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State reports 177 new COVID cases Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Telangana recorded 177 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 2,95,101. While 41,343 people were examined, results of 1,323 were awaited. Two more COVID-19 patients died. The new 177 cases include 30 from Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), 11 each from Rangareddy and Medchal Malkajgiri. No case was reported in Suryapet, Nagarkurnool, Narayanpet, Medak, and Kumaram Bheem Asifabad. From March 2-2020 to Fe...

Biocon arm, CHAI in pact on affordable cancer therapies Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Biocon Biologics, a pure-play biosimilars firm and subsidiary of Biocon Ltd., has signed an agreement with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) to expand access to life-saving cancer biosimilars in more than 30 countries in Africa and Asia, as part of the Cancer Access Partnership (CAP). As per the agreement, Biocon Biologics would aim to deliver affordable biosimilar cancer therapies in 25 count...

Prominent Hezbollah critic shot dead in car Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A prominent Lebanese activist and intellectual known for his opposition to the Shia movement Hezbollah was found shot dead in his car in the country’s south on Thursday, a security official said. The murder, exactly six months after an explosion at Beirut port, drew immediate condemnation from abroad and tributes from his many friends. Lokman Slim, 58, had long been a leading secular voice in the Shia community an...

Hundreds gather at adalat in Kannur as COVID norms go up in smoke Updated: Updated: Congress slams ‘double standards’ of police Share Article Congress slams ‘double standards’ of police Despite a call by the authorities to follow COVID-19 norms, a huge number of people gathered in complete violation of the health protocol at the ‘Santhwana Sparsham’ adalat held in the presence of three ministers — Health Minister K.K. Shylaja, Industries Minister E.P. Jayarajan and Port Minister ...

Updated: Share Article AAA Medak and Peddapalli districts were allotted new Collectors by the government on Thursday. S. Harish, Additional Collector, Rangareddy, was transferred and posted Collector of Medak while S. Sangeetha Satyanarayana, Project Director in the office of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, was assigned to Peddapalli. The full additional charge of P. Venkata Rami Reddy and Ms. Bharati Hollikeri in the two districts respectively were withdrawn, according to the o...

CM, OPS to attend arangetram Updated: Updated: Vijayabaskar’s daughter makes her debut on Feb. 6 Share Article Vijayabaskar’s daughter makes her debut on Feb. 6 V. Rithanya Priyadarshini, a Class IX student of Sishya, Adyar, and daughter of Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar, will present her debut bharatanatyam performance at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Hall, Chetpet on February 6 at 6 p.m. Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam are expected to be t...

Raksha Ramaiah is KPCC youth wing president Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Raksha Ramaiah, son of senior Congress leader and former Minister M.R. Seetharam, has been declared president of the Karnataka Youth Congress. H.S. Manjunath has been declared vice-president of the youth wing. Though Nalapad Haris, son of MLA N.A. Haris, emerged victorious in the elections, he has been declared “disqualified” by poll officials since a case against him is pending in the court, sources in the part...

Job security for RTC employees Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday signed the file relating to issue of guideline to provide job security to RTC employees. Mr. Rao had assured job security and no harassment to the employees on a representation by them. They had informed him that they were put to needless harassment and loss of jobs during discharge of their duties sometimes. In this context, Mr. Rao gave them the assurance which was followed up ...

Three youths held with ganja Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A day after the Kalamassery police launched an anti-drug campaign in the wake of the brutal assault of a youngster by his friends at a colony, three youths were arrested with 4.2 kg of ganja and five LSD stamps on Thursday evening. The arrested are Sumesh, 26, of Vadakkanchery, Balu, 21, of Thrissur, and Vishnu, 22, of Fort Kochi. They were nabbed from Moolepadam in Kalamassery. The arrests were made in a joint operation by the D...

‘Plan sanctioned to set up or refurbish STPs’ Arguing that it could lead to a “Ganga-like situation” if ignored, BJP member Appacchu Ranjan in the Assembly urged the government to set up sewage treatment plants (STPs) along the course of the Cauvery to stop rampant pollution. Raising the issue during Question Hour, he said several towns along the river course, Bhagamandala onwards, did not have functional STP, leading to raw sewage being dumped into the pristine waters. In his response,...