137th Day Of Lockdown

Total Cases

2,091,549

59,715

Recovered

1,429,178

46,617

Deaths

42,621

911

Maharashtra49026232728117092 Tamil Nadu2850242275754690 Andhra Pradesh2069601204641842 Karnataka164924842322998 Delhi1427231282324082 Uttar Pradesh113378668341981 West Bengal89666630601954 Bihar7179446294400 Gujarat68855517922604 Assam5549737225132 Rajasthan4941835186763 Odisha4255028698292 Haryana4005433444467 Madhya Pradesh3729827621962 Kerala3170019147103 Jammu and Kashmir2392716218449 Punjab2193014040539 Jharkhand165427503154 Chhatisgarh11408831987 Uttarakhand89015731112 Goa7947559570 Telangana751354330615 Tripura6014408437 Puducherry5123291475 Manipur3466192610 Himachal Pradesh3206200813 Nagaland26578247 Arunachal Pradesh204913263 Chandigarh137482023 Meghalaya10234236 Sikkim8544061 Mizoram5672890
Vijayawada

Vijayawada

Firemen rescue a person from the gutted Swarna Palace hotel in Vijayawada where a fire killed at least nine COVID-19 patients on Sunday, August 9, 2020. The hotel was being used as a makeshift COVID-19 facility.

9 patients killed in fire at makeshift COVID19 facility in Vijayawada

The hotel was under lease to a private hospital which was running it as a COVID treatment facility
09 Aug 2020 9:51 AM
Students will have the option of doing a four-year degree this year. (Representational image)

Colleges in Andhra Pradesh to reopen on October 15

Chief minister wants common entrance tests completed by September
07 Aug 2020 11:29 AM
N Ramesh Kumar. (DC File Photo)

Jagan government reinstates N Ramesh Kumar as SEC after rap from Andhra high court

Ramesh Kumar had been removed on April 10, and the tenure of the SEC reduced to three years.
01 Aug 2020 9:56 AM
Liquor trouble in Andhra Pradesh.

Nine die in Andhra Pradesh after consuming sanitizer mixed with soft drinks

Kurichedu is currently under lockdown due to spurt in coronavirus cases and as such the liquor vends are also shut for the past few days
31 Jul 2020 3:10 PM
People throng local fish market at Relliveedhi in Visakhapatnam without maintaining social distance. PTI photo

Andhra remains largest contributor of Covid cases in India

Death toll also has been high in Kurnool with the district reporting 179 fatalities
30 Jul 2020 12:49 PM
East Godavari district reported the highest numbers. (PTI)

In Andhra, 60-year-olds told not to step out as state records 7,998 new COVID cases

Bank timings will now be only from 8 to 12 noon
24 Jul 2020 10:39 AM
YSRCP general secretary Y Vijaysai Reddy (Photo: ANI)

Vijayasai Reddy tests positive for COVID-19

He said that he would not available on telephone except for emergencies
22 Jul 2020 11:16 AM
AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

AP Cabinet rejig: Jagan to induct two BC ministers

Homemaker, wife of party faithful, nominated to AP Legislative Council
21 Jul 2020 12:18 PM
Jana Sena chief and actor Pawan Kalyan.

Jana Sena worker tweets up a storm with plan to raise Rs 200 crore for party

Activist takes to Twitter to raise funds for Pawan Kalyan; party does not object
18 Jul 2020 10:11 AM
Cremation workers are facing stiff resistance from local people. (File Photo: PTI)

AP mortuaries running out of space as cremation staff struggle against COVID stigma

Hospitals are finding COVID positives among victims of unnatural death too
18 Jul 2020 9:46 AM
File image of N Ramesh Kumar.

Andhra High Court tells ex-SEC N Ramesh Kumar to approach governor to get reinstated

Bench asks why government has not implemented its order so far.
18 Jul 2020 8:44 AM
Cover of YS Vijayamma's Naalo Naatho YSR book

Pirated copies of Vijayamma's book Naalo Naatho YSR out, complaint lodged

A complaint has already been lodged with AP DGP Goutam Sawang seeking stern action against those circulating the pirated version of book
12 Jul 2020 10:07 AM
As per the revised allocation of subjects, Prakash will take care of General Admin GAD), Home, Revenue, Finance (excluding expenditure), Law, CMO establishment.

Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan strips two CMO aides of all powers

Praveen Prakash, principal secretary to the chief minister, is now head of CMO
08 Jul 2020 6:46 PM
Fisherwomen busily pack dry fish at the fishing harbour in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. Visakhapatnam fishing harbour is marked as Containment Zone with over 20 registered positive cases from this area. (P Narasimha Murthy photo)

Don't panic, says CM Jagan even as virus numbers in AP surge

The state health bulletin reported that out of 16,238 samples tested, 1,155 individuals had contracted the infection
08 Jul 2020 1:27 AM
Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. (DC File Photo)

Next date for Jagan's dream housing project: August 15

The chief minister of AP had planned to launch it on July 8 but was held up by litigation in the Supreme Court
07 Jul 2020 10:02 AM
People moving freely inside the Appugarh containment area in Visakhapatnam even though the number of COVID-19 positive cases were on the rise in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Over 82 positive cases of COVID-19 were registered from this area in Visakhapatnam. (DC Photo: K N Murali Krishna)

Andhra Pradesh records single-day high of 14 deaths, 998 positive cases

Five deaths recorded in corona hotbed Kurnool district, three in Anantapur, two in Kadapa and one each in Krishna and Visakhapatnam
06 Jul 2020 9:29 AM
Farmers prepare to plant paddy saplings at a field. (Representational Pic from PTI)

Andhra farmers’ protest to retain Amaravati as capital enters 200th day

Naidu underlined the need for Central government to consider Amaravati as a national project
05 Jul 2020 4:26 PM
A medic collects sample for covid testing. PTI photo

HIV patients face high risk of fatality

According to an estimate, nearly 1.91 lakh people infected with HIV are enrolled for getting anti-retroviral therapy at present
05 Jul 2020 1:33 PM
File photo of people stopped on the border between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana when the first lockdown was imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. (DC Photo)

Fear of corona lockdown in Telangana triggers Andhra exodus again

Border points between the two states are again witnessing massive traffic jams
04 Jul 2020 1:23 PM
People flout social distancing norms as they wait to undergo COVID testing at a swab collection centre in Vijaywada. PTI photo

AP virus tally breaches 13,000 mark, records highest single day spike of covid cases

A new high of 12 deaths in a day pushed the overall coronavirus toll in the state to 169
28 Jun 2020 4:43 PM

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My life in Covid-19 quarantine
Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

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