Has CAT become a game of luck? Will IIMs no longer have the cream? For the first time CAT was conducted online where the IIMs had chosen the Prometric ETS to conduct the computer based exam. This change in the pattern, technically called as non adaptive test where the students have to be aware of the basic computer skills which by practice would make the students comfortable to reading, comprehending and answering the questions for 3 hours. CAT 2009 seems to be no tough deal for Hyderabad students. Officials of the city-based coaching classes claim... Read→
‘Novels’ are the best companions one can ever have. In today’s world youth are getting attracted to all kinds of bad activities like drugs, alcohol etc, books attract specially a large number of youngsters; it enhances the imaginative skills, gives pleasure and brings out a lot of enthusiasm. A novel is a humanist development which is a long narrative in literary prose which looks at various complexities of life as lived in everyday and that is shown through a story. There is some sort of predicament and social conventions.
Novels where... Read→
As the modern era of mankind entered into the new millennium, it brought with it not just hate, disbelief, war and criticism but also a ray of hope and patience to find out what lies beyond the numerical superstition.
It was a calm and bright morning in Baghlingampally, one of the busiest parts of the city where hundreds of people are seen commuting everyday. The area is a beautiful example of urban lifestyle and undeniably one of the safest parts of the city to live in. It was on this beautiful morning of the year 2000 that Mr.Ravi, the supervisor... Read→
Although it is illegal, the problem of Child Labour continues to pose a challenge to the progress of the nation. The government has been taking various proactive measures to tackle this problem, but it requires concrete efforts from all sections of the society to make a dent in the problem.
From washing used plates in a restaurant, selling flowers or balloons on a traffic signal, working on a construction site to working in a house as servant 24*7, the child labour can be seen doing whatever he is asked to. Hundreds of kids work daily on nominal... Read→
It is most unfortunate to say that in the present day situation of India, it is very difficult to have a full stop to Child Labour. The basic reason for the persistence of child labor anywhere is the ever persisting poverty. Most of the children have never known how a school looks like. Most of the children work around for very less wages, which is never more than Rs.50. For such small amount they have to sacrifice their what are supposed to be, their most colorful days in their lifetime.
The girl in the picture is just another of the unfortunates.... Read→
Be it a four seater or a seven seater auto, the minimum number of people sitting in are at least ten. This has been the trend of the autowala’s in the Nizampet (Kukatpally) area.
The auto rickshaws in this area (a four seater or a seven seater) are carrying far more than the permitted number of people standardized by the government, violating the traffic norms. Due to the lack of the required number of RTC buses and bus-stops, the people here are bound to take other means like these, no matter what condition these autos are in and no matter... Read→
Teen girls are so susceptible to messages about weight-loss and ‘Die’ting. Magazine headlines entice teenage girls with the promises like, “Get the body you want!” or “Hit your dream weight now!” It did not seem to matter whether the girls were overweight when they started reading about weight loss, nor whether they considered their weight important.
The most effective way for a teen to lose weight is to go on a diet. Unfortunately, the definition of a diet for some is so extreme that the person would rather starve to achieve the desired... Read→
Garbage collection has turned out to be a menace in the city now. An open place, which happens to be a land owned by a common man has turned out to be a plot for dumping detritus. Miyapur, an area famous for its upcoming skyscrapers is also the prime target of GHMC to discard the household crap of the neighboring sphere.
“The garbage collection has become a major cause of worry for us as the untimely removal of it from the place is causing dreadful diseases”, says Nagamani, a resident of the same domain. She also adds saying that, the change... Read→
The city of Hyderabad is one of the busiest in India. The rate of its development in the past few years has been shockingly high. From a runway nine track to multi-storied seamless shopping malls, Hyderabad offers every luxury that is possible to its people.
But we often tend to forget that one of the main factors contributing to the development of a city is its transportation system!
People, especially those, who travel long distances to go to their workplaces, normally use public transportation. One such mode of public transportation is generally... Read→
“Yuck, don’t tell me you have to go to those stinking government hospitals and learn from doctors how to treat those irritating and illiterate patients”, said a squeamish Rohit,a student of Osmania Medical College,when a senior explained to him about POSTINGS. While for other softhearted people it was an experience to cherish. Vijay, a first year pass out says, “Wow we get to interact with so many patients? Can we try and test our little sapience on them?” Pain in the ass for few, learning experience for few and a mere time pass for... Read→
