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Telangana coronavirus update: 582 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths

Telangana on Thursday reported 582 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 647,811, while the death toll rose to 3,817 with three more fatalities

Amazon opens fulfilment centre with 600,000 cubic ft storage in Telangana

Expands existing facility; the e-commerce firm has launched its 5th fulfilment centre in the state

Telangana logs 623 new Covid-19 cases, reports three fatalities

Telangana on Wednesday reported 623 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,47,229, while the death toll rose to 3,814 with three more fatalities. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 77, followed by Karimnagar (65) and Warangal Urban (59), a state government bulletin said, providing details as of 5.30 PM on Wednesday. It said 594 people recuperated from the infectious disease on Wednesday, taking the cumulative number of recoveries to 6,34,612. Active cases stood at 8,803, the bulletin said. It said 1,12,796 samples were tested on Wednesday and the total number tested till date was 2,24,19,167. The samples tested per million population were 6,02,341. The case fatality and recovery rates were at 0.58 per cent and 98.05 per cent, respectively.

CJI recuses from hearing Andhra plea on sharing of Krishna river water

CJI N V Ramana recused himself from hearing the plea of Andhra Pradesh which alleged that Telangana has deprived it of its legitimate share of drinking and irrigation water from River Krishna

Telangana reports 609 new Covid-19 cases, sees four more fatalities

Telangana on Tuesday recorded 609 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,46,606, while the toll rose to 3,811 with four more fatalities.

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana water-share war seems far from over

The two boards, say experts, will limit states' share of water to only up to their requirement

Telangana coronavirus update: 638 new Covid-19 cases, three deaths

Telangana on Monday recorded 638 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 641,791, while the death toll rose to 3,787 with three more deaths

Telangana's Ramappa temple conferred UNESCO heritage tag

The Ramappa temple at Palampet in Telangana's Warangal has been conferred the tag of UNESCO World Heritage site, the Culture Ministry said on Sunday. "It gives me immense pleasure to share that @UNESCO has conferred the World Heritage tag to Ramappa Temple at Palampet, Warangal, Telangana. "On behalf of the nation, particularly from people of Telangana, I express my gratitude to Hon PM @narendramodi for his guidance & support," Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said in a tweet. Ramappa temple, a 13th century engineering marvel named after its architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as its only nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage site tag for the year 2019. "Excellent! Congratulations to everyone, specially the people of Telangana. The iconic Ramappa Temple showcases the outstanding craftsmanship of great Kakatiya dynasty. I would urge you all to visit this majestic Temple complex and get a first-hand experience of its grandness," Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

Telangana records 494 new coronavirus cases, four more deaths in a day

The number of active cases stood at 9,405, a state government bulletin said

Heavy rain lashes Telangana, most parts of north India remain dry

Heavy rains lashed Telangana, parts of Maharashtra on Thursday while sultry weather prevailed in the north, even as the IMD forecast rainfall over east and central parts of the country

Race to the bottom

States should avoid special investment deals with one group

Microsoft in talks with Telangana to set up Rs 15,000-crore data centre

According to sources in the state government, the company has zeroed in on a land parcel near Hyderabad for the facility

Cong leaders detained while protesting against fuel price hike in T'gana

The Telangana police detained Congress leaders including the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee President Revanth Reddy during a protest against fuel price hike at Dharna Chowk area

Centre notified Godavari, Krishna river management boards: Jal Shakti Min

The Centre has notified the Godavari and the Krishna river management boards, regulate, operate and maintain projects listed on these two rivers in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Ration cards to be issued to eligible beneficiaries from July 26 in T'gana

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has instructed the Civil Supplies department in the state to provide ration cards to the eligible beneficiaries from July 26

Normal life thrown out of gear at several places in Telangana due to rains

Normal life was thrown out of gear at several places here and some districts of Telangana on Thursday following heavy rains. Some residential localities in the city suffered inundation, official sources said. More than 20 localities in the state capital, which experienced rains since Wednesday, received above 100 mm rainfall by this morning. Several residential colonies, including at Nagole, Dilsukhnagar and Saroornagar, faced inundation and residents had a tough time trying to bail out water from their houses. The car of D Sudheer Reddy, MLA from LB Nagar here, was stuck in water when he was visiting rain-affected areas and the vehicle had to be pushed to make it move. Reddy said relief personnel were on the job following the downpour. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's (GHMC) Disaster Response Force (DRF) teams were on the field trying to address problems caused by the rains, a GHMC official said. The GHMC has provided a helpline number to the citizens

Telangana Cabinet approves logistics policy for state to boost e-commerce

In efforts to encourage logistics sector in the backdrop of industries, e-commerce and services sector, Telangana Cabinet has approved the Telangana Logistics Policy

NGT junks pharma cos plea on fine for causing pollution in Telangana

NGT refused a plea seeking to review its order directing the Telangana Pollution Control Board to recover Rs 1.55 cr penalty from pharmaceutical companies for causing pollution in the state.

KTR moots exclusive zone for Singapore companies investing in Telangana

Telangana minister K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday said if Singapore companies evinced interest in investing in Telangana, the state government would set up an exclusive zone or Singapore hub.

Telangana records 465 new Covid cases, four more deaths in last 24 hours

: Telangana on Sunday recorded 465 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number to 6,31,683, while four more deaths took the toll to 3,729. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation reported the highest number of 70 cases, followed by Karimnagar (42) and Suryapet (33), a state government bulletin said. Recoveries outnumbered fresh cases with 869 people getting cured, taking the total number to 6,17,638. The number of active cases stood at 10,316. A total of 65,607 samples were tested on Sunday, taking the numbers examined so far to 1,97,60,171. The recovery rate and Case Fatality Rate was 97.77 per cent and 0.59 per cent, compared to the national average of 97.18 per cent and 1.3 per cent, the bulletin said.