For the city's IT employees, it is now back to the salt mines. They have been getting ready to switch back to the work from office culture, albeit reluctantly, which they had almost wiped off from their memory. Out of the six lakh employees working in more than 1,500 Hyderabad's IT and ITES companies, 40% of them who had moved out to different places in the country are now slowly returning to the capital as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19">pandemic</a> is on the wane.Top-most IT firms like <a href="https://www.wipro.com/">Wipro</a>, <a href="https://www.hcltech.com/">HCL Tech</a>, Deloitte, Wipro, Infosys, TCS, and many others, have either ordered or are getting ready to ask their employees to say good-bye to work from home (WFH) and get back to the routine of working from the office.&nbsp;If we go by what the senior officials in the IT department say, about 20% of employees are working from the office currently, and the figure is improving gradually. The threat of Covid is on the wane now, and since a majority of the IT employees have at least been vaccinated once, the future of WFH looks bleak. The economy is up and running, and it is time for the employees to return to offices.The government and the IT sector had remained equally worried during the two dreadful phases of the pandemic over its impact on the dependent informal sector, which had died of natural death almost.As the graph of COVID19 has begun to nosedive, IT department officials have begun to breathe easy. They were more concerned about the informal and small businesses that had taken a disastrous beating owing to the 'working from home' culture of their employees.

Goodbye WFH, Its Time To Get Back To Offices

The Joint Entrance Exam, one of the most critical competitive exams of the country that were conducted amid the closing of the second wave of the covid 19 pandemic, finally released their results on Wednesday, in which the state did exceedingly well.44 students secured 100 percentile marks from across the country. Out of which 18 students secured AIR 1 rank at the examination that guarantees them a seat in any IITs irrespective of their JEE Advanced Result.&nbsp;Seven students from Telangana scored 100% in this year's JEE Mains, while two students Komma Sharanya and Madur Adarsh Reddy, joined the other 16&nbsp; in the AIR 1 ranking.&nbsp;The National Testing Agency(NTA) conducted this year's JEE Main in four sessions keeping in mind the pandemic, and all scores and ranks were decided based on the candidate's best score in more than one session of the exam. This year has been one candidate shy of matching last year's toppers of eight students.&nbsp;Students have described how they managed to be covid positive and still spent up to 10 hours preparing and practicing for the big exam, and now have come out on top. For example, Madur Adarsh Reddy, one of the state's AIR 1 ranked students, described how he was tension-free about covid during his third and fourth test session as he had already contracted the virus and knew that he wouldn't contract it again.&nbsp;The results of B-Arch and B-planning are yet to be declared. However, 20 candidates have been banned for three years to write the exam and will not be eligible to apply for JEE Advanced.

Telangana's Students Shine Bright In JEE-Mains!

Pandemic time is when many in the city began exploring their artistic side and took it up as a serious vocation. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.weavingbird/">Sandhya Madhuri</a>, an IT professional based out of Hyderabad, is one such tapestry artist who dabbled in various art forms before settling on the tapestry. Sandhya’s tapestry website, <a href="https://www.theweavingbird.com/">The Weaving Bird</a>, is a one-stop-shop where she sells exquisite hand-woven tapestries that she makes by herself.A self-taught tapestry artist, Sandhya tried her hand at various art forms such as photography, music, and pottery, before she accidentally stumbled upon tapestry weaving about three years ago. The budding artist shares that her interest in the art form kicked off when she got interested in the samples posted on Pinterest. She says the weaves captivated her, and she decided to take it up herself. After months of research, exploration, and watching lots of tutorials online, Sandhya started off making tapestries.Sandhya’s inspiration comes from Baya Weaver Bird that she learnt about in school. The bird weaves its nest in an intricate manner, and that also happens to be the inspiration behind the name of her website as well.However, it was no easy-going for her during the initial days. Sourcing resources was one huge issue, she says, adding that she went through several tapestry artists’ profiles globally, read through many blogs, and did a lot of trial and error before she finally made her first piece of tapestry.Sandhya says there are no rules in art. She weaves whatever her mood tells her, and for the dovel used to hang these tapestries, Sandhya uses anything from a paintbrush to a wooden spatula. This makes it therapeutic, she reveals.Presently, Sandhya is also conducting online workshops to tell people the ease with which they can start off this art form. Though she herself started off with an expensive loom, one life hack that Sandhya learnt is to use an old photo frame for the purpose. As for the fabric, she says one can use rope and old sarees cut into strips, cotton twine, or anything suitable.

A Self-made Tapestry Artist Who Believes in Detailed Intricacy

The Funday on Sunday At Tank Bund has undoubtedly been a hit among families. They have been present in large numbers at the Tank Bund stretch to enjoy a good time and indulge in small activities and fellowship with safe practices.However, the streak of every Sunday fun and enjoyment will be met with a slight interruption this weekend as the devotees, and the Government prepares for immersions of Ganesh idols at the Hussainsagar stretch. The weekend program will resume from September 26 as usual, with more fun and exciting activities planned out for families and kids.&nbsp;The Secretary of Municipal Administration and Urban Development took to Twitter to notify all the people about this weekend's change and asked commuters to stay tuned to know the traffic diversions made on Saturday and Sunday to meet the footfall during immersions.

