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Top Stories ASHA worker's death in AP sparks protests
An ASHA worker died in the Government General Hospital in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday with her fellow workers alleging that she died following coronavirus vaccination. Guntur district Collector Samuel Anand said the exact cause of the ASHA worker's death would be revealed only after a post-mortem but maintained that not a single Adverse Event Following Immunisation was reported in the district as...
- 6 hrs ago
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Telangana Immune system of recovered COVID patients may evolve to fight coronavirus variants
People who recover from COVID-19 are protected against the novel coronavirus for at least six months, and likely much longer, according to a study which says the immune system evolves long after the infection and may block even mutant forms of the virus such as the South African variant. The research, published in the journal Nature, noted that antibodies are...
- 6 hrs ago
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Top Stories New Zealand detects first community virus case in two months
WELLINGTON: New Zealand health officials on Sunday confirmed the first case of Covid-19 in the community for more than two months, sparking urgent contract-tracing efforts north of Auckland. A 56-year-old woman who recently returned from Europe tested positive 10 days after completing a compulsory two weeks in managed isolation, although she had noticed symptoms several days before...
- 9 hrs ago
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Top Stories SAIL planning to set up India's first gas-to-ethanol plant in Chandrapur
New Delhi: SAIL with the help of the Centre is planning to set up India's first gas to ethanol plant at its ferro alloy plant in Chandrapur in Maharashtra, according to an official. Mukesh Kumar, the Director of Steel Research & Technology Mission of India (SRTMI) told PTI that the plan is in line with the government's aim to reduce the country's dependence on import...
- 9 hrs ago
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Top Stories SSC exams in Telangana to begin from May 17
Hyderabad: SSC exams will be conducted from May 17 to 26, according to the education department which released the academic calendar for the year 2020-21 here on Saturday. Schools will reopen for Classes IX and X on February 1 and will have 89 working days with the last working day on May 26. During this time they are expected to cover, or revise, 70 per cent of the syllabus, which will be the portion...
- 9 hrs ago
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Top Stories Aviation sector workers be vaccinated on priority after health workers: MoCA to MoHFW
New Delhi: Frontline workers in the aviation sector should be considered for COVID-19 vaccination on priority basis after health workers have been given the jabs, the civil aviation ministry has told the Union health ministry. As per the guidelines issued by the health ministry on December 28 last year, initially around 30 crore Indians will be vaccinated,...
- 10 hrs ago
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Andhra Pradesh Pawan Kalyan chides Jagan for inaction against party MLA
NELLORE: Squarely blaming Giddalur legislator Anna Rambabu for the suicide of a Jana Sena worker Bandla Vengaiah Naidu of Singarapalli in Prakasam district, party chief Pawan Kalyan rebuked Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for not taking any action against the MLA. Addressing media persons after consoling the family members of the deceased and offering Rs 8.5 lakh to the family,...
- 10 hrs ago
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Top Stories A resplendent Tank Bund all set to captivate Hyderabadis
HYDERABAD: A couple of decades after then Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao took up measures to improve Tank Bund and its surroundings, municipal administration and urban development minister K.T. Rama Rao has embarked on a major beautification programme on the 2.2-km stretch of arterial road. Under his leadership, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has laid flamed...
- 17 hrs ago
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Top Stories SEC says 3.6 lakh first-time voters will miss chance to vote in AP GP polls
VIJAYAWADA: Nearly 3.6 lakh first-time voters are missing their chance of exercising their franchise in the ensuing gram panchayat polls in Andhra Pradesh, state election commissioner (SEC) N. Ramesh Kumar has said. Addressing a press conference while releasing the gram panchayat poll schedule here on Saturday, he maintained that though the State Election Commission...
- 17 hrs ago
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Top Stories Employees warn of boycotting election duties in Andhra Pradesh
VIJAYAWADA: Government employees are up in arms against State Election Commissioner (SEC) Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar announcing the election schedule for holding of the local body polls. They have warned that they may boycott election duties keeping in view safety of employees owing to Coronavirus pandemic. APNGOs Association president K. Chandrasekhar Reddy has objected to the (SEC)...
- 17 hrs ago
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