Sakina Fatima

Sakina Fatima, a digital journalist with Siasat.com, has a master's degree in business administration and is a graduate in mass communication and journalism. Sakina covers topics from the Middle East, with a leaning towards human interest issues.

Middle East

March 30, 2021

Saudi Arabia announces Ramadan plan for two Holy Mosques

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday announced the guidelines and SOPs to be observed and followed in the two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Madinah during Ramadan, the Saudi press…
Middle East

March 30, 2021

Saudi Arabia: HRC, MCA signs agreement to combat domestic violence

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) and Mawaddah charitable association (MCA) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase coordination to protect human rights and increase awareness to reduce…
Hyderabad

March 30, 2021

Hyderabad: No water supply on April 1

Hyderabad: The city water board on Monday announced that water supply will remain affected in various parts of the city for 24 hours from 6 am on April 1 to 6 am on…
Middle East

March 29, 2021

Saudi crown prince announces massive ‘Green initiative’ to combat climate change

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman unveiled the ‘Saudi Arabia Green’ and ‘Middle East Green’ initiative on Saturday as part of efforts to combat climate change. On Monday, Mohammed Bin…
Hyderabad

March 29, 2021

Hyderabad: Padma Bhushan Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s tomb being restored

Hyderabad: Tomb of the legendary Hindustani classical vocalist Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, who passed away in 1968, is currently being restored after years of gross neglect. Ghulam Ali Khan was buried…
Hyderabad

March 27, 2021

Asaduddin Owaisi urges KCR to regularise services of Mecca Masjid, Shahi Masjid staff

Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi wrote to the Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao seeking to regularize services of the employees of two popular city-based mosques– Mecca…
Hyderabad

March 26, 2021

Ensure sanitation, hygiene in hotels in Hyderabad: GHMC mayor

Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Mayor Gadwaal Vijaya Laxmi on Thursday instructed the Assistant Medical Officers of Health (AMOHs) to monitor the sanitation and hygiene conditions in hotels in the city.…
Telangana

March 26, 2021

Telangana: Temperatures likely to rise 2-3 degrees above normal

Hyderabad: Telangana is likely to witness maximum temperatures above normal by 2-3 degree Celsius at isolated places in the state during the next 48 hours, India Meteorological Centre said on Friday. As…
Telangana

March 26, 2021

Ratnakar Kadudula appointed as new president of Telangana association in UK

Hyderabad: Rathnakar Kadudula has been appointed as the new president of the Telangana Association of the United Kingdom (TAUK) (a non-profit organization), the founder Anil Kurmachalam said on Thursday. The organisation promotes…
Middle East

March 26, 2021

Oman announces night curfew as single-day COVID-19 cases soar to 733

Muscat: Oman on Thursday has announced a night curfew beginning on Sunday, March 28 until April 8 in response to a spurt in COVID-19 cases, the Oman news agency reported. The country’s supreme…
Hyderabad

March 25, 2021

Hyderabad: Beef, liquor shops to remain closed on Holi

Hyderabad: This year on the account of the Holi festival, which will be celebrated on March 29, beef and liquor shops in the city will remain closed, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)…
Telangana

March 25, 2021

JEE Mains: Three students from Telangana secure 100 percentile

Hyderabad: Three candidates from Telangana have secured 100 percentile and one among them secured the top position for a second time this year in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021 March…
Hyderabad

March 25, 2021

GHMC invites applications for co-option members

Hyderabad: Three members will be co-opted into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation soon. The co-opted members will have status equal to that of elected corporators. GHMC has invited applications from aspirants having special knowledge or…
Middle East

March 25, 2021

UAE announces remote work, multiple-entry tourist visa

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates Prime Minister, Vice President and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has recently adopted a new remote work visa to enable employees from all over…
Telangana

March 25, 2021

Telangana: COVID-19 cases surge to over 3-month high; hit almost 500

Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 cases this year, with fresh infections reaching close to 500-mark. The health department’s bulletin revealed that 493 people tested positive for COVID-19 in…