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Officials lock homes in Guntur district to prevent spread of coronavirus

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Threat to Covid Justice : Political controls and Infrastructural deficits

AP & TELANGANA

Amidst spike in COVID cases AP Christian leaders ask govt to reopen churches

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Telangana colleges to conduct undergraduate, postgraduate exams from 20 June
EDUCATION/JOBS

Telangana colleges to conduct undergraduate, postgraduate exams from 20 June

Hyderabad: The undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) examination in Telangana will start from 20 June, the Telangana State Council of Higher Education...
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Fact Check: Video showing locusts in Telangana’s Bhongir district is false
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Fact Check: Video showing locusts in Telangana’s Bhongir district is false

Swarms of desert locusts have reached urban areas of Rajasthan and many parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in the past few days. Millions of locusts...
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Pollution level dips in three southern cities including Hyderabad during lockdown: Report
HYDERABAD

Pollution level dips in three southern cities including Hyderabad during lockdown: Report

Hyderabad: A fresh analysis of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data by Greenpeace India has revealed a large scale reduction in air pollutant concentration...
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Southwest Monsoon likely to hit Kerala by June 1
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Southwest Monsoon likely to hit Kerala by June 1

  Southwest Monsoon (SWM) is likely to hit Kerala by June 1 bringing much needed relief to the people. Low pressure is likely to form over the Southeast...
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Fact Check: Images of Uttarakhand wildfire on social media are fake
FACT CHECK

Fact Check: Images of Uttarakhand wildfire on social media are fake

As we reach almost the end of May, 2020 has been declared the year of disasters by many. First, there was Covid-19, then earthquake, Cyclone Amphan, locust...
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Telangana on edge as 4 deaths, 169 COVID-19 cases reported in 24 hours

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Revolutionary writer Varavara Rao admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai

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Unpaid for months, techie commits suicide in KPHB

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COVID-19: Two more Hyderabad cops test positive

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Missile Park ‘Agneeprastha’ to be set up at INS Kalinga Vizag

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Blow to Jagan, HC orders to reinstate Nimmagadda Ramesh as SEC

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Officials lock homes in Guntur district to prevent spread of coronavirus

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Rachakonda police arrests 4 for selling banned cotton seeds to farmers

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CCMB develop stable cultures of coronavirus, helps in vaccine development

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NewsMeter Evening Bulletin 14.05.2020

NewsMeter Evening Bulletin 14.05.2020

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Fact Check: Video showing locusts in Telangana’s Bhongir district is false

Fact Check: Video showing locusts in Telangana’s Bhongir district is false

Fact Check: Images of Uttarakhand wildfire on social media are fake

Fact Check: Images of Uttarakhand wildfire on social media are fake

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Fact Check: Woman with Jayalalitha in viral picture is not Nirmala Sitharaman

Fact Check: Woman with Jayalalitha in viral picture is not Nirmala Sitharaman

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Fact Check: FB video by German scientist claiming chlorine dioxide can act against coronavirus is false

Fact Check: FB video by German scientist claiming chlorine dioxide can act against coronavirus is false

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Fact Check: Viral message that FB would charge users for sending messages is false

Fact Check: Viral message that FB would charge users for sending messages is false

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Fact Check: Viral WhatsApp message on Rs 5K lockdown relief fund to every citizen is false

Fact Check: Viral WhatsApp message on Rs 5K lockdown relief fund to every citizen is false

Fact Check: The viral claim that the equinox is from May 22 -28 is FALSE

Fact Check: The viral claim that the equinox is from May 22 -28 is FALSE

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Fact Check: Video claiming Pakistani cricketer Yasir Shah’s death in Karachi flight crash is false

Fact Check: Video claiming Pakistani cricketer Yasir Shah’s death in Karachi flight crash is false

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FactCheck: 2016 images re-shared as Karachi flight crash images

FactCheck: 2016 images re-shared as Karachi flight crash images

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Fact Check: No, Muslim students don’t stay for free in Jamia’s J&K Hostel

Fact Check: No, Muslim students don’t stay for free in Jamia’s J&K Hostel

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Fact check: Viral image of boys with skullcaps serving drinking water to train passengers is of 2016

Fact check: Viral image of boys with skullcaps serving drinking water to train passengers is of 2016

Fact Check: ‘Heartbreaking’ image shared by Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi is not of migrant children

Fact Check: ‘Heartbreaking’ image shared by Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi is not of migrant children

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Fact Check: Viral video of ‘crowded Hyderabad market’ is from Pakistan

Fact Check: Viral video of ‘crowded Hyderabad market’ is from Pakistan

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Fact Check: INC spokesperson Pawan Khera didn’t say anything against Maharana Pratap

