environment where one can interact with the displayed product. The medical representative will not have to carry devices physically to showcase operations, dimensions, and usage.Doctors can get trained virtually through their platform, and the sisters share that virtual calls were happening throughout COVID times. By constantly tweaking their products, the start-up has allowed their clients to play around with the product. It also helps diagnose any problem with the medical devices remotely and provides real-time collaboration with experts.The start-up is also a part of WE Hub and IIIT-H and has more than 10 clients from countries like Singapore, South Korea, Germany, and India.

Medical Devices Tech Start-up Launched by City Sisters

Property sales are on the rise in Hyderabad, and this has been a constant headline for quite a while. But one thing is obvious from this trend. It has been seen by various realty researchers that NRIs have been showing more and more interest in investing in Hyderabad. While most of them prefer luxury or ultra-luxury properties, some of them are also interested in buying commercial properties.While most NRIs did invest in Hyderabad for some decades, post-pandemic, they have become more choosy and picky about what they are investing in and where. Almost all of them want a home away from home in their homeland India, and they are ready to splurge on upscale properties, be it apartments or villas.The main reason for this uptick in sales is that they see it as a risk-free option and one wherein the ROI is pretty high. According to several reports, the demand for realty is at its peak and is driven by end-users. High net worth individuals and NRIs are quite interested in real estate trends in Hyderabad and want to make the most of it.According to one report, 360 realtors pointed out that NRIs invested $13.1 billion in the financial year 2021, and this is likely to grow by 12 percent to touch $14.9 billion in the financial year 2022. Thanks to this data, many realtors are now looking at constructing projects that cater to the needs and requirements of the NRIs. And this means an emphasis on spacious and smart homes.New-age technologies are playing a vital role in enabling NRIs to invest in India without physically being present. Fintech has created a one-stop solution for leasing, acquisition, loans, and financial modeling for property financing. The NRIs can now have a 360-degree digital tour of the property. They are also investing in commercial properties as they have a high capital appreciation and rental rates.