COVID lockdown
- World
Shanghai: Food crisis, frayed tempers amid COVID-19 lockdown
Beijing: With the lockdown in China’s business capital showing no signs of ending, citizens are getting impatient and there have been reports of protests and clashes with police. Chinese social media posts have…
- India
COVID-19: Online blood donation platform launched for citizens
Hyderabad: In order to overcome the shortage of blood donors due to the COVID-19 lockdown in the county, an online platform called ‘BloodForIndia’ has been launched to create a bridge between blood…
- Telangana
T’gana: TGPWU asks govt to protect cab drivers from loan sharks
Hyderabad: The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) here has asked the state government to act against private financiers and banks which are forcing out-of-work cab drivers to pay up in…
- Hyderabad
COVID-19: Will Hyderabad’s tourism sector bounce back soon?
Hyderabad: Just when it seemed like the city was going to convalesce and get back on track with its tourism, the second wave of the COVID-19 virus hit us once again, shattering…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Metro rail timings extended by one hour from June 1
Hyderabad: Based on the advice of Telangana chief secretary Somesh Kumar, the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) has extended the metro timings by one hour, starting June 1. Instead of the announced 11:45…
- Hyderabad
Lockdown is being implemented strictly: Anjani Kumar
Hyderabad: The City Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar today said that the ongoing lockdown was being strictly implemented in a strict manner in the city with the support of its people. He made…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad lockdown: Police book thousands of violators everyday
Hyderabad: The city police continues to file thousands of cases against lockdown violations, with the Hyderabad police alone booking 9,552 cases on Friday alone (until 6 p.m.). Similarly, until Saturday morning, the…
- India
Domestic flights to get costlier as govt raises minimum airfare by 13-16 pc
New Delhi: Domestic air travel is set to become costlier as the Civil Aviation Ministry on Friday raised the lower limit on fares by 13 to 16 percent, according to an official…
- Hyderabad
Don’t penalize helpless citizens: Activist to TS police, govt
Hyderabad: Activists from the city wrote to the state chief secretary and director of police requesting to issue manual passes during the lockdown and to provide support instead of penalizing helpless citizens…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Lockdown: Cops help stranded family catch train
Hyderabad: Lockdowns in itself are harrowing, as life comes to a standstill. Worse is when something untoward happens and one is left with no options for help. It was that exact situation…