Fact Check: INC spokesperson Pawan Khera didn’t say anything against Maharana Pratap

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Fact Check: Woman cycling with baby tied to her back not from India

Fact Check: Woman cycling with baby tied to her back not from India

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SATELLITE JOURNALISM

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

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

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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Satellite images show water-level rising in Ranganayaka Sagar reservoir

Satellite images show water-level rising in Ranganayaka Sagar reservoir

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Satellite data shows increasing pollution levels in Indian cities including Hyderabad

Satellite data shows increasing pollution levels in Indian cities including Hyderabad

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DATA STORIES / Longforms

COVID-19: Hyderabad among 13 cities that make up 70 percent cases in India

COVID-19: Hyderabad among 13 cities that make up 70 percent cases in India

Around 60 percent of COVID-19 patients in Telangana discharged: Report

Around 60 percent of COVID-19 patients in Telangana discharged: Report

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70 % of foodies say no to ordering food or dining out: Survey

70 % of foodies say no to ordering food or dining out: Survey

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Covid-19 has affected more than 30 crore students in India: UNESCO

Covid-19 has affected more than 30 crore students in India: UNESCO

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Telangana conducts 22,842 COVID-19 tests, lowest among south-Indian states

Telangana conducts 22,842 COVID-19 tests, lowest among south-Indian states

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CRIME

Unpaid for months, techie commits suicide in KPHB

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Hyderabad:  A 48-year-old man from Tamil Nadu who was working…

Rachakonda police arrests 4 for selling banned cotton seeds to farmers

Rachakonda police arrests 4 for selling banned cotton seeds to farmers

Hyderabad: The Rachakonda police, on May 28, arrested…

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Borewells or death traps: More than 33 children died in India since 2009

Borewells or death traps: More than 33 children died in India since 2009

Hyderabad: More than 40 children have fallen into…

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Tollywood cinematographer Shyam K Naidu arrested for ‘raping’ film artist in Hyderabad

Tollywood cinematographer Shyam K Naidu arrested for ‘raping’ film artist in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Police on May 28th night, arrested noted…

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Shyam Naidu promised to marry but cheated: Tollywood artist

Shyam Naidu promised to marry but cheated: Tollywood artist

Hyderabad: Tollywood artist  had alleged that she was…

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MBA graduate robs Rs 8.5 L, Rachakonda cops recover money in short time

MBA graduate robs Rs 8.5 L, Rachakonda cops recover money in short time

Hyderabad: The sleuths of CCS, LB Nagar team,…

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Tirupati cops arrest man who stole gold jewellery from TTD official’s residence

Tirupati cops arrest man who stole gold jewellery from TTD official’s residence

Tirupati: The Tirupati Urban police arrested the man…

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POLITICS

TDP Mahanadu: Naidu says TDP ready to face challenges

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Vijayawada: The Telegu Desam Party (TDP) chief and...

KCR: No meetings or programmes for TS formation day on June 2

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, has instructed…

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YSRC led AP government has pushed democracy into danger: Naidu

Vijayawada: Telugu Desam Party supremo and former chief…

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Mahanadu 2020: TDP set to become India’s first party to hold digital conclave

Vijayawada: TDP is all set to become the…

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Tribal minister Satyavathi Rathod orders probe against TRS MLA’s son after woman alleges threat to life

Hyderabad: Tribal, Women and Child Welfare Minister Satyavathi…

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Consumer Voice

Security breach in ‘DMart Ready’, online shopping app raises concern

Security breach in ‘DMart Ready’, online shopping app raises concern

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Amazon India made to pay Rs 12 K to customer, for charging extra

Amazon India made to pay Rs 12 K to customer, for charging extra

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Are you still paying ‘mandatory service charge’ at restaurants?

Are you still paying ‘mandatory service charge’ at restaurants?

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Bantia Estates asked to pay 25 K to customer for unfair trade practice

Bantia Estates asked to pay 25 K to customer for unfair trade practice

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Google, Bajaj Electronics asked to pay Rs 73 K to customer

Google, Bajaj Electronics asked to pay Rs 73 K to customer

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OPINIONS & INTERVIEWS

Threat to Covid Justice : Political controls and Infrastructural deficits

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No Dadagiri or Domineering: India must call China’s bluff

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Opinion : In times of pandemic will video court render open justice?

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Potential threat: Can coronavirus spread through wastewater?

