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Techie Lavanya’s suicide case: Police arrest mother-in-law, two sisters-in-laws

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Telangana close to becoming the new COVID hotspot

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COVID 19: Telangana govt reports 1879 new cases, says 15,746 beds vacant

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Vizag gas leak: CEO, directors of LG Polymers among 12 arrested

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TikTok Pro is a sham dont download says Police
CRIME

TikTok Pro is a sham dont download says Police

Hyderabad: The Telangana police have asked people to beware of TikTok Pro and not to download the app. Messages asking people to download TikTok Pro has...
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Viral video of giraffes diving into swimming pool is NOT a Real show..But an Animation !!
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Viral video of giraffes diving into swimming pool is NOT a Real show..But an Animation !!

Hyderabad: A video of giraffes diving into a swimming pool is being circulated on social media for quite some time. The users are attributing the video...
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AIG Hospital in Gachibowli charged me excess for COVID treatment: Patient
AP & TELANGANA

AIG Hospital in Gachibowli charged me excess for COVID treatment: Patient

Hyderabad: A woman, Vijaya Kesari, accused the AIG Hospital staff of forcefully conducting multiple medical tests and admitting her and her father into...
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Fact Check – After uproar, PETA billboards promoting vegan Bakr Eid pulled down in Lucknow
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Fact Check – After uproar, PETA billboards promoting vegan Bakr Eid pulled down in Lucknow

Hyderabad: PETA-India's billboard promoting a vegan Eid Al-Adha in India has sparked a controversy. The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals India (PeTA...
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In Telangana only 19 cured patients volunteer for plasma donation
HYDERABAD

In Telangana only 19 cured patients volunteer for plasma donation

Hyderabad: Out of the 16,287 COVID patients discharged in Telangana, only 19 have come forward for convalescent plasma (donation) therapy as on July 7th....
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NewsMeter Bulletin 8.7.20

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8 arrested for circulating obscene videos of Guntur BTech student on Instagram

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ED attached Iconic Samudra Mahal of Nirav Modi; assets worth Rs 329.66 Cr confiscated

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Jawahar nagar man complained of breathlessness, dies on road at ECIL

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Rights activist Nissar, aka Naya Gaddar, dies of Covid-19 at Gandhi

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US govt alters directive, Indian students can continue education

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

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Petition filed in HC seeking whereabouts of Chief Minister KCR

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AP govt allocates Rs 90K crore to construct 30 L houses for poor

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Indian students stare at bleak future after US asks foreigners taking online classes to depart

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NewsMeter Bulletin 8.7.20

NewsMeter Bulletin 8.7.20

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FACT CHECK

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 !!

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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Fact Check – After uproar, PETA billboards promoting vegan Bakr Eid pulled down in Lucknow

Fact Check – After uproar, PETA billboards promoting vegan Bakr Eid pulled down in Lucknow

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Fact Check: Did a Hyderabad school Principal misbehave with a parent when questioned about fee charged?

Fact Check: Did a Hyderabad school Principal misbehave with a parent when questioned about fee charged?

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Fact Check: TTD did NOT send irrelevant religious publicity material with Saptagiri to subscribers

Fact Check: TTD did NOT send irrelevant religious publicity material with Saptagiri to subscribers

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Fact Check: Girl who cycled 1,200 km to take her injured father home was not raped, murdered

Fact Check: Girl who cycled 1,200 km to take her injured father home was not raped, murdered

Fact check: Viral cartoon ‘Lipstick on a pig’ depicting Modi, Indian media is false

Fact check: Viral cartoon ‘Lipstick on a pig’ depicting Modi, Indian media is false

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Fact Check: Did Nepal soldiers gun down 7 Indian soldiers for ceasefire violation?

Fact Check: Did Nepal soldiers gun down 7 Indian soldiers for ceasefire violation?

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Fact check: Defence minister Rajnath Singh didn’t tie ‘Nimbu-Mirchi’ to the fence at border

Fact check: Defence minister Rajnath Singh didn’t tie ‘Nimbu-Mirchi’ to the fence at border

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Fact check: Viral images of people boarding a bus from London to Kolkata is true

Fact check: Viral images of people boarding a bus from London to Kolkata is true

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Fact Check: No, Dr. V.K. Srinivasan of Bharath Biotech didn’t take the Covid-19 vaccine

Fact Check: No, Dr. V.K. Srinivasan of Bharath Biotech didn’t take the Covid-19 vaccine

Fact check: Viral image of `world’s largest Tulsi’ turns out to be mango tree.

Fact check: Viral image of `world’s largest Tulsi’ turns out to be mango tree.

