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State Announces ₹5cr Ex Gratia, Job & Plot For Colonel's Family

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday announced ex gratia of ₹5 crore, a residential plot and a government job of Group I cadre to the kin of Col Santosh Babu, who laid down his life fighting the Chinese army in Galwan Valley along the India-China border. KCR also said 19 other martyred army personnel’s families would be given ₹10 lakh each.

China Releases Gene Data Of New Cluster, Hints At European Link

Beijing: China has released genome sequencing data for the coronavirus responsible for a recent outbreak in Beijing, with officials saying on Friday it identified a European strain based on preliminary studies. China, which had been under pressure to make the data public sooner rather than later as Covid-19 cases mount in the capital, said it had also submitted the data to the WHO.

HC Asks Railways To Run Trains With Few Bogies For Migrants

Hyderabad: Exhorting Indian Railways to think in terms of safety and welfare of people and not revenue during the current pandemic period, the Telangana high court on Friday sought to know from its South Central Railway (SCR) whether it would run shorter daily trains with five or six bogies taking 300 to 400 migrant labourers to states like Bihar, UP and West Bengal.

Mistaken identity causes 16-hr ordeal for jawan's kin

Patna: Two short sentences from Sepoy Sunil Kumar of 16 Bihar ended a 16-hour ordeal for his family in Saran district.

Crowded Transit Points Likely Virus Hotspots

Hyderabad: Transit points for the city’s local workforce are easy spaces for coronavirus to spread, warn officials.

Affordability Keeping Many Away From Seeking Therapy

Social Stigma Another Major Hindrance

Panjagutta Steel Bridge Ready, Open For Public From Today

Hyderabad: The Panjagutta steel bridge proposed by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corportation (GHMC) in 2016 has now been completed and will be thrown open to the public from Friday. The 100-metre-long bridge, including approaches, was constructed at a cost of ₹5.95 crore.

Gold Sales Fail To Glitter, Force Jewellers To Shut Shop Early

Secunderabad: Poor response from customers due to the panic created by the increasing number of Covid-19 positive cases has forced jewellery merchants in Secunderabad to close their shops by 5 pm. Though the state government has permitted shops to be open till 9 pm, jewellers are opening their showrooms at 10 am and closing by 5 pm.

The China Syndrome

While the world is being Sinified, the resistance is gathering force too

Bharat Nagar Veggie Market Sealed After Covid-19 Positive Vendor Dies

Hyderabad: The Bharat Nagar vegetable market in Moosapet has been sealed after a vendor, who had tested positive for Covid-19, died on June 15. Subsequently, five positive cases have been identified in close vicinity of the market.

Prepare For Unlock 2.0 And Reduce Covid-19 Cases: PM

Stresses On Ramping Up Health Infra

Cases Spiral, But Many Drop Guard; Masks, Social Distancing Miss In City

Concerned Locals Call On Civic Body & Cops For Help

Col's Kin Fight Back Tears, Say It Was Call Of Duty At Border

Suryapet: The Covid-19 lockdown made it difficult for Col B Santosh Babu, commanding officer, 18 Bihar Regiment, to report back to his work after his leave ended, but such was the urgent need that special arrangements were made by the Indian Army to fly him back to Leh.

GHMC & Cops Get Tough, But Data On Fines For Safety Norms Flout Sketchy

Hyderabad: While the state government has issued orders for imposing fines on those not wearing a mask, there is no consolidated data yet on number of such cases as both — the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and police — have been imposing fines.

Covid toll jumps by 2k in a day as Maha, Delhi report backlog

New Delhi: In a massive jump in deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic in India, 2,003 fatalities were added to the toll on Tuesday, with Maharashtra and Delhi reporting a major chunk of the count, most of which were earlier deaths unreported so far.

RWAs impose restrictions in absence of isolation norms

Say Many People Ignore Safety Rules

Parents were looking forward to Col Santosh's posting in Hyderabad

As Student, He Had Excelled In All Fields