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Drunk man falls into 100-ft deep well in Kadapa, rescued

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Parents stage protest at St. Andrews School, Bowenpally

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Protest at Gandhi intensifies, 200 sanitation workers join

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Chemist charred to death after massive fire engulfs Visakha Solvents Ltd in Vizag

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Fact Check: The video does NOT show snake worship in Srikalahasthi temple of Andhra Pradesh
FACT CHECK

Fact Check: The video does NOT show snake worship in Srikalahasthi temple of Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad: A YouTube video of a priest worshipping a snake claims to show a harathi in the temple of Srikalahasthi. The 2.53-minute video shows traditional...
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GHMC COVID-19 data shows sharp gender divisions, more males affected by virus
Coronavirus

GHMC COVID-19 data shows sharp gender divisions, more males affected by virus

Hyderabad: According to the data uploaded by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on its official website, the number of men who have contracted...
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Lockdown effect: Hyderabad sees decrease in road fatalities by 23%
HYDERABAD

Lockdown effect: Hyderabad sees decrease in road fatalities by 23%

Hyderabad: Road accident deaths decreased by 23 per cent in Hyderabad during the first six months of 2020 when compared to the corresponding period last...
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More rains in store for Telangana till 15th July
AP & TELANGANA

More rains in store for Telangana till 15th July

Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), on 13 July, predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning to occur at isolated places over Telangana...
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Home delivery of booze to selling facemasks online: Cybercrimes surge by 39 percent in Hyderabad, Cyberabad
DATA STORIES

Home delivery of booze to selling facemasks online: Cybercrimes surge by 39 percent in Hyderabad, Cyberabad

Hyderabad: Pandemic notwithstanding, cybercrime has surged by 39% in Hyderabad and Cyberabad districts, cumulatively, during the first half of 2020. While...
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Conduct COVID test at Gandhi, admit patients quickly: HC to T-govt

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AP govt announced Rs 15,000 for last rites of COVID victim

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Anantapur inspector becomes second cop in Andhra to die of COVID-19

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TRS corporator’s husband 7 hench men booked for attacking a man

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Hyderabad Police seize Rs 35L anti-viral drugs sold in black market

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GHMC takes advantage of lockdown to repair Hyderabad roads

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Drunk man falls into 100-ft deep well in Kadapa, rescued

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Parents stage protest at St. Andrews School, Bowenpally

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FTCCI launches its first-ever women mentorship programme

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Protest at Gandhi intensifies, 200 sanitation workers join

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NewsMeter Bulletin 13.7.20

NewsMeter Bulletin 13.7.20

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FACT CHECK

Fact Check: The video does NOT show snake worship in Srikalahasthi temple of Andhra Pradesh

Fact Check: The video does NOT show snake worship in Srikalahasthi temple of Andhra Pradesh

Fact Check: Video of monkeys invading is from South Africa not Gandhi Hospital

Fact Check: Video of monkeys invading is from South Africa not Gandhi Hospital

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Fact Check: Viral video of Amitabh Bachchan praising Nanavati Hospital COVID warriors was released in April

Fact Check: Viral video of Amitabh Bachchan praising Nanavati Hospital COVID warriors was released in April

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Photos showing members of organ trafficking gang arrested in Vizag are FALSE

Photos showing members of organ trafficking gang arrested in Vizag are FALSE

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Fact Check: Viral messages on Suddala’s demise are false

Fact Check: Viral messages on Suddala’s demise are false

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Fact Check: Does Srirangam temple has a statue of Chinese man stabbing a warrior?

Fact Check: Does Srirangam temple has a statue of Chinese man stabbing a warrior?

Fact Check: Videos claiming growls of mysterious creature heard in China’s Xiushui were doctored

Fact Check: Videos claiming growls of mysterious creature heard in China’s Xiushui were doctored

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Fact Check: Old news reports used to back FALSE claims of KCR being treated at Yashoda for COVID-19

Fact Check: Old news reports used to back FALSE claims of KCR being treated at Yashoda for COVID-19

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FACT CHECK: No, lemon juice is not cure for COVID-19

FACT CHECK: No, lemon juice is not cure for COVID-19

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Fact Check: 35YO Scientist Khusbhoo Mirza has not been appointed as director of ISRO.

Fact Check: 35YO Scientist Khusbhoo Mirza has not been appointed as director of ISRO.

