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King Koti Hospital is a designated Covid-19 facility and critical cases are referred to here. (Representational Photo: DC/Surenderreddy Singireddy)

Koti hospital denies reports of oxygen scarcity

The Medical Superintendent said the reports attributing the deaths to the lack of oxygen were not true

11 May 2021 12:28 AM IST

Prolonged curfew in wake of second wave means there is traffic between villages or from villages to towns only between 6 a.m. and 12 noon. However, due to fear of contracting Coronavirus, people are avoiding auto rickshaws too. DC Image

Corona severely hits lives of Kadapa auto drivers

As they are now plying autos only from 6 a.m. to 12 noon, he is finding it difficult to get even Rs. 300 to Rs. 400

11 May 2021 12:18 AM IST

Jagan reviewed the pace of construction of buildings to accommodate the newly sanctioned medical colleges with senior officials.(Photo: Twitter @AndhraPradeshCM)

Covid vaccine: Jagan Mohan Reddy hints at calling for global tenders

The Chief Minister criticised political leaders who were trying to spread fear among the people with misinformation...

11 May 2021 12:17 AM IST

Telangana clocks 1,896 fresh COVID-19 cases, eight deaths. (PTI Photo)

Ragojipet village loses battle with Corona after holding ground for...

Ragojipet village in Medipally mandal of Jagtial district had ably stood out and won praise by not having even a single...

11 May 2021 12:16 AM IST

All the violators sentenced to imprisonment were sent to Chanchalguda Jail.

E-pass must for travel from state to state and within districts in...

DGP Goutam Sawang also assured that the Andhra Pradesh police will be there for protection

11 May 2021 12:16 AM IST

ampaigning was carried out in huge groups with zero regard to physical distancing.(Photo: Image by arrangement)

Warangal sees rise in Covid cases after GWMC elections

The State Election Commission's directions to take all safety measures to avoid the spread of Covid-19 were ignored

11 May 2021 12:15 AM IST

At least eight patients died due to oxygen shortage in TIMS. (Photo: File/PTI)

Oxygen blues plague TIMS too; deaths kept under wrap

TIMS had been in the eye of another storm recently over supply of food on time to patients who were left to starve

11 May 2021 12:14 AM IST

It is stated government officials are, however, happy that lesser workers are reporting for MNREGS works. Representational image

Covid-19 cuts worker attendance in MNREGS by half in Khammam

In Penuballi and Kusumanchi mandals, there are 1015 cases of Coronavirus in each village

11 May 2021 12:06 AM IST

COVID-19 tally in Telangana rises to 84,544. A man with Covid-19 symptoms gets down from an ambulance at the Government Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad. (AP Photo)

DC IMPACT | Ambulances fleecing Corona patients come under scanner

Hire charges for ambulances to Chennai are Rs 11,000 for Advanced Life Support System (ALS)-equipped Omnis and Rs 20,000...

10 May 2021 11:56 PM IST

At Pullur toll plaza at Kurnool, the Telangana police stopped an ambulance carrying a Coronavirus infected patient from Kadapa to Hyderabad even as the patient attendants informed them that they got allotment of a bed in a private hospital in Hyderabad. (Representational Image/PTI)

High tension at AP-TS border as police stop ambulances with COVID...

People from all four Rayalaseema districts prefer Hyderabad for medical treatment as it has been a practice for a long...

10 May 2021 8:36 PM IST

Vaccine manufacturers have been asked to supply 50 per cent of their stock to the Centre, and split the rest 50 per cent between state governments and the open market. (Photo: AP)

Suspension of first dose vaccination a worry in Andhra Pradesh

Shortage of Covid vaccines in AP is a matter of worry among people amid the rising cases in the state

10 May 2021 1:18 PM IST

A tanker supplies medical oxygen gas for COVID-19 patients at King Koti Hospital in Hyderabad. (PTI File)

7 Covid patients reported dead due to Oxygen crisis at Telangana's...

An oxygen tanker truck that was to arrive by then to refill the hospital tank was delayed as the driver reportedly lost...

10 May 2021 12:16 AM IST