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Fact Check: No, Sushant Singh Rajput’s `Pavitra Rishta’ has not been taken down

Fact Check: No, Sushant Singh Rajput’s `Pavitra Rishta’ has not been taken down

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Fact Check: Claims that CRPF shot, killed civilian in Kashmir is false

Fact Check: Claims that CRPF shot, killed civilian in Kashmir is false

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Fact Check: Dabangg-3 fame Javed Hyder is not selling vegetables for living, due to lockdown

Fact Check: Dabangg-3 fame Javed Hyder is not selling vegetables for living, due to lockdown

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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

Telangana close to becoming the new COVID hotspot

Telangana close to becoming the new COVID hotspot

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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Over 70k booked for not wearing masks in Telangana

Over 70k booked for not wearing masks in Telangana

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10,893 Indian police personnel test positive for Covid-19: Report

10,893 Indian police personnel test positive for Covid-19: Report

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CRIME

TikTok Pro is a sham dont download says Police

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Hyderabad: The Telangana police have asked people to beware of…

8 arrested for circulating obscene videos of Guntur BTech student on Instagram

8 arrested for circulating obscene videos of Guntur BTech student on Instagram

Guntur: The Guntur cyber police have arrested all…

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ED attached Iconic Samudra Mahal of Nirav Modi; assets worth Rs 329.66 Cr confiscated

ED attached Iconic Samudra Mahal of Nirav Modi; assets worth Rs 329.66 Cr confiscated

Hyderabad: Sleuths of Enforcement directorate have attached properties…

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Techie Lavanya’s suicide case: Police arrest mother-in-law, two sisters-in-laws

Techie Lavanya’s suicide case: Police arrest mother-in-law, two sisters-in-laws

Hyderabad: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport police on…

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ED books Hyderabad-based GVK group for money laundering

ED books Hyderabad-based GVK group for money laundering

Hyderabad: The sleuths of Enforcement Directorate have registered…

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Cyber stalker arrested for harassing a minor girl through Instagram

Cyber stalker arrested for harassing a minor girl through Instagram

Hyderabad: Rachakonda cyber crime police on July 6,…

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AP minister’s escort vehicle overturns, APSP head constable dies

AP minister’s escort vehicle overturns, APSP head constable dies

Hyderabad: In a freak mishap, the escort vehicle,…

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POLITICS

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

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Vijayawada: Former Chief Minister and leader of the...

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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Kalvakuntla Kavitha asks Centre to rollback decision to privatise coal mines

Hyderabad: Protesting against the Central government's decision to…

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TDP leader Atchannaidu discharged from hospital, shifted to Vijayawada sub-jail

Vijayawada: The former TDP minister, Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, was…

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Consumer Voice

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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‘Safety and hygiene fee’: Salon exploits COVID 19 to loot customer in Chennai

‘Safety and hygiene fee’: Salon exploits COVID 19 to loot customer in Chennai

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Electric shock: Vacant house in Khajaguda issued 8 K bill

Electric shock: Vacant house in Khajaguda issued 8 K bill

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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

Theatre goes digital, thanks to lockdown

Theatre goes digital, thanks to lockdown

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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Actor Nithin to have a lockdown yet royal wedding one at Falaknuma

Actor Nithin to have a lockdown yet royal wedding one at Falaknuma

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No money, no followers: Telugu TikTokers stare at bleak future

No money, no followers: Telugu TikTokers stare at bleak future

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OFFBEAT

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

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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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

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8 arrested for circulating obscene videos of Guntur BTech student on Instagram

8 arrested for circulating obscene videos of Guntur BTech student on Instagram

Guntur: The Guntur cyber police have arrested all eight men involved in the circulation of obscene videos of a BTech student on Instagram and a porn website....

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AIG Hospital in Gachibowli charged me excess for COVID treatment: Patient

Hyderabad: A woman, Vijaya Kesari, accused the AIG Hospital staff of forcefully conducting multiple medical tests and admitting her and her father into...
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Petition filed in HC seeking whereabouts of Chief Minister KCR

Hyderabad: A petition has been moved before the Telangana High Court seeking direction to the state government to inform the people of Telangana about...
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AP govt allocates Rs 90K crore to construct 30 L houses for poor

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to spend a whopping Rs 90,000 Crore to construct 30 lakh houses for the poor in the state. Under ‘Pedalandariki...
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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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Don’t deny treatment to anyone during pandemic: TS Governor to private hospitals

Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilsai Soundarajan, on 7 July, asked hospitals not to deny treatment to any person during the pandemic. While interacting...
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8 arrested for circulating obscene videos of Guntur BTech student on Instagram

8 arrested for circulating obscene videos of Guntur BTech student on Instagram

Guntur: The Guntur cyber police have arrested all eight men involved in the circulation of obscene videos of a BTech student on Instagram and a porn website....

