Telangana crosses 82,000 mark in COVID-19 cases, death toll reaches 645

Telangana crosses 82,000 mark in COVID-19 cases, death toll reaches 645

Telangana on reported 1,896 new Covid positive cases on Tuesday, which take the total to 82,647 cases by Monday night, consisting of 65.1% men and 34.9% women. The state announced suffering 8 Covid deaths afresh, taking the total death toll to 645, translating into a case fatality rate of 0.78% as against the national average … Read more

Plaints on fleecing Covid patients: Telangana warns private hospitals, threatens to seize 50% ICU beds

Plaints on fleecing Covid patients: Telangana warns private hospitals, threatens to seize 50% ICU beds

Hyderabad: Amid uproar by the Covid-19 patients that most private hospitals were fleecing them and denying admissions against insurance cover by insisting on upfront cash payments, the Telangana government on Monday warned the private hospitals and threatened to seize 50% of the ICU beds. The move by the Telangana government also comes amid censures by … Read more

COVID-19: Telangana sees over 2,000 new cases; crosses 75,000 mark, death toll crosses 600

COVID-19: Telangana sees over 2,000 new cases; crosses 75,000 mark, death toll crosses 600

HYDERABAD: Telangana on Friday announced 2,207 new Covid positive cases, which take the total to 75,257 cases by Thursday night, consisting of 65.6% men and 34.4% women. The state suffered 12 Covid deaths afresh to take the total death toll to 601 so far, translating into a case fatality rate of 0.79% as against the … Read more

Demolition work of historic secretariat building in Telangana begins

Demolition work of historic secretariat building in Telangana begins

HYDERABAD: The Chandrashekhar Rao-led dispensation in Telangana on Tuesday began razing of the old secretariat building complex here, which has stood the test of time and witnessed the rise and fall of several governments. The move comes days after the Telangana High Court dismissed a bunch of PILs challenging the state’s decision to construct a … Read more