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Telangana CM instructs probe into fresh complaint against Etela Rajender

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has instructed a comprehensive as another complaint was received against former minister Etela Rajender in land grabbing issue, said an official release

MoS Kishan Reddy appeals to Telangana govt to restart Covid-19 vaccination

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy on Friday appealed to the Telangana government to restart the COVID-19 vaccination drive that has been put on halt for the last one week.Reddy, while the inauguration of the food distribution program to needy by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) told ANI, "I appeal to the Telangana State Government to restart the Vaccination drive that has been put on halt for the last one week, while the state has nearly about 6 lakh doses of vaccine in its hands."He further appealed to the government to at least vaccinate the people who are eligible for the second dose.In order to help the poor and needy people during the lockdown, the Union Minister said that BJP National President JP Nadda has given a call to party workers across the country to come forward and help those who are unable to feed themselves."To serve the poor people, the central government has decided to provide them with free ration along with 5 kilograms of rice. Nearly ...

Telangana sees 3,660 fresh Covid-19 cases, reports 23 fatalities

Telangana's total coronavirus case count soared past 5.44 lakh with 3,660 fresh infections being added on Thrusday while the toll stood at 3,060 after 23 people succumbed to the deadly disease. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 574, followed by Rangareddy 247 and Medchal Malkajgiri 218, a government bulletin said. The state has45,757 active cases. The total number of cumulative cases in the state stood at5,44,263 while 4826 were cured in the last 24 hours, pushing the total recoveries to4,95,446. Cumulatively, over 1.43 crore samples have been tested so far. The samples tested per million population was over 3.85 lakh, the bulletin said. The case fatality rate in the state was 0.56 per cent, while it was 1.1 per cent at the national level. The recovery rate in Telangana was 91.03 per cent, while it was 86.7 per cent in the country. Meanwhile, the state government has declared Black Fungus (mucormycosis) a dise

Telangana declares black fungus as notifiable disease under epidemic act

Telangana government has declared black fungus or Mucormycosis as a notifiable disease under the epidemic act

Telangana reports 3,837 coronavirus new cases, 25 more deaths on May 19

Telangana on Wednesday reported 3,837 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the caseload to over 5.40 lakh, while the toll stood at 3,037 with 25 more deaths

Telangana floats global tender for 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses

Telangana has invited global tenders for procuring 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from manufacturers or their agents in case of imported jabs. The goods to be supplied must be as per the guidelines issued by Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), Telangana State Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation said in the tender document issued on Tuesday. "TSMSIDC requires at least 15 lakh (1.5 Million) to 20 Lakh (2 Million) doses of the vaccine to be supplied every month. The supplies have to be initiated within 7 days of release of purchase order & completed within 30 days," the document said. Bidders can quote their offers to supply the vaccine in part also, provided monthly supply shall not be less than 1.5 million and the total supply of 10 million doses shall be completed within 6 months from the issuance of Letter of Intent (LoI), it further said. Those bidders offering items requiring special cold storage condition should either have

J&J working with Telangana-based company to manufacture Covid vaccine

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson has joined hands with Biological E Limited (Telangana-based pharma company) for the manufacturing of the COVID-19 vaccine, as per an official statement on Tuesday.The company's vaccine named, Janssen COVID-19 vaccine is currently approved for use in the United States, the European Union and other nations including Thailand and South Africa."Johnson & Johnson is working with Biological E. Limited on the manufacturing of the Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. We believe Biological E. will be an important part of our global COVID-19 vaccine supply network, where multiple manufacturing sites are involved in the production of our vaccine across different facilities, sometimes in different countries and continents, before the vaccine can be distributed", read an official statement by Johnson and Johnson."We are working around the clock to develop and broadly activate our manufacturing capabilities to supply our COVID-19 vaccine worldwide and we ...

Telangana registers 4,305 new coronavirus cases, 29 fatalities today

Telangana on Friday registered 4,305 fresh Covid-19 cases, pushing the infection count to 5,20,709

Covid: HC stays Telangana govt's order on ambulances from other states

Telangana HC stayed the state government's order to allow ambulances with patients coming from neighbouring states only if they have a prior appointment with hospitals

EC defers legislative council polls in 9 seats in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

The Election Commission said it will take a decision in the matter at an "appropriate time in the future"

Granules India commits to donate 160 mn Paracetamol tablets to Telangana

The city-based vertically integrated pharmaceutical company will give Paracetamol-500 mg tablets free of cost to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

Telangana announces 10-day lockdown from May 12 to prevent Covid infections

The Telangana government decided to impose a 10-day lockdown in the state starting May 12, to prevent further spread of coronavirus

Telangana to deploy fresh grads to ease Covid strain on healthcare sector

With Telangana's healthcare sector grappling with mounting pressure of Covid pandemic, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has decided to temporarily draw upon fresh medical and paramedical graduates

KCR rules out lockdown in Telangana, says it cripples public life, economy

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday clarified that lockdown would not be imposed in state as it would bring life to a standstill and lead to total collapse of financial system

Telangana reports 7,430 new Covid-19 cases, 56 deaths in last 24 hours

Telangana registered 7,430 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the State Health Department on Sunday

Telangana bypolls result: TRS leads in early trends in Nagarjuna Sagar

The ruling TRS party candidate Nomula Bhagat on Sunday established a lead in early trends in the Nagarajuna Sagar bypoll held on April 17

Telangana: Health portfolio transferred from Etela Rajender to CM KCR

Following the allegations of land grabbing against Rajender, the Chief Minister had ordered an inquiry into the complaints of encroachments of lands on the outskirts of Achampet in Masaipet Mandal

Telangana adds 7,646 new coronavirus infection cases, 53 deaths in a day

Telangana reported 7,646 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the tally to around half a million while the death toll stood at 2,261 with 53 more fatalities

Telangana logs 7,994 new coronavirus infection cases, 58 deaths in a day

Telangana reported 7,994 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the tally to around half a million mark, while the death toll stood at 2,208 with 58 more casualties, the state government said on Thursday

Telangana orders 15 mn Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate all above 18 years

Procurement of 15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses has been ordered to vaccinate from May 1, people aged above 18, the Tamil Nadu government said on Wednesday