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Tourist ride a shikara along a frozen part of the Dal Lake, in Srinagar, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The Kashmir Valley is reeling under severe cold, as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 8.4 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the city after 29 years. (PTI)

Cold wave sweeps Kashmir; several places record sub-zero temps

Kashmir is currently under the grip of -'Chillai-Kalan-', a 40-day harsh winter period when cold wave sweeps the region

19 Jan 2021 2:52 PM IST

According to the hospital superintendent Dr Raja Rao, the condition of the woman admitted to the anaphylactic ward was being monitored closely. She complained of vomiting, giddiness and general weakness on Saturday evening. (Representational DC Photo)

29-year-old woman health worker hospitalised after vaccine reaction in...

The womanâ€™s was the first such case of severe reaction vis-Ã -vis the Covid-19 vaccine in the state that started on...

19 Jan 2021 4:49 AM IST

Government of India had approved the use of Covaxin as part of the vaccination drive as one under a clinical trial mode . This, it was learnt, was causing concern among potential recipients of this particular vaccine among some healthcare personnel in the state. (Representational Photo)

Telangana postpones Covaxin roll-out

Decision after staff refuses to take vaccine that is on trial

19 Jan 2021 4:37 AM IST

Intermediate regional inspecting officer of East Godavari I. Sarada said that private and unaided colleges should run from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm and collect fees as prescribed by the government. (Representational Photo:PTI)

First year Intermediate classes begin in Andhra Pradesh

Classes for first-year Intermediate students started in the two Godavari districts on Monday

19 Jan 2021 4:13 AM IST

Medical workers wait to be inoculated with a Covid-19 vaccine at the King Koti hospital in Hyderabad on January 16, 2021. (Noah SEELAM / AFP)

Telangana adds 206 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths take toll to 1,579

The recovery rate in Telangana was 98.07 per cent, while it was 96.6 per cent in the country

18 Jan 2021 10:49 AM IST

P Ashok Gajapati Raju (DC/file photo)

Ashok Gajapatiâ€™s donation for Lord Rama idol rejected

The state government on Saturday removed him from the post of chairman of three temples in the state

18 Jan 2021 7:37 AM IST

Of all 2.24 lakh people who have been vaccinated, 447 developed minor complications. Only three persons who were hospitalised have now been discharged. (Photo:PTI))

2.24 lakh get jab; 447 adverse cases reported

While over 1.91 lakh healthcare and frontline workers were vaccinated on the day one, only 17,072 received their jabs in...

18 Jan 2021 4:25 AM IST

The vaccine is offered to health workers in the first phase; to police, municipal and other Covid related staffs in the second phase; and to people above 50 years of age in the third phase. (Representational DC Photo)

Covid vaccination to take longer than scheduled time in Andhra Pradesh

The first phase of Covid vaccination would take a month and the second dose for the health warriors would start after a...

18 Jan 2021 4:25 AM IST

A staff nurse gets administered COVID Vaccine as her fellow nurses cheer up for her during the vaccination drive at VIMS Hospital in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. (DC Image)

Less than 50% beneficiaries show up for vaccination on second day in...

Only 13,041 healthcare workers got the COVID-19 vaccine administered across the state against the targeted 27,233 for...

17 Jan 2021 10:22 PM IST

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray also rejected criticism that bureaucracy has an upper hand in his government. (PTI Photo)

Will incorporate -'Karnataka-occupied areas-' into Maharashtra: Uddhav

Maharashtra claims Belgaum and some other areas, part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency but currently in Karnataka, on...

17 Jan 2021 10:11 PM IST

Kashi-Kevadia Express after it was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Varanasi, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. (PTI)

PM flags off 8 trains to boost connectivity to Statue of Unity

Modi said these trains will help boost tourism in the tribal region and increase connectivity to world-'s tallest...

17 Jan 2021 1:59 PM IST

The plea by Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lokshakti) also sought the presence of a former top court judge on the reconstituted committee. (Photo:PTI)

Farmers-' union moves Supreme Court, seeks new panel

Plea seeks impartial committee to resolve farmersâ€™ issue

17 Jan 2021 4:50 AM IST