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A truck is stranded on a flooded highway near Diu on May 18, 2021, after Cyclone Tauktae blasted ashore in western India late May 17 with fierce winds and drenching rains that turned streets into rivers, disrupting the countrys response to its devastating Covid-19 outbreak. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

Cyclone Tauktae weakens after making landfall on Gujarat coast

The cyclone brought gusty winds and heavy rains on the entire coastal belt, uprooting trees in Junagadh, Amreli and...

18 May 2021 10:17 AM IST

Avoid crowded places! Maintain social distance

High Court backs takeover of private hospitals for Covid care

It further advised the state to come up with an alternate call centre, similar to 104, to help more people avail...

18 May 2021 9:17 AM IST

The Jangaon bus depot with 128 services every day used to earn Rs 15 lakh to Rs 16 lakh but it fell to Rs 12 lakh to Rs 13 lakh in April due to a drop in the number of passengers due to the Coronavirus effect. DC Image

TSRTC left in the lurch as lockdown hits profits

The rural depots, which usually ferry people between villages are not finding many takers

18 May 2021 9:09 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)

Andhra Pradesh to deposit Rs 10 lakh for orphaned kids whose parents...

Health principal secretary Anil Kumar Singhal said those who are infected with black fungus could get treatment under...

18 May 2021 8:53 AM IST

Though the state government claimed that they are having an adequate number of essentials, there is certainly a shortage in urban centres, forcing patients to look for the private hospitals. (Representational image: PTI)

Black fungus patients increase but drugs not available in Telangana,...

The raw materials for different grades of amphotericin are available in the market

18 May 2021 8:38 AM IST

As many as 24 patients including 23 suffering from COVID-19 died in Chamarajanagar due to alleged oxygen shortage in the district hospital, officials said. (Representational Image/PTI)

Private schools join hands to help Covid-19 patients

PSMA East Godavari district president M. Srivijay said that he has helped 39 students or their parents by rendering...

18 May 2021 8:27 AM IST

Black fungus gets into the human immune system by inhaling the odors from the putrid material found around the environment. (Photo: PTI)

ENT Hospital in Hyderabad has 24 black fungus patients

Senior doctors at the ENT Hospital state that the patients have come with black fungus in the eyes, which is the stage 3...

18 May 2021 8:12 AM IST

Though there has been no official word from the state government yet on this emerging threat to lives of current and some recovered Coronavirus patients, mucormycosis or Black Fungus infection within this group of people is making some blind and taking lives of others. (Representational Photo: AFP)

West Godavari detects first black fungus case

The district collector said the fungus initially reaches the nose, eyes and face and the patient will suffer from pain

18 May 2021 8:03 AM IST

ATF price hiked by 7.5 pc; petrol, diesel rates unchanged for 2nd straight day. (PTI Photo)

Petrol price skyrockets; Rs 96.22 per litre

The pandemic dampened the entire nation's economy and even the oil companies are looking to make up for their losses

18 May 2021 7:56 AM IST

Chorus is rising for the cancellation of SSC and Intermediate exams to ensure the safety of 16 lakh students and prevent them from contracting Covid. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Uncertainty over studies for Class 12 students awaiting next level

Many students said they are still preparing for the board exams while also attending to classes and coaching for their...

18 May 2021 7:54 AM IST

Actor Sonu Sood on Friday revealed that he has joined the cast of south superstar Chiranjeevis next Telugu film. (Photo: File)

Sonu Sood does it again, to set up LMO plant in Atmakur

Responding to a detailed letter from district collector K.V.N. Chakradhar Babu, Sonu Sood, agreed to provide 'Rs 1.5 cr ...

18 May 2021 2:11 AM IST

Farmers work in a paddy field in Pulwama district, south of Srinagar. PTI Photo

Paddy not being purchased in Khammam, says Kisan Morcha chief

The government has no control on millers because it has a hidden deal with them in the lifting of paddy, he said

18 May 2021 1:58 AM IST