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Appeal to AP CM to constitute Dharmika Parishad

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Water wars: KCR, Jagan slug it out over new irrigation projects on Krishna

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ENTERTAINMENT

Samantha hits yet another milestone, now has 10 million followers on Instagram

Samantha hits yet another milestone, now has 10 million followers on Instagram

Ministers to commoners all in praise as Sonu Sood helps migrant workers

Ministers to commoners all in praise as Sonu Sood helps migrant workers

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It’s official: Rana Daggubati gets engaged to lady love Miheeka Bajaj

It’s official: Rana Daggubati gets engaged to lady love Miheeka Bajaj

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On his birthday, Jr NTR urges fans to care for their health more

On his birthday, Jr NTR urges fans to care for their health more

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Chiranjeevi’s brother Nagababu calls Godse patriot, sparks controversy

Chiranjeevi’s brother Nagababu calls Godse patriot, sparks controversy

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OFFBEAT

Odisha businessman jumps quarantine to attend sister’s last rites in AP’s West Godavari district

Odisha businessman jumps quarantine to attend sister’s last rites in AP’s West Godavari district

Parked RTC bus stolen in Anantapur, accused caught after chase

Parked RTC bus stolen in Anantapur, accused caught after chase

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10K Arya Samaj households from AP & T conduct yagna for COVID warriors

10K Arya Samaj households from AP & T conduct yagna for COVID warriors

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Teddy bear as sick baby: Vizag couple booked for hoodwinking cops to bypass lockdown

Teddy bear as sick baby: Vizag couple booked for hoodwinking cops to bypass lockdown

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Explainer: How to wash veggies, clothes amid COVID-19?

Explainer: How to wash veggies, clothes amid COVID-19?

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Revolutionary writer Varavara Rao admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai

Revolutionary writer Varavara Rao admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai

Hyderabad: Revolutionary writer and left-wing activist Varavara Rao (81) currently lodged in Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai, has been admitted to JJ Hospital...

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Missile Park ‘Agneeprastha’ to be set up at INS Kalinga Vizag

Vishakapatnam : The foundation stone for a Missile Park "AGNEEPRASTHA" was laid at INS Kalinga in Vizag city . Once completed will be dedicated to all...
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Blow to Jagan, HC orders to reinstate Nimmagadda Ramesh as SEC

Vishakapatnam: In a major set back to YS Jagan Mohan Reddy led Andhra Pradesh government, the High Court on Friday, struck down the Ordinance and Government...
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Southwest Monsoon likely to hit Kerala by June 1

  Southwest Monsoon (SWM) is likely to hit Kerala by June 1 bringing much needed relief to the people. Low pressure is likely to form over the Southeast...
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Amidst spike in COVID cases AP Christian leaders ask govt to reopen churches

Vijayawada: Christian leaders of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have requested the Central and state governments to reopen places of worship immediately....
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COVID-19: Telangana man who boarded wrong train to Kerala from Rajasthan dies

Hyderabad: A Telangana man who had tested positive for COVID-19 died in Kerala on 27 May. In his daily address to the media, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi...
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COVID-19: Two more Hyderabad cops test positive

COVID-19: Two more Hyderabad cops test positive

Hyderabad: Two constables of the Hyderabad city police tested positive for COVID-19 on 29 May. The number of COVID-affected cops in the state has now reached...

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Pollution level dips in three southern cities including Hyderabad during lockdown: Report

Hyderabad: A fresh analysis of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data by Greenpeace India has revealed a large scale reduction in air pollutant concentration...
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Three autos and 20 huts gutted in the blaze at Secunderabad

Hyderabad: As many as, 20 huts of in-state migrant workers and three autos, were gutted down in major fire at Bapuji Nagar of Bowenpally. Officials on...
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Cops rule out suicide in Lakshmi Narayana’s daughter-in-law’s death

Hyderabad: Cyberabad Police investigating the death of BJP President Kanna Lakshmi Narayana's daughter-in-law  Nallapureddy Suharika, rule out suicide...
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Panther injures forest staffers in rescue operation in Nalgonda, dies of haemorrhage

Hyderabad: A rescue operation to set free a Panther  caught in the fence of an agricultural field in Nalgonda district, left two forest staffers injured...
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Fire breaks out in City Civil Courts complex canteen in Purana Haveli

Hyderabad: Fire broke out in the canteen at the City Civil Courts Complex located at Purana Haveli in the Old City of Hyderabad on Thursday. No casualties...
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Revolutionary writer Varavara Rao admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai

Revolutionary writer Varavara Rao admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai

Hyderabad: Revolutionary writer and left-wing activist Varavara Rao (81) currently lodged in Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai, has been admitted to JJ Hospital...