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Jawahar nagar man complained of breathlessness, dies on road at ECIL

Hyderabad: A young man who was not given admission at a private hospital in ECIL falling in  Rachakonda limits, collapsed on the main road, and died on...
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Rights activist Nissar, aka Naya Gaddar, dies of Covid-19 at Gandhi

Hyderabad: Rights activist and secretary of Praja Natya Mandali, a people’s organization, Nissar passed away due to Covid-19. He was working as a conductor...
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AIG Hospital in Gachibowli charged me excess for COVID treatment: Patient

Hyderabad: A woman, Vijaya Kesari, accused the AIG Hospital staff of forcefully conducting multiple medical tests and admitting her and her father into...
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In Telangana only 19 cured patients volunteer for plasma donation

Hyderabad: Out of the 16,287 COVID patients discharged in Telangana, only 19 have come forward for convalescent plasma (donation) therapy as on July 7th....
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Don’t deny treatment to anyone during pandemic: TS Governor to private hospitals

Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilsai Soundarajan, on 7 July, asked hospitals not to deny treatment to any person during the pandemic. While interacting...
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8 arrested for circulating obscene videos of Guntur BTech student on Instagram

8 arrested for circulating obscene videos of Guntur BTech student on Instagram

Guntur: The Guntur cyber police have arrested all eight men involved in the circulation of obscene videos of a BTech student on Instagram and a porn website....

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AIG Hospital in Gachibowli charged me excess for COVID treatment: Patient

Hyderabad: A woman, Vijaya Kesari, accused the AIG Hospital staff of forcefully conducting multiple medical tests and admitting her and her father into...
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Petition filed in HC seeking whereabouts of Chief Minister KCR

Hyderabad: A petition has been moved before the Telangana High Court seeking direction to the state government to inform the people of Telangana about...
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Don’t deny treatment to anyone during pandemic: TS Governor to private hospitals

Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilsai Soundarajan, on 7 July, asked hospitals not to deny treatment to any person during the pandemic. While interacting...
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Telangana’s oldest COVID-19 patient discharged from Gandhi

Hyderabad: Telangana's oldest COVID-19 patient, a 94-year-old woman, recovered and was discharged from Gandhi Hospital on 7 July. P. Vijayalaxmi from the...
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Demolition of old secretariat building begins, commuters face inconvenience

Hyderabad: Commuters, on Tuesday morning, encountered traffic jams and were caught by surprise when asked to take a diversion on main-roads leading to...
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AP govt allocates Rs 90K crore to construct 30 L houses for poor

AP govt allocates Rs 90K crore to construct 30 L houses for poor

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to spend a whopping Rs 90,000 Crore to construct 30 lakh houses for the poor in the state. Under ‘Pedalandariki...

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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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Swadhathri’s realtor booked for cheating depositors

Hyderabad: Cyberabad Police booked a realtor for cheating hundreds of property buyers  to the tune of Rs 400 Crore,  under the garb of fraudulent schemes....
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COVID patient who went missing from Vijayawada hospital found in mortuary

Vijayawada: The Vijayawada police found the body of the 63-year-old man who went missing from a COVID-19 hospital in Vijayawada on 24 June in the hospital...
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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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Guntur sub- inspector accused of cheating woman after marriage vow

Guntur:  A woman on Thursday lodged a complaint with Narsaraopeta Rural police station in Guntur district against a Sub- Inspector of Police Jagadeesh...
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New prisoners to be tested for COVID-19 in Andhra’s ‘special jails’

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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Guntur sub- inspector accused of cheating woman after marriage vow

Guntur:  A woman on Thursday lodged a complaint with Narsaraopeta Rural police station in Guntur district against a Sub- Inspector of Police Jagadeesh...
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Andhra NRIs in 300 cities to protest in solidarity with agitating farmers of Amaravati

Amaravati: In solidarity with the farmers of Amaravati who have been protesting against the state government's decision to have three state capitals, NRIs...
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Andhra NRI’s to protests worldwide in 300 cities on Amaravati agitation

Hyderabad: More than 24,000 farmers of the Amaravati capital region have been on the warpath ever since the YSR Congress Party government in the state...
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Four districts contribute to 82 % of Covid-19 deaths, 52 % of cases in AP

Vijayawada: Four districts contribute to over 52 per cent of the Covid-19 cases and more than 82 per cent to Covid-19 deaths in Andhra Pradesh.  Out of...
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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

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

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

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

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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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