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Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman interacts with the officials as she visits Urban Primary Health Centre at Chinna Waltair in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. (K. Murali Krishna/ DC)Nation
Centre speeding up COVID vaccine production, exports: Nirmala...

The union minister asserted that nearly 50 crore people have so far received Covid-19 vaccination across the country

9 Aug 2021 2:57 AM IST

Residents standing at safe distances in a queue wait to collect free rice being distributed by the government during the nationwide lockdown imposed in wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Guwahati. PTI photoNation
Crimes go up as pandemic leaves thousands jobless

Officials from the city police said the majority of the employed sector was hit hard during the lockdown

9 Aug 2021 2:33 AM IST

Police personnel clear public from beaches which have been closed on weekend evenings as part of COVID-19 restrictions. (K. Murali Krishna/DC)Nation
Visitors disappointed as Vizag beachfronts closed

The beach closes by sunset but after new restrictions have been imposed, it is being closed an hour in advance,...

9 Aug 2021 2:17 AM IST

ICMR: Cocktail of Covaxin, Covishield is ‘safe, better’Nation
ICMR: Cocktail of Covaxin, Covishield is ‘safe, better’

The study was done by ICMR on 18 individuals who were inadvertently given a shot of Covaxin after their first dose of...

9 Aug 2021 12:40 AM IST

TTD chairman Y.V. Subba Reddy inaugurated a mega medical camp at Markapuram in Prakasam district. DC file photoNation
Subba Reeddy reappointed as TTD Chairman

The tenure of the previous trust board of TTD, led by former MP Subba Reddy has ended on June 22

8 Aug 2021 1:54 PM IST

District president of Budgam BJP Abdul Hamid Najar was shot at by terrorists on Sunday succumbed to his injuries. (PTI Photo)Nation
Terror funding case: NIA conducts raids across 8 districts in J-K

Earlier on July 10, the NIA had arrested six people from across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a terror funding...

8 Aug 2021 11:52 AM IST

As many as 26 volunteers who reached the Air-India Express plane crash site in Kozhikode and evacuated the injured passengers on August 7 have tested positive for COVID-19. (PTI PhotoNation
Kozhikode crash: final compensation to all injured flyers, next of kin...

Air India Express paid the interim compensation to the injured persons and the next of kin of the deceased persons by...

8 Aug 2021 11:14 AM IST

Karnataka imposes night curfew from Dec 24 (Representational image: PTI)Nation
COVID-19: Night curfew to continue in Karnataka-'s Ballari,...

As per the state government-'s notification, the night curfew will continue to be imposed from 9 pm to 5 am in the...

8 Aug 2021 10:51 AM IST

: A BMC health worker takes swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 test, at Dadar railway station in Mumbai, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. (PTI/Shashank Parade)Nation
COVID-19: India records 39,070 new cases, 491 fatalities

The active cases have declined to 4,06,822 and comprise 1.27 per cent of the total infections

8 Aug 2021 10:12 AM IST

Principal Secretary (Health) issued a Covid instant order-119 here on Saturday to constitute state and district-level oxygen war rooms and specified their responsibilities. (Photo: AP)Nation
Andhra Pradesh informs High Court of 23 Covid deaths due to lack of...

Collector’s report underlined that the agency contracted to supply medical oxygen did not supply the oxygen on time...

8 Aug 2021 3:45 AM IST

UCEK principal B.Balakrishna said that the salaries of the contract faculty members would be given as per the new salary policy and they need not worry about it. (Twitter)Nation
JNTUK contract faculty decry discrimination, pay disparity

Contract faculty members state that this is in violation of University Grants Commission (UGC) norms

8 Aug 2021 2:48 AM IST

\I do not want every Tom, Dick and Harry to collect money. Is there any state control over this collection of funds via crowdfunding? We should know where the money is going,\ the court said. (RepresenAFP Photo)Nation
GVMC council approves tax hike amidst protests

The council agreed to recommend reduction of tax on private buildings to 0.12 percent from 0.15 percent

8 Aug 2021 2:22 AM IST

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