Sunday Funday Paused For This Weekend 

Co-living housing provider <a href="https://housr.in/index.html">Housr</a> has made its entry into the Hyderabad realty market with its very first venture opening in Kondapur. The company will soon have 12 properties by November with a cumulative capacity of 1600 to 1700 beds. According to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepakanandhtmediahindustan/">Deepak Anand</a>, founder, and CEO of Housr, the company will be rolling out one property each week and will have 12 properties coming up in the next 2-3 months. The target clientele happens to be working professionals in Hyderabad. Once the offices open next month, the company sees a big opportunity in catering to those working in the BFSI, IT, and start-up segments.Incidentally, the company forayed into Hyderabad ahead of Chennai and Bengaluru, taking advantage of the pro-active ecosystem in Telangana. The existence of corporate parks, infrastructure, and higher salary levels has helped the company set foot in the state.The company already has end-to-end co-living services along with work from home compliant rooms. They will soon be creating meeting rooms and other amenities in other properties in the next two to three months. Incidentally, the company works on an asset-light model and is leasing properties across Hyderabad and other cities where it will be expanding. They have a dedicated app where the customers interact with the firm. Housr also intends to improve the customer experience, and the platform will soon serve the needs of the supply side of the activity.Meanwhile, Housr is also considering the inorganic route for expansion, wherein it is acquiring co-living companies in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and the NCR. Already, they have shortlisted three companies, and acquisitions will happen soon.The company is also exploring a hybrid model, wherein it will be providing co-living and co-working spaces in the same property. Pan-India, Housr intends to be present in 12 cities with 30,000 bed capacity over the next 18 months.Founder-CEO Deepak Anand shares that Housr will be raising $30-40 million during the next quarter. Right now, they have their presence in Pune and will soon be starting operations in Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bengaluru. And by the end of 2021, Housr intends to start operations in Ahmedabad and Indore.

Housr Starts Operations in Hyderabad, to Open 12 Properties Soon

Former Commissioner of Cyberabad Police, VC Sajjanar was recently appointed as the MD of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation. He has started making his mark on the ailing corporation just like how he did during his stint at Cyberabad Commissionerate. Sajjanar made a surprise visit to <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//mgbs/data=!4m6!4m5!1m1!4e2!1m2!1m1!1s0x3bcb982c4b8691cd:0x5814c843940b927d?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj484bJuoPzAhVa7XMBHfYlBL0Q9Rd6BAgKEAM">MGBS</a> on Wednesday. Earlier, he had taken a ticket and traveled in RTC buses instead of in his own vehicle.&nbsp;After taking charge, he traveled in three buses from Lakdikapol to Nampally and from there to Afzalgunj and CBS to find out how the conductors were dealing with passengers. The RTC MD has arrived at MGBS for the first time after taking charge. After deboarding the bus at CBS, he arrived at MGBS on foot and walked all around the Bus Stop.He also examined sanitation. Afterward, a review meeting was held at the ED office with Hyderabad, Karimnagar Zone ED Munishekhar, Rangareddy Regional Manager Varaprasad, Head Region RM Venkanna, DVM MRC Reddy, CRM Vishnuvardhan Reddy, and Assistant Managers. He also passed orders to all the concerned officials not to allow obscene posters to be pasted on RTC Buses in the name of advertising.

RTC MD Sajjanar Travels In RTC Bus With Common Passengers

Hyderabad district has been completely successful in COVID Vaccination. Due to the special measures taken by the official machinery, the first target of 100 percent first dose vaccination in Hyderabad district has been exceeded. Of the 28,11,886 people over the age of 18 in the district, 104 percent were vaccinated, officials said.&nbsp;In the Rangareddy district, the first dose vaccination is 79 percent complete and in the Medchal district, it is 64 percent complete. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar lauded the efforts of the officers and staff. GHMC staff went door to door educating people about the importance of vaccination.They also pasted vaccination stickers on doors if all the eligible people in the houses were vaccinated. Appreciation certificates were given to colonies with 100% population vaccinated with at least one dose. Due to the attention detail of the staff, the feat has been achieved. The Government has also informed the officials to concentrate on the second dose vaccination.

Hyderabad Tops The State In COVID Vaccination!

