Breaking News May 17 LIVE Updates: Latest Telangana And Andhra Pradesh News

Andhra Pradesh News: BJP AP president Kanna Lakshminarayana criticised the state government for neglecting the migrant workers who have been walking through our state to reach their destinations from thousands of kilometres, in a statement on Sunday. Read Full Story

Andhra Pradesh News: TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu demanded the YSRCP Government to explain why the dalit doctor Sudhakar was being threatened and subjected to harassment. Read Full Story

Telangana Cabinet to meet on Monday

The Telangana State Cabinet will meet at 5 pm on Monday at Pragathi Bhavan under the chairmanship of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao.

The Cabinet meeting is likely to discuss on the fresh guidelines issued by the Centre on lockdown and the further strategy to be implemented by the State Government. The Cabinet may also discuss guidelines to be issued for the proposed regulatory agriculture policy of the state government

42 New Coronavirus cases reported in Telangana today

42 new coronavirus positive cases taking the overall number of Covid-19 cases in the State to 1,551. Of the cases detected today, 37 positive cases were from areas under GHMC, three migrants and two persons from Rangareddy district.

Telangana News: With the rise in the number of coronavirus positive cases for the last few days, the Telangana government has restricted the entry of people from three states. The government directed the officials not to allow the people coming to the state from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Read Full story

Hyderabad News: Tension prevailed at Pragati Bhavan in Hyderabad when a debt-ridden man tried to commit suicide. The man, identified as Naziruddin Shah is running a footwear shop in Malakpet to earn his living. However, for the past two years, the shop has been running on losses. Read Full Story

Andhra Pradesh News: Jana Sena president Pawan Kalyan urged the states to take up the responsibility of bringing migrant workers back home. A statement was issued on Sunday in the name of Jana Sena party. Pawan said amid lockdown, it is painful for migrants to die on their way home; it is unfortunate to witness accidents in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Read Full Story

Telangana News: Chief Minister of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao chaired a review meeting at Pragati Bhavan on Sunday on the usage of Godavari water with the ministers and officials concerned. Read Full Story

Andhra Pradesh News: The novel coronavirus has halted all economic activities across the state such as deferring the salaries of state employees. The government Andhra Pradesh has also issued GO 26 to the extent. Meanwhile, an employee of the judiciary has approached the High Court seeking the suspension of the government issued GO number 26. Read Full Story

Hyderabad News: Another flight from Chicago, US arrived in Hyderabad with 168 Indian passengers via Delhi on Sunday at 4.45 am. All the passengers from Air India AI 126 were serviced through the fully sanitized International arrivals. Read Full Story