Lokeswara Rao

Amaravati farmers’ protest against trifurcation of capital completes 250 days

August 24, 2020

The farmers’ protests in Amaravati have completed 250 days, and are showing no signs of receding. The protest demonstrations are being held against the division of Amaravati by farmers who gave up their lands during the land pooling for the construction of the Andhra Pradesh capital. The 250th day of...

Andhra battles Covid-19 woes

August 22, 2020

HYDERABAD: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in Andhra Pradesh with the state registering 9,393 cases on Friday, taking the overall cases to 3.34 Lakh. With healthcare infrastructure being tested to its limits, this Telugu-speaking state is registering an average of 10,000 cases on a daily basis. Andhra Pradesh...

Srisailam power plant fire leaves 9 dead, CID probe ordered

August 22, 2020

In a tragic accident, nine people died while 15 others managed to escape after a fire broke out in an underground hydroelectricity power station at Srisailam in Telangana. Of the nine, seven were government employees and two private persons. All nine people, who were stuck during the fire accident and...

Low-key Ganesh festival celebrations in Telugu states this year

August 21, 2020

The Ganesh festival will be a low-key affair in Andhra and Telangana, particularly in Hyderabad where the festival is celebrated with much gusto, since the government has issued restrictions regarding the ongoing pandemic. The Telangana government said that it won’t allow public celebrations of the Ganesh festival this year for...

Telangana tops chart with 98.3% tap water reach, Bengal last

August 21, 2020

It is yet another feather in the cap for Telangana. The state has clocked 98.31% in reaching out to people with tap water. As per the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, the state has topped the chart in tap connections in the state envisaged to provide potable drinking water under Mission...

Centre says it has no role in deciding state capitals, Jagan govt relieved

August 20, 2020

HYDERABAD: The Central government has given a great relief to Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy’s government of Andhra Pradesh by stating that choosing a capital city is the prerogative of the state government and the Centre has no role to play. It’s a big slap on the Opposition of Andhra Pradesh when...

Covid found in water and sewage, human faeces carry virus, says new CCMB study

August 20, 2020

A study conducted by Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) on sewage samples collected from Hyderabad, has found out that around 6.6 lakh people were shedding viral faecal material in the city. The joint study has revealed that an infected person...

Rajamouli donates plasma after recovery from Covid-19

August 19, 2020

Noted film director S.S. Rajamouli of the Bahubali fame donated his plasma after recovering from Covid-19. After being hospitalised for about two weeks, he tweeted, “Completed 2 weeks of quarantine! No symptoms. Tested just for the sake of it. It is negative for all of us. Doctor said we need...

Naidu writes to PM Modi seeking probe into Phone tapping case

August 19, 2020

The alleged phone tapping issue in Andhra Pradesh has created ripples since the leader of the opposition wrote a letter to the Prime Minister seeking investigation into the entire episode. TDP leader and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu alleged that the ruling Jaganmohan Reddy government was tapping phones for...

Hyderabad Airport resumes London flights

August 18, 2020

HYDERABAD: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad has resumed its flight operations with Heathrow Airport in London from Monday, under the Government of India’s ‘air transport bubbles’ with other countries, aimed at restarting international air connectivity. This gives a big boost to air travel, which is now showing signs...

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