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Covid-19 patients, who are unable to get admitted to an ICU or find oxygen-equipped hospital beds in Nellore, are rushing to Chennai in hope of getting sophisticated treatment. (Representational Photo: PTI)

49 oxygen plants to come up in Andhra Pradesh

State government to spend Rs 309 crore, set them up within 3 months

8 May 2021 7:56 AM IST

A health worker inspects COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment at Shehnai Banquet Hall, converted into an isolation centre amid surge in coronavirus cases, near LNJP Hospital in New Delhi. (PTI)

Treatment sans test, Telangana government's new mantra

Health department advises people with Covid-19 symptoms to start treatment instead of rushing to testing centres already...

8 May 2021 7:45 AM IST

A medical staff administers COVID Vaccine to a person at Government ENT Hospital in Visakhapatnam. (Photo: DC/Narasimha Murthy)

Spot registrations for second dose of vaccine from today; no first...

The need for spot registrations arose because the Cowin portal where people can register slots does not have a provision...

8 May 2021 12:20 AM IST

Construction work underway as part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, at Rajpath in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

SC rejects plea against delay in hearing on central vista

The apex court asked senior advocate Siddharth Luthra to mention the matter before the High Court for urgent listing on...

8 May 2021 12:11 AM IST

Within minutes after the tracking system failed, police commissioner Battina Srinivasulu alerted all SPs along the way to Vijayawada from Odisha. All police units sprang into action and traced the tanker to a dhaba in the East Godavari districts Dharmavaram. (Photo: Twitter @APPOLICE100)

AP Police traces missing oxygen tanker, escorts it to GGH via green...

Investigations revealed that the driver halted at the dhaba due to fatigue

8 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

A file photo of the doctors from Osmania General Hospital who were vaccinated ( Image Source: DC Image)

AP PG medical final-year students seek senior resident status and hike...

There will be more than 2,000 PG final-year students pursuing medical education in 11 govt and 17 private medical...

8 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

Former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, MLAs Nimmala Ramanaidu, K Atchham Naidu address the media conference outside the assembly hall in Guntur district on Tuesday. (DC Image: Narayana Rao)

Case against TD chief Chandrababu Naidu for causing fear psychosis

Action was sought against Naidu for spreading rumours that N440K strain found in Kurnool was behind the rapid spread of...

7 May 2021 11:48 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (PTI)

Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Karnataka HC order to increase...

Centre loses contention case over Karnataka High Court's order asking to increase the daily oxygen allocation from 965...

7 May 2021 2:02 PM IST

The elongated session witnessed several protests by the Opposition and repeated stalling of proceedings over the three contentious farm laws, rising fuel prices and the passage of the controversial NCT of Delhi Bill. PTI

Delhi puts curbs on visitors from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh

Some exemptions were given to all Constitutional and government functionaries and the staff members accompanying them...

7 May 2021 7:52 AM IST

Health workers prepare to takes swab samples to test for COVID-19 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai, on March 23, 2021. (AP/Rajanish Kakade)

Health workers below 45 cry foul over denial of slot booking

The health department officials issued a circular allowing healthcare workers for walk-in vaccinations

7 May 2021 6:37 AM IST

Unable to clear debts of Rs 30 lakh he took for developmental works, Anand Reddy went into depression and expressed his worry on a number of occasions to his family members and his close associates. DC Image

Delay in release of funds; Sarpanch ends his life in anguish in...

Anand Reddy completed the construction works for community buildings, burial grounds and a dumping yard and also did the...

7 May 2021 1:41 AM IST

Russia started human trials of Sputnik Light in January, and the studies are still ongoing, according to official records. (Photo: AFP)

Russia okays single-shot Sputnik

The new version is identical to the first dose of the two-dose Sputnik V and has yet to complete the advanced testing...

7 May 2021 12:33 AM IST