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All government and private health facilities shall follow guidelines for screening, diagnosis and management of Black Fungus. (Photo: PTI)

Telangana declares Black Fungus as notifiable disease under Epidemic...

The government has designated the Gandhi General Hospital and state-run ENT Hospital as nodal centers

20 May 2021 11:08 AM IST

Citizens stand in a queue as they wait to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Tej Bahadur Sapru Hospital in Prayagraj. (Photo: PTI)

India records 2,76,110 COVID-19 cases; daily deaths below 4,000

The active cases have further reduced to 31,29,878, comprising 12.14 per cent of the total infections

20 May 2021 10:35 AM IST

April-May, the pre-monsoon months, usually witness formation of cyclones on the eastern as well as the western coast. (Photo: PTI)

Cyclone Yass likely to hit West Bengal, Odisha coast by May 27

A low pressure area is very likely to form over north Andaman Sea and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal around May 22

20 May 2021 10:04 AM IST

People rescued by the Indian navy from a barge that sank in the Arabian sea walk out from Indian naval ship INS Kochi in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The barge carrying personnel deployed for offshore drilling sank off Mumbai as a deadly cyclone blew ashore this week. (AP /Rajanish Kakade)

49 from barge still missing, Navy continues search on 4th day

Mumbai police said they will conduct a probe as to why the ill-fated barge remained in the turbulent area despite...

20 May 2021 9:10 AM IST

Prapurna Reddy and Ramakishore Reddy of Aashri Society with their food packets for delivery. (Photo: Facebook/Aashri Society)

Hyderabad's Good Samaritans help Covid patients with free home-made...

Many people have started providing free home-cooked food and are delivering them to the patients or families suffering...

20 May 2021 9:05 AM IST

Holding an extensive review on the preparedness for Navaratnalu-Pedalandariki Illu, Jagan Mohan Reddy tells officials that steel and other materials be provided to those intending to construct houses on their own. State would request centre for more funds for the scheme. Officials tell CM the houses would be built by June 2022. (Photo: Twitter @AndhraPradeshCM)

Survey finds Andhra Pradesh did better in GSDP growth compared to...

The survey explained the priorities of the government under the Navaratnalu' to education and health, social safety...

20 May 2021 2:09 AM IST

Latest CT and MRI machines from Siemens company are being set up at Srikakulam, Ongole, Nellore teaching hospitals and only CT machine at Kadapa hospital as it already has an MRI machine. DC Image/C. Naraayana Rao

AP chief minister asks officials to keep cool in crisis

Though there are no tier-1 cities in AP and despite lack of super-specialty hospitals, the mortality rate is very low...

20 May 2021 1:46 AM IST

The Andhra Pradesh High Court Complex at Amaravati.

High Court asks Centre why allocation of less medical oxygen to Andhra...

Government counsel submitted to the court that the quantum of oxygen allotted to the state was inadequate given the rise...

20 May 2021 1:41 AM IST

The Chief Minister enquired with the patients about the treatment being given to them. DC Image

KCR springs a surprise; visits patients, docs at Gandhi Hospital

Goes around wards, interacts with doctors, nurses and patients; oversees treatment procedures

19 May 2021 11:31 PM IST

PM Modi was welcomed by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. (Photo: Twitter/@vijayrupanibjp)

PM Modi reaches Gujarat to review situation after cyclone

After the survey, the PM is scheduled to hold a review meeting at Ahmedabad

19 May 2021 1:11 PM IST

The Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu (PTI)

Sterlite Copper plant in TN resumes oxygen production

Last week, the ISRO team had arrived and suggested some measures to fix the snag and resume oxygen production

19 May 2021 1:11 PM IST

A policeman gestures as people queue outside a government dispensary to buy an antiviral drug used to treat Covid-19, in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Chennai to impose Rs 2,000 fine on those violating home quarantine...

Chief Minister MK Stalin inspected state's COVID-19 unified command centre in Chennai on May 14

19 May 2021 12:07 PM IST