In the last three years or so, the news about Green Channels for Live Organ Transportation has become very frequent in the media. Only on Tuesday, a green channel has been arranged to transport the heart from a private hospital in the city to the NIMS in just 12 minutes. A brain-dead constable's heart has given a fresh lease of life to a 30-year-old painter. The man got registered with the Jeevandan Cadaver Transplantation Programme of the state government and received the organ within a day of registering.This is just an example and is one of the many transplantation services happening in the city. The city has become a haven for transplantation services of liver, kidney, heart, and pancreas, among other organs. There has been increasing awareness among hospitals and patients about brain death cases.The Jeevandan Cadaver Organ Transplant Programme which started in 2013 has become very helpful. Hospitals are trying to create awareness in the families of braindead patients. They are carefully maintaining the organs until they receive consent for donation and the recipient is ready."When a patient is declared braindead, the body becomes unstable and the organs start to deteriorate. They should be maintained until the consent is received and the recipient is ready. Once they are in place, the transportation is being planned with the police department and Green Channels are arranged.There are instances in recent times where Metro Rail Services are also used for transportation.The city hospitals have experts handling complex organ transplantations with utmost precision. As a result, there is a huge influx of patients from other states as well to the city hospitals. "Hospitals of other states sent their patients on air ambulances after confirming the availability of organs. The trust is high on the systems here right from the donations to transportation to transplantation," a source in Yashoda Hospital tells us.&nbsp;The success of the city on this front can be attributed to the excellent work of the medical and police personnel and the coordination between them.&nbsp;The awareness is increasing in the people about organ donation which is important of all. In 2020, nearly 257 organs were donated by 75 individuals. The numbers were less because there were fewer accidents and injuries leading to brain deaths since the state is under Lockdown and the vehicular movement is also less due to Work From Home Culture. But then, the demand for lung transplantation has increased as there were more cases of lung damage caused by Covid-19.

How Hyderabad Has Emerged As A Hub For Organ Transplantation?

On Tuesday, <a href="https://hyderabadpolice.gov.in/ps/panjaguttaps.htm">Panjagutta police</a> in collaboration with Hyderabad district administration, seized three pubs operating near the Begumpet Metro Station. Panjagutta inspector M Niranjan Reddy said that the seized pubs are High Fi, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//lisbon+restobar/data=!4m6!4m5!1m1!4e2!1m2!1m1!1s0x3bcb90b9fd2478f7:0x4885c5f0ac82dfe9?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi48oqC3oDzAhV_4XMBHcW5A9kQ9Rd6BAhbEAQ">Lisbon Restrobar</a>, and Purple Hazee.According to the police, these pubs were allegedly indulging in obscenity and creating a nuisance. There were over 15 cases booked under Sections 294 and 370 of IPC.Niranjan Reddy also informed that a letter was written to the Special Executive Magistrate, and in the presence of revenue officials about the seized properties. He added that the pubs, which come under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khairtabad">Khairatabad</a> Mandal, were tenants of the Country Club, which was not connected to the case.

3 Pubs in Begumpet Seized For Indulging in Obscenity

<a href="www.goIndiGo.in">IndiGo</a> will be running 38 new flights on the domestic circuit, which will include 24 6E only connecting flights, two new flights, and 12 flights that IndiGo will be relaunching after COVID second wave. The newly introduced 38 flights will start from September and will operate between the metros and tier-2 and tier-3 cities.The budget airline will operate new flights between Raipur-Pune while restarting flights between Lucknow-Ranchi, Bengaluru-Visakhapatnam, Chennai-Indore, Lucknow-Raipur, Mumbai-Guwahati, and Ahmedabad-Indore.It will also be operating 24 flights between Ahmedabad-Agartala (via Kolkatta), Chennai-Chandigarh (via Hyderabad), Chennai-Vadodara (via Hyderabad), Kolkata-Kozhikode (via Bengaluru), Kolkata-Coimbatore (via Hyderabad), Chandigarh-Patna (via Lucknow), Chandigarh-Ranchi (via Lucknow), Chandigarh-Hyderabad (via Delhi), Coimbatore-Lucknow (via Hyderabad), Coimbatore-Udaipur (via Bengaluru), Delhi-Silchar (via Kolkata) and Hyderabad-Dibrugarh (via Kolkata).The latest flights are meant to increase connectivity between various parts of India and will facilitate the promotion of trade and commerce. The whole idea is to provide signature on-time, courteous and hassle-free service at affordable fares, share IndiGo authorities.The airline maintains that the new routes are meant to cater to business and leisure travelers who are constantly on the lookout for the best flying options. Customers looking to book tickets on IndiGo can log into their website www.goIndiGo.in and https://www.goindigo.in/hiin/homepage.html

IndiGo Adds 38 New Flights to the Domestic Sector

Telangana IT and industries minister KT Rama Rao has graced the graduation ceremony of <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//WE-Hub/data=!4m6!4m5!1m1!4e2!1m2!1m1!1s0x3bcb910437b15f4d:0x84bb7abe43aa1578?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiKsMX5uYjyAhXQzDgGHcBNBOYQ9RcwLXoECF0QBA">WE Hub</a>, the state-led women exclusive incubator. As many as 47 women-led startups from four cohorts of preincubation, incubation, and acceleration programs. The graduated startups are from diverse sectors like health-tech, ed-tech, and manufacturing, among others."Telangana Government is here always to help you. It's you who have to leverage and take full advantage of the existing ecosystem. If you come up with a useful product, always remember you have your first customer in us (the state government). I hope the first women-led unicorn will come from Hyderabad from WE-Hub," KT Ramarao said.Marking this occasion, WE-Hub also launched a new series of programs for tech-based startups. These programs include Greater 50% - an initiative of the FICCI to mentor and support the business development of women entrepreneurs. They also announced WE Alpha with which WE-Hub teams up with five technical educational institutions across Telangana to support fifty students with entrepreneurial development programs and mentor support.