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Fact Check: Viral pamphlet’s claim that Herbal Mysore Pak can cure Covid-19 is FALSE

Fact Check: Viral pamphlet’s claim that Herbal Mysore Pak can cure Covid-19 is FALSE

Fact Check: Bird in the viral video was not carrying a shark

Fact Check: Bird in the viral video was not carrying a shark

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Viral video of `COVID suspect’ being chased is a Dubai returnee from Kerala, NOT Hyderabad

Viral video of `COVID suspect’ being chased is a Dubai returnee from Kerala, NOT Hyderabad

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Viral video of giraffes diving into swimming pool is NOT a Real show..But an Animation !!

Viral video of giraffes diving into swimming pool is NOT a Real show..But an Animation !!

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Fact Check: Old video of dogs roaming around in Osmania Hospital wards resurfaces amid pandemic

Fact Check: Old video of dogs roaming around in Osmania Hospital wards resurfaces amid pandemic

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SATELLITE JOURNALISM

Satellite data reveal open-air gym slab was laid inside FTL boundary of Ramantapur Chinna Cheruvu

Satellite data reveal open-air gym slab was laid inside FTL boundary of Ramantapur Chinna Cheruvu

Satellite images reveal Gopanpally residential complexes encroached Komati Kunta Lake

Satellite images reveal Gopanpally residential complexes encroached Komati Kunta Lake

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Satellite images show Kolkata, Bangladesh without electricity 72 hours after Amphan

Satellite images show Kolkata, Bangladesh without electricity 72 hours after Amphan

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Satellite images reveal mangroves on 100 acres felled for housing at Kakinada

Satellite images reveal mangroves on 100 acres felled for housing at Kakinada

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Vizag gas leak: Here is a satellite view of LG plant, affected villages

Vizag gas leak: Here is a satellite view of LG plant, affected villages

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DATA STORIES / Longforms

Home delivery of booze to selling facemasks online: Cybercrimes surge by 39 percent in Hyderabad, Cyberabad

Home delivery of booze to selling facemasks online: Cybercrimes surge by 39 percent in Hyderabad, Cyberabad

Road mishaps decreased by 51.1 pc during lockdown, compared to 2019

Road mishaps decreased by 51.1 pc during lockdown, compared to 2019

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Telangana close to becoming the new COVID hotspot

Telangana close to becoming the new COVID hotspot

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India brought back 1.7 L stranded citizens in 924 flights during lockdown

India brought back 1.7 L stranded citizens in 924 flights during lockdown

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Telangana shows the second-lowest testing rate in India

Telangana shows the second-lowest testing rate in India

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CRIME

TRS corporator’s husband 7 hench men booked for attacking a man

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Hyderabad: A case has been registered against a TRS corporator’s…

Hyderabad Police seize Rs 35L anti-viral drugs sold in black market

Hyderabad Police seize Rs 35L anti-viral drugs sold in black market

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police, on 14 July, arrested…

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Man gets 10-yrs rigorous imprisonment for attacking girl with knife in 2019

Man gets 10-yrs rigorous imprisonment for attacking girl with knife in 2019

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad court, on 13 July, sentenced…

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Two arrested for duping woman of Rs. 25 lakh by promising employment

Two arrested for duping woman of Rs. 25 lakh by promising employment

Hyderabad: Two men were arrested on 12 July…

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Red soil and gravel mafia busted by Rachakonda Police

Red soil and gravel mafia busted by Rachakonda Police

Hyderabad: Special Operation Team, Malkajgiri Zone raided in…

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Srikakulam sub-treasury officer caught red-handed taking bribe, arrested

Srikakulam sub-treasury officer caught red-handed taking bribe, arrested

Srikakulam: A sub-treasury officer in Srikakulam was caught…

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Amid inputs about intrusion from sea, Coast Guards seize Sri Lankan fishing boat off East coast of Kakinada

Amid inputs about intrusion from sea, Coast Guards seize Sri Lankan fishing boat off East coast of Kakinada

Kakinada: Amid Indo-China boundary dispute and inputs about…

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POLITICS

Exasperated by high-handedness of officials, AP doctors threaten to boycott duties

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Vijayawada: Government doctors in Andhra Pradesh, under...