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Blow to Jagan, HC orders to reinstate Nimmagadda Ramesh as SEC

Vishakapatnam: In a major set back to YS Jagan Mohan Reddy led Andhra Pradesh government, the High Court on Friday, struck down the Ordinance and Government...
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Amidst spike in COVID cases AP Christian leaders ask govt to reopen churches

Vijayawada: Christian leaders of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have requested the Central and state governments to reopen places of worship immediately....
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COVID-19: Telangana man who boarded wrong train to Kerala from Rajasthan dies

Hyderabad: A Telangana man who had tested positive for COVID-19 died in Kerala on 27 May. In his daily address to the media, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi...
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Panther injures forest staffers in rescue operation in Nalgonda, dies of haemorrhage

Hyderabad: A rescue operation to set free a Panther  caught in the fence of an agricultural field in Nalgonda district, left two forest staffers injured...
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KIA to invest another 54 million dollars in Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati: Kia Motors Corporation, a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, has decided to invest an additional sum...
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Missile Park ‘Agneeprastha’ to be set up at INS Kalinga Vizag

Missile Park ‘Agneeprastha’ to be set up at INS Kalinga Vizag

Vishakapatnam : The foundation stone for a Missile Park "AGNEEPRASTHA" was laid at INS Kalinga in Vizag city . Once completed will be dedicated to all...

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Styrene gas kills one more in Vizag, autopsy yet to reveal details

Vishakapatnam: One more person succumbed to the styrene gas in Venkatapuram area of  Gopalapatnam in Visakhapatnam, the officials said on Wednesday. She...
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YSRC led AP government has pushed democracy into danger: Naidu

Vijayawada: Telugu Desam Party supremo and former chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu criticised Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress government for...
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Vizag gas leak: Supreme Court permits 30 employees to enter sealed plant premises

Vijayawada: A day after seizure of the LG Polymers India Private Limited premises in Vizag, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed LG Polymers to have...
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TDP leader Kuna Ravi Kumar threatens Ponduru tahsildar for illegal soil mining

Srikakulam: The Srikakulam police registered a case against former government whip and TDP leader Kuna Ravi Kumar for abusing and threatening Ponduru tahsildar...
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Vizag gas leak: Andhra High Court directs state to seize LG Polymers premises

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 24 May, has directed the state government to seize the premises of the LG Polymers, which was responsible...
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Welfare schemes benefited 3.5 crore people in AP : Jagan

Welfare schemes benefited 3.5 crore people in AP : Jagan

Vishakapatnam : The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy, on 25 May, said that between June 2019 and May 2020, the YSRCP-led government...

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YSRC govt completes 1-year rule: Brainstorming sessions on various schemes from May 25

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has called upon the citizens of the state to review his welfare schemes. As the YSRC government...
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AI flight with 156 passengers from London arrive at Vijayawada Airport

Vijayawada: For the first time since the lockdown, an Air India flight with 156 passengers from London landed at Vijayawada Airport on Wednesday. All the...
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Students knock Andhra HC door, seek fee waiver for lockdown period

Hyderabad: Visakhapatnam : Two students have approached Andhra Pradesh High Court against Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU), Visakhapatnam,...
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Chicken prices have skyrocketed in AP with broiler selling at Rs 310 a kilo

No leg piece on plate: Chicken prices skyrocket in Andhra, broiler sells at Rs 310 per kilo Vijayawada: Chicken prices have skyrocketed in Andhra Pradesh...
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Amid lockdown, Andhra Pradesh moves on with online classes

Amaravati: In an attempt to ensure that students are not deprived of education amid Covid-19 lockdown, the Andhra Pradesh government has been conducting...
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Public uproar forced TTD to put on hold monetization of temple properties

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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CoronaScare: AP migrant worker walks home from Bengaluru dies, body kept outside village

  Ironically relatives, friends and family members of the deceased didn't touch the body of Hariprasad fearing he might have died of COVID-19  ...
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Warangal mass murder: Monster Sanjay Kumar killed ten, all migrants

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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Coronavirus lockdown: Wife conducts final rites of husband in Warangal

Warangal: In a heart-rending incident, a wife was forced to conduct the final rites of her husband in Thirumalagiri village under Dharmasagar mandal in...
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Business / TECH & STARTUPS

Introducing ‘sanitisation pillar’ for ones who can’t afford the tunnel

Introducing ‘sanitisation pillar’ for ones who can’t afford the tunnel

Andhra students develop device to help ensure social distancing after lockdown

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American firm General Atlantic to invest Rs. 6,598 crore in Reliance Jio

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Covid-19: Reagene Innovations, Tech Mahindra, INDRAS collaborate to create lung model

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Android phone users vulnerable to new malware EventBot that targets banking apps

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PHOTO GALLERY

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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In Photos: Coronavirus awareness campaing in Telangana

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Her Royal Highness Princess of Thailand visits Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad

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