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Topic: Telangana

Two confirmed Covid-19 reinfections in Telangana increase concerns about immunity

Telangana govt has confirmed that 2 medical professionals contracted the infection a second time after about 2 months. Their case files have been sent to ICMR.

6 days after Srisailam fire, ‘heat making it difficult’ for CID to access most affected part

CMD of state PSU that owns the Srisailam plant says it is yet to be established if the fire began due to short-circuit, 'extreme heat' is preventing access to interiors of the plant.

9 dead in fire at Telangana hydroelectric plant

According to officials, the fire broke out late on Thursday night when at least 17 people were inside the plant and eight of them managed to come out.

9 people feared trapped after fire breaks out at Telangana hydroelectric plant

Copious amounts of smoke prevented rescue personnel from entering the building despite three fire engines being engaged in extinguishing it, said officials.

Why should I apologise? Have right to opinion, says BJP MLA in WSJ-Facebook controversy

Raja Singh says he has nothing to apologise for, insists that Facebook did act against him & asserts that the social media platform is neutral. 

Vastu-compliant secretariat in Covid times — why KCR is building new complex in Hyderabad

Earlier this month, Telangana govt began the demolition process of the old secretariat to build a new one. Opposition has questioned the timing of the move.

Half of Telangana’s Covid deaths were patients without comorbidities, most of them men

The state's data, now considered one of the most comprehensive in the country so far, is significant since Covid was believed to disproportionately affect people with comorbidities.

How coronavirus is exposing the ‘autocratic’ leadership of ‘missing’ CM KCR

Since the formation of Telangana, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao or KCR has governed with an authoritarian streak and the pandemic has changed little.

Now, Telangana govt says private Hyderabad lab responsible for state’s high positivity rate

The KCR govt has been at the centre of a controversy over the state's testing data, even facing allegations of fudging the numbers so they are lower.

In Telangana, KCR govt has 2 sets of Covid case numbers — the difference is nearly 3,000

Health bulletin by govt Thursday night says Telangana has 18,570 Covid cases, but live dashboard on health and government website shows 21,393 cases.

On Camera

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?