SC: Order in 3 weeks on HC quashing Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar’s tenure

Vijayawada: Amid a tug of war between the…

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The 1 million COVID test in AP is a ‘SMS testing racket’ : Naidu

Vijayawada: Former Chief Minister and leader of the…

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Ex-minister Kollu Ravindra’s role suspected in YSRCP man Bhaskar Rao’s murder

Vijayawada: A case has been registered against former…

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Raghurama Krishnam Raju approaches HC against possible disqualification

Vijayawada : Rebel YSR Congress MP from Narasapuram…

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Consumer Voice

Flipkart asked to pay customer Rs. 50,000 for deficient service

Flipkart asked to pay customer Rs. 50,000 for deficient service

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Sony asked to pay Rs. 60,000 to customer for selling defective camera

Sony asked to pay Rs. 60,000 to customer for selling defective camera

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Bajaj Allianz General Insurance asked to pay compensation of Rs 1.15 lakh to customer

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance asked to pay compensation of Rs 1.15 lakh to customer

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HDFC Life Ins asked to pay Rs 55K to customer for not reimbursing claim

HDFC Life Ins asked to pay Rs 55K to customer for not reimbursing claim

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Nellore legal metrology books Reliance supermarket for violating rules

Nellore legal metrology books Reliance supermarket for violating rules

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OPINIONS & INTERVIEWS

Grappling with a forced vacation

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China may meet fate of USSR, fragment into smaller nations

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Opinion: ‘Jugalbandi’ of China, Nepal smacks of rogue, vicious intentions

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Galwan standoff: India needs to forge active military cooperation with US, Russia, south-eastern countries

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Indo-China Conflict: Let sacrifice of Santosh not go waste

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Opinion: India must remind China of Nathu La, Cho La

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ENTERTAINMENT

Last-minute ‘digital corrections’ delays release of Anushka Shetty’s ‘Nishabdam’

Last-minute ‘digital corrections’ delays release of Anushka Shetty’s ‘Nishabdam’

Aishwarya, Aardhya Bachchan test positive; Jaya tests negative

Aishwarya, Aardhya Bachchan test positive; Jaya tests negative

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Theatre goes digital, thanks to lockdown

Theatre goes digital, thanks to lockdown

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My advocates will reply to the case filed against me: RGV

My advocates will reply to the case filed against me: RGV

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RIP masterji: Veteran choreographer Saroj Khan passes away

RIP masterji: Veteran choreographer Saroj Khan passes away

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OFFBEAT

App built by 19yo lets you drive around the roads of Khairatabad and Gachibowli, sitting at home

App built by 19yo lets you drive around the roads of Khairatabad and Gachibowli, sitting at home

PVP let the dogs out: YSRCP leader unleashes his dogs on Hyderabad cops

PVP let the dogs out: YSRCP leader unleashes his dogs on Hyderabad cops

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Manta ray fished out of Machilipatnam, likely to be auctioned

Manta ray fished out of Machilipatnam, likely to be auctioned

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Two men pull out toy pistol, threaten local people in Hyderabad; arrested

Two men pull out toy pistol, threaten local people in Hyderabad; arrested

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Vikarabad farmer struck gold in his fields; treasure handed over to ASI

Vikarabad farmer struck gold in his fields; treasure handed over to ASI

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REGIONAL

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  • Visakhapatnam
  • Vijayawada
  • Tirupathi
  • Warangal
Conduct COVID test at Gandhi, admit patients quickly: HC to T-govt

Conduct COVID test at Gandhi, admit patients quickly: HC to T-govt

Hyderabad: High Court has directed the Government of Telangana to use the powers available to it to reign with regard to corporate hospitals for overcharging...

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AP govt announced Rs 15,000 for last rites of COVID victim

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy, on 14 July, said that no hospital should turn away COVID-19 patients. Strict action will...
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Anantapur inspector becomes second cop in Andhra to die of COVID-19

Anantapur: An inspector attached to the armed traffic wing of the Anantapur city police died of COVID-19 on 14 July. Inspector Rajasekhar had been undergoing...
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Drunk man falls into 100-ft deep well in Kadapa, rescued

Kadapa: A man, who fell into a 100-feet deep well while drawing water, was finally rescued by the fire service personnel and the police after a rescue...
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More rains in store for Telangana till 15th July

Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), on 13 July, predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning to occur at isolated places over Telangana...
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Chemist charred to death after massive fire engulfs Visakha Solvents Ltd in Vizag

Vishakapatanam : A 40-year-old chemist was charred to death and another person suffered injuries when a major fire broke out at Visakha Solvents Ltd in...
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GHMC takes advantage of lockdown to repair Hyderabad roads

GHMC takes advantage of lockdown to repair Hyderabad roads

Hyderabad: Taking advantage of the lockdown traffic conditions, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation(GHMC) has completed work on about 250 km of...

