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Authorities have been told to replace plastic cups and glasses at canteens and hostels with steel ones, discourage the use of plastic drinking water bottles, cups, straws, plates and spoons at all hostels and special events. Students have been asked to refrain from bringing plastic tiffin boxes.

Plastic to be banned in agency areas from New Year

An awareness programme is scheduled to be conducted in 120 villages of seven mandals under Rampachodavaram ITDA limits...

27 Dec 2020 4:48 AM IST

Health authorities maintain that they are coming up with an action plan to take up the vaccination programme in compliance with the guidelines issued for it (Representational Image:AFP)

Andhra Pradesh to conduct mock Covid-19 vaccination trial tomorrow

The state health authorities will be using a software application called -'Co-WIN-' to take up the trial run

27 Dec 2020 4:41 AM IST

The decision to resume talks was taken at a meeting of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions protesting at various Delhi border points against three farm laws (AFP)

Farmers to talk with centre on December 29

Peasants from various places including Sangrur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur and Bathinda were headed towards Singhu...

27 Dec 2020 4:25 AM IST

Rajya Sabha member Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose appealed to the irrigation and Polavaram project officials to supply water up to April 15 as paddy crops will need water during those days.

Centre accepts revised cost of Polavaram project to be Rs 55,548 Cr

The Union ministry of Jal Sakshi in its annual release through the Press Information Bureau here on Saturday announced...

27 Dec 2020 4:22 AM IST

Oxford vaccine may become the first to get Indian regulator-'s nod for...

The Indian drug regulator is looking at the UK, which sources believe may give its nod to the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine...

26 Dec 2020 10:09 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the launch of the Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT, Healthcare Scheme to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu & Kashmir, through video conference, in New Delhi, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (PTI)

Congress need not lecture us: Modi

-'Some people in Delhi offer me lessons in democracy,-' the PM said, blasting the Congress for not undertaking the local...

26 Dec 2020 9:56 PM IST

Activists belonging to various human and civil rights organisations hold placards during a demonstration condemning the decision of various Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led state governments in the country for the proposed passing of laws against Love Jihad in Bangalore. (AFP)

About 35 arrests, dozen FIRs as UP -'love jihad-' law completes one...

A PIL has already been filed in the Allahabad High Court challenging the law and now it is for the court to decide

26 Dec 2020 2:35 PM IST

Results of the dry run will be reviewed to fine-tune distribution of the vaccine (Representational Image: AFP)

Corona vaccine dry run in Andhra Pradesh on December 28

The dry run is aimed at providing hands-on experience to programme managers at various levels

26 Dec 2020 5:16 AM IST

The UK national was caught trying to escape after testing positive for Covid-19. (AFP)

Eight more returnees from United Kingdom test positive in Telangana

Altogether 16 persons who tested positive for Covid-19 so far are at isolation wards in different hospitals in the state

26 Dec 2020 5:04 AM IST

Andhra Pradesh initially enjoyed success in curbing the spread of coronavirus. (Representational image:PTI)

New strain takes Covid care back to basics in Andhra Pradesh

AP government has succeeded in tracing 1,040 out of 1,148 persons who had returned from the United Kingdom during last...

26 Dec 2020 4:45 AM IST

Telangana High Court. (DC Photo)

One-time settlement for bank loans not to mean escape from criminal...

Settlement of non-performing assets (NPAs or bad loans) done through the OTS scheme will not absolve fraudsters from...

26 Dec 2020 4:35 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during A.B. Vajpayee Memorial Lecture (Photo credit: Twitter)

Pokhran nuclear tests Vajpayeeâ€™s â€˜most enduring contribution-',...

There is no question that he was the transformational leader when it came to Indian foreign policy, Jaishankar pointed...

25 Dec 2020 11:35 PM IST