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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar

Two members of Indian delegation in London test +ve for Corona ahead...

Sources said that the health condition of EAM Jaishankar as well as other members of the Indian delegation was normal

6 May 2021 8:20 AM IST

Telangana High Court. (DC Photo)

Take solid steps to check Covid: High Court to Telangana government

The court firmly directed the government to conduct 1 lakh Covid tests a day, as long as the situation prevailed, and...

6 May 2021 8:09 AM IST

State chief secretary Somesh Kumar said the positivity rate in Telangana was 0.43 per cent and that less than 200 Covid positive cases were being reported daily. DC Image

Covid cases down in Telangana, says Somesh

The Chief Secretary underscores the efforts by the government to put the pandemic in control

6 May 2021 7:35 AM IST

A few days ago, three poachers killed a pregnant tigress near Pandharkawada in Maharashtra. R

Tigers get relief and security as human movement reduced in Covid...

NTCA advisory says animals may contract Covid virus

6 May 2021 2:40 AM IST

Countrys biggest COVID Care Centre to be shut from Sep 15. (PTI Photo)

Patients scramble for food at Nandyal Covid care centre

Women, children, old people and middle-aged men all tested their might in the melee

6 May 2021 1:44 AM IST

A health worker holds a vial of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 while Charles Chaplins movies are projected at the Lumiere movie theater, used as vaccination center, in Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina, on March 26, 2021. (Marcelo Manera / AFP)

Majority of prison inmates in Telangana get jab

The vaccination drive inside prisons has been going on for a month and a fairly large number of inmates aged above 45...

6 May 2021 1:04 AM IST

The MLA distributed PPE kits to all Muslim JAC members and was there when 21 bodies were being placed on Mahaprasthanam and JAC vehicles. DC file photo

Tirupati MLA performs last rites of unclaimed Covid victims

Incidentally, the JAC team had performed last rites to 501 bodies during the first wave last year with the cooperation...

6 May 2021 12:45 AM IST

Leaving nothing to chance, police are patrolling streets and warning those who venture outside. Motorists are being sent back with a strict warning. (Photo: DC/Narayana Rao)

AP CURFEW IMPACT | Only essential services run; violators warned

The curfew will be in effect from 12 noon to 6 am next day. All activities are allowed only from 6 am to 12 noon

6 May 2021 12:00 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)

Mega housing scheme to kick off in AP on June 1

CM orders provision of water, power, infra facilities by May 25 for its smooth run

6 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

He used to target women who came to toddy shops whom he would lure with liquor and money and take them to a secluded spot them. (Representational Image)

Jailbirds safer than general public: Telangana Prisons DG

On an average, from a batch of 20 new inmates in quarantine, 1 or 2 start showing symptoms in a week and are shifted to...

5 May 2021 11:59 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)

Sex workers seek free Corona vaccination on priority

Coronavirus pandemic has brought in more challenges for commercial sex workers, as they are a vulnerable population

5 May 2021 11:51 PM IST

A health worker collects a nasal swab sample from a girl to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at primary health centre, in Hyderabad on May 3, 2021. (AFP)

Telangana Chief Secretary rules out lockdown; says situation better'...

The CS said the state had stocks of testing kits, and was in the process of starting new RT-PCR testing centres in all...

5 May 2021 11:14 PM IST