Hyderabad: With the possibility of third wave of Covid striking the country and experts predicting that it could affect the children more, the State Government is in two minds on conducting the Intermediate examinations. The Board says that on its part, they are prepared to conduct the examinations if the …
Read More »KTR asks Centre to import unused Covid-19 vaccine stock from other countries
Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao has said the Centre should immediately take measures to import Covid-19 vaccines from countries that are sitting on a huge stockpile of unused Covid vaccines. Inaugurating a 150-bed ICU facility for Covid patients at the Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS), Gachibowli on …
Read More »Iran grown stronger than ever: Khamenei
04-06-2021 TEHRAN: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said that Iran has grown stronger than ever, as the country commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the demise of its revolutionary founder, Imam Khomeini. During a live televised speech on the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s demise, the Leader of …
Read More »RBI introduces Rs 15,000 cr liquidity window for contact-intensive sectors
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday opened a separate liquidity window of Rs 15,000 crore till March 31 next year to mitigate the adverse impact of Covid-19’s second wave on certain contact-intensive sectors. The facility will have tenors of up to three years at repo rate (4 per …
Read More »Eatela Rajender resigns as MLA, also TRS membership;likely to join the BJP on June 7
Hyderabad: Former Minister Eatela Rajender on Friday announced his resignation from the post of MLA as also the primary membership of Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He is likely to join the BJP soon. Rajender returned to the city from New Delhi and announced his resignation at a press conference at his Shamirpet …
Read More »Australia reports Delta COVID variant in new outbreak
04-06-2021 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Authorities in the Australian state of Victoria said genomic sequencing has detected for the first time the Delta COVID-19 virus variant among infections in the latest outbreak in Melbourne, the state capital and Australia’s second-biggest city. “That variant is the Delta variant; it is now infamous …
Read More »Biden announces plan to distribute 25 million vaccines globally
04-06-2021 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday laid out a plan for the United States to distribute 25 million surplus coronavirus vaccine globally and said the country would lift some restrictions to allow other countries to buy US-made supplies for vaccine production more easily. President Joe Biden said the …
Read More »134,000 new coronavirus cases in India during 24 hours
04-06-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India announced on Thursday 134,154 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, while deaths from the coronavirus rose by 2,887. The country’s total COVID-19 caseload now stands at 28.4 million, while total fatalities are at 337,989, according to data from the health ministry. Virus …
Read More »KTR launches mobile ICU buses in Telangana
HYderabad: Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao inaugurated Mobile ICU buses here on Thursday. These vehicles have facilities such as oxygen supported beds, a dedicated monitoring system, CCTV and video for live interaction and capturing, duty doctors, nursing staff, ward members and technicians. The Minister said the buses would be …
Read More »Cases dip in Telangana, govt to lift lockdown if decrease further : Srimivas Rao
Hyderabad, June 3 (PMI): Health Director Srinivas Rao today informed that the Corona cases and fatalities are on declining note. The health director told media persons that with the lockdown the Corona cases and deaths are drastically reduced. The government is to cancel the lockdown if cases come down …
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