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Bangladesh develops nasal spray that claims to kill coronavirus

Dhaka: The Bangasafe Oro-Nasal Spray is touted to help people kill the virus as it is already known that the transmission points are the mouth, nose and the eyes. Talking to UNB,…

COVID-19: Next three months crucial, says Telangana director of public health

Hyderabad: Director of Public Health Dr. G. Srinivas Rao has cautioned the public that the next three months could be very crucial in the fight against COVID-19 and indicated that the second…

Night curfew: Roads in Hyderabad wear deserted look

TS in top 5 states administering highest Covid-19 vaccine doses

Hyderabad: Telangana is among the top five states in the country that have vaccinated the highest proportion of their population with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines. Last week, on…

From elections to Kumbh Mela, here’s all that led to second wave of COVID-19

Kalyani Shankar World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has recently said that India’s situation is a devastating reminder of what the coronavirus can do. Indeed he was right as the…

COVID-19: Kavitha steps up efforts to help citizens with emergencies

Hyderabad: With COVID-19 cases shooting up by the day, MLC and former Nizamabad member of Parliament (MP) K. Kavitha has ramped up her support line for the public. With families of patients…

Fire safety norms: Telangana HC dismisses petition of colleges

Hyderabad: Telangana high court has dismissed the petition of colleges that was filed after receiving notice from the intermediate board over fire safety norms. The court has also imposed costs of Rs.…

Telangana: Marriage postponed after would-be groom tests positive for COVID-19

Hyderabad: A marriage was postponed after bridegroom was found COVID-19 positive. This incident took place in Yellareddy mandal of Sircilla district. According to the reports, marriage of a 25-year-old man was scheduled…

No oxygen shortage at TIMS, ESI hospitals: Kishan Reddy

Hyderabad: Union minister of state for home affairs, G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said that the centre is committed to provide vaccination to all. There is no shortage of oxygen, vaccines, beds, and facilities…

Modi burdening people with high fuel prices, support TRS for growth: Harish

Hyderabad: Telangana finance minister T Harish Rao yesterday criticised the centre for burdening people with high fuel prices and gas cylinder charges. He conducted a campaign in the 14th ward of Siddipet Municipality for…

My government is committed to public welfare: KCR

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) on Sunday said that his government is working for public welfare and that it has in embarked on innovative ideas. He said that the government has…

Pyare Khan donates Rs 1 cr oxygen to Nagpur medical college

By Imran Imandar New Delhi: Pyare Khan, a Nagpur-based businessperson, has spent one crore rupees to buy 32 tonnes of oxygen and supply them to Government Medical College Nagpur for the treatment of…

The dirty dozen: An inquest into the European football elite

By Rayyan Ghulam Ahmed On Monday the 19th of April at around 4 am Indian standard time a collective declaration was released by twelve of the top European football clubs that sent…

‘The virus was kind enough to give you almost a year to act’

By Rithvik Golla New Delhi: On a usual day, you walk into the AIIMS casualty, it is buzzing with patients everywhere. Residents scrambling from pillar to post to sort outpatient issues. Working…

Betting racket busted, 4 people arrested

Hyderabad: Special Operation Team (SOT) of Malkajgiri zone busted a betting racket and arrested 4 persons involved in the online betting of cricket matches. The SOT seized Rs.7 lakhs and one thousand…

COVID-19: KTR welcomes decision to provide free vaccine for everyone

Hyderabad: Telangana State Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development K. Tarakarama Rao has welcomed Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao directive to vaccinate all residents of the state free of cost. KTR…

COVID-19 positive arrested journalist Siddique Kappan handcuffed on hospital bed, says wife

New Delhi: Journalist Siddique Kappan, who is lodged in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura prison since October 2020, has been denied the “basic human right to go to a toilet”, his wife Raihana Kappan…

The Widow of Windsor

Fakir Syed Aijazuddin In addition to the twenty-five or so regnal titles affixed already to the name of Queen Elizabeth II, another doleful one can now be attached: The Widow of Windsor. This…

COVID-19: Chest Hospital docs threaten boycott, raise 6 demands

Hyderabad: Amid the surging daily COVID-19 cases in Telangana, doctors from state-run hospitals in the city have raised six demands for medical personnel to protect them against the spread of the disease.…

Telangana government to provide free vaccine for everyone: KCR

Hyderabad: To ensure that the COVID-19 vaccination reaches everyone faster, the government of Telangana will vaccinate the state’s entire population free of cost irrespective of age. The decision was announced in a…

Institute of Lokayukta postpones examination

Hyderabad: In view of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the examination to be conducted by Institute of Lokayukta, at AV College of Arts, Science and Commerce in Domalguda here on April 25 stands…

No plan of lockdown in Telangana: Minister

Hyderabad: Telangana State Animal Husbandry Minister Srinivas Yadav has clarified that state government has no plan to impose lockdown. Addressing the media persons the minister said that instead of imposing full lockdown…

Thunderstorm, rainfall expected in Telangana

Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in its bulletin has said that due to the depression in the air in Odisha and its surrounding areas, thunderstorms with light to average rainfall can…

Telangana HC angry at state govt over COVID-19 tests

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court yesterday expressed its displeasure over the steps taken by the state government for the containment of the COVID-19. The HC asked the hospitals of the state to admit…

TS High Court pulls up state govt for low COVID-19 RT-PCR tests

Hyderabad, The Telangana High Court today expressed its displeasure over the steps taken by the state government to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The HC asked hospitals of the state…

Citing his deteriorating health, KUWJ seeks transfer of Siddique Kappan to AIIMS

Source: Live Law Citing medical emergency, the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) has moved the Supreme Court seeking the transfer of Kerala Journalist Siddique Kappan to All India Institute of Medical…

India’s critical institutions have let down country during COVID-19 crisis: SC lawyer Dushyant Dave

New Delhi: All of India’s critical and leading institutions have let down the country during the present COVID-19 crisis, even though it is by far the worst crisis faced by India since…

Hyderabad: Night curfew instills fear of lockdown among migrant workers

Hyderabad: The fears of the last year’s statewide lockdown have returned to haunt the migrant workers in Telangana. Migrant workers are leaving Hyderabad as they fear the reimposition of a lockdown in the…

COVID-19: GHMC sets up 63 mini containment zones

Hyderabad: In wake of the huge surge of COVID-19 cases across city, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has again set up as many as 63 containment zones across 30 circles. According…

Don’t panic, state has enough oxygen: AP minister to public

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday held a press conference with Group of State ministers to review the COVID-19 measures being taken in the state. Minister for Health Alla Kali Krishna…