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Lockdown effect: Hyderabad sees decrease in road fatalities by 23%

Hyderabad: Road accident deaths decreased by 23 per cent in Hyderabad during the first six months of 2020 when compared to the corresponding period last...
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Parents stage protest at St. Andrews School, Bowenpally

Hyderabad: Parents of over fifty students at the St. Andrews School, Bowenpally, staged a protest against the management for a sudden fee hike on Tuesday,...
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Plaint in Telangana HC for permission to celebrate Bonalu festival in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Two separate Public Interest Litigation (PiLs) have been filed in the Telangana High Court seeking permission for celebrating the Bonalu festival...
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Serilingampally, Mailardevpally show high COVID active cases in Ranga Reddy

Hyderabad: The total number of active COVID cases reported from Ranga Reddy district in Telangana, climbed to 170 on 13th July. A high number is from Serilingampally...
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Display panels to alert motorists on noise pollution, CO-level at Cyber Towers junction

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Pollution Control Board, in association with Cyberabad traffic police, has installed live noise and carbon monoxide (CO)-level...
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Conduct COVID test at Gandhi, admit patients quickly: HC to T-govt

Conduct COVID test at Gandhi, admit patients quickly: HC to T-govt

Hyderabad: High Court has directed the Government of Telangana to use the powers available to it to reign with regard to corporate hospitals for overcharging...

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AP govt announced Rs 15,000 for last rites of COVID victim

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy, on 14 July, said that no hospital should turn away COVID-19 patients. Strict action will...
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Anantapur inspector becomes second cop in Andhra to die of COVID-19

Anantapur: An inspector attached to the armed traffic wing of the Anantapur city police died of COVID-19 on 14 July. Inspector Rajasekhar had been undergoing...
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More rains in store for Telangana till 15th July

Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), on 13 July, predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning to occur at isolated places over Telangana...
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Andhra Pradesh : 37 patients succumb to COVID in 24 hours, highest so far

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh reported 37 COVID-19 deaths, the highest toll in a single day, in the last 24 hours. The state's death toll has now reached...
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Telangana doctor drives tractor to shift COVID body to burial ground

Hyderabad: As Covid-19 is spreading its tentacles across the state, increasing the risk for the vulnerable communities, doctors, and others in the healthcare...
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Drunk man falls into 100-ft deep well in Kadapa, rescued

Drunk man falls into 100-ft deep well in Kadapa, rescued

Kadapa: A man, who fell into a 100-feet deep well while drawing water, was finally rescued by the fire service personnel and the police after a rescue...

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Chemist charred to death after massive fire engulfs Visakha Solvents Ltd in Vizag

Vishakapatanam : A 40-year-old chemist was charred to death and another person suffered injuries when a major fire broke out at Visakha Solvents Ltd in...
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Massive fire errupts at Visakha Solvents Ltd in Vizag

Visakhapatnam: In yet another industrial accident at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City(JNPC) at Parawada in Vizag city, some workers of Ramky CETP Solvents...
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After losing Rs 3 lakh in online gaming, 25 YO engineer ends life in Vizag

Visakhapatnam: Seemingly depressed over losing huge money in online gambling, a 25-year-old engineer ended his life at his residence in Anakapalle Town...
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Two men kidnap Vizag realtor for Rs. 5 crore ransom, arrested

Visakhapatnam: The Vizag city police, on 10 July, arrested two of a seven-member gang who had reportedly kidnapped a realtor, Jami Suresh, and his advocate,...
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COVID patient’s family driven out of village, forced to live in cow-shed in Vizianagaram

Visakhapatnam: A COVID-19 patient’s family is being forced to stay in a cattle shed in the outskirts of Ethamanuvalasa village in Vizianagaram district...
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7,975 cusecs of water released from Prakasam barrage

7,975 cusecs of water released from Prakasam barrage

Vijayawada: The officials of the water resources department released 7,975 cusecs of water from Prakasam barrage till Sunday 1 pm. With the inflow of water...

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COVID patient’s family driven out of village, forced to live in cow-shed in Vizianagaram

Visakhapatnam: A COVID-19 patient’s family is being forced to stay in a cattle shed in the outskirts of Ethamanuvalasa village in Vizianagaram district...
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Covid-19 patient escapes from Anantapur hospital, walks 50 km, collapses at Uravakonda

Anantapur: A Covid-19 positive patient allegedly escaped from the government hospital in Anantapur on Tuesday and walked for over 50 km, reaching Uravakonda,...
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76 hospitalized after consuming meat of dead cow in Vizag

Vishakapatnam : Over 76 persons, including children and women, were hospitalized after they consumed meat of a dead-cow at Magatapalem village under G...
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New prisoners to be tested for COVID-19 in Andhra’s ‘special jails’

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government has designated some prisons as "special jails" during the pandemic. All male prisoners admitted into these newly-designated...
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Vizag’s King George Hospital gets nod for human-clinical trials of COVID vaccine

Visakhapatnam: The Indian Council for Medical Research has selected the King George Hospital (KGH) in Vizag, the oldest government hospital in Andhra Pradesh,...
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Tirumala temple to be open from June 8, 10K pilgrims to be allowed for darshan every day

Tirumala temple to be open from June 8, 10K pilgrims to be allowed for darshan every day

Tirupati: With the central government issuing new guidelines for the opening of places of worship from the June 8, lakhs of devotees of Lord Balaji are...

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Public uproar forced TTD to put on hold monetization of temple properties

Tirupati: Following public uproar  the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam's  decision to monetize 50  temple properties to raise Rs 100 Crore fund, has been...
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World’s richest temple to raise Rs 100 crore by monetising properties

Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), India's richest temple body (Lord Balaji) is all set to raise Rs 100 crore by monetizing its un-viable...
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Savour ‘Tirupati Laddu’ at home in the time of coronavirus

Tirupati: Despite the Covid-19 lockdown, devotees of Lord Venkateswara of the famous hill shrine at Tirumala will soon be able to receive sacred ‘Tirupati...
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TTD mulls restarting Srivari darshan; introduce time slots, social distancing

Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is planning to reintroduce Srivari darshan soon on a trial basis and enforce social distancing measures....
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In search of food, wild tusker electrocuted in Chittoor district

Chittoor, May 5 : A wild elephant was electrocuted to death in an agriculture field at Munnar Nayunipalli village under Gangavaram Mandal in Chittoor district...
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Public angry as delay in KUDA Master Plan halts development works in Warangal

Public angry as delay in KUDA Master Plan halts development works in Warangal

Hyderabad: The Telangana government approved the Master Plan 2041 for the state's second-largest city, Warangal, which consists of three towns Warangal,...

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Warangal mass murder: Monster Sanjay Kumar killed ten, all migrants

Warangal: The sensational mass murder mystery at Geesukonda in Warangal, Telangana, is taking new twists every day, as the investigation is progressing....
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Warangal murder: Man admits to killing nine migrant workers

Hyderabad: In a major turn of events, a man has admitted to killing nine migrant workers in Warangal. According to sources, Sanjay Kumar told the police...
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Nine bodies fished out from a well in Warangal, all migrant workers

Warangal : Nine bodies, six from one family, were fished out from a well in Geesukonda town of  Warangal district of Telangana. The Warangal police on...
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Covid-19: Warangal man’s foot-operated sanitisation device gets NIF funding

Hyderabad: Telangana man’s innovation, a foot-operated hand sanitisation device to fight against coronavirus, gets recognised by India’s National...
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What Lockdown, Telangana Cop hosts daughter’s birthday party

Telangana : At a time when the entire police force in Telangana is working tirelessly to fight the spread of Corona virus, a police constable has come...
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Business / TECH & STARTUPS

Programme launched by T- Incubators and Enablers with TSIC to help startups

Programme launched by T- Incubators and Enablers with TSIC to help startups

TS govt develops hands-free, portable, battery-operated sanitiser dispenser

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How Hyderabad-based GVK group misused AAI funds

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Hyderabad students build drone that can sanitise from above 400 metres

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Scared of exchanging money? Use this currency sanitiser to ensure virus-free cash

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PHOTO GALLERY

CM KCR visits family of Col Santosh Babu in Suryapet

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Manta ray fished out of Machilipatnam, likely to be auctioned

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Vizag gas leak: Images show people run for breath, fall unconscious in the streets

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Indian Armed Forces salute Corona warriors

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The territorial maps of zones falling under GHMC

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‘Coronavirus Helmet’ rally of Hyderabad Police

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