Breaking News Updates on May 14 from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Ongole: The farm labor who spent the day in work smiling and joking, met an ill fate in the return to home, in Prakasam district on Thursday evening. The tractor carrying the workers hit an electric pole and the vehicle is electrocuted to kill nine people on the spot while two severely injured people are shifted to RIMS Ongole for treatment. Read Full Story

47 new positive coronavirus cases reported in Telangana today

Hyderabad News: Two more evacuation flights from Manila and Washington, US landed with Hyderabad the passengers as a part of Vande Bharat mission. Read Full Story

Andhra Pradesh SSC exam dates 2020 released; timetable here

Andhra Pradesh state government on Thursday announced that tenth class examinations will be conducted from July 10 to July 15. Government had took a key decision on conducting examinations in six papers instead of eleven papers considering the delay happened due to Covid-19 pandemic. Examinations will be conducted from 9.30 am to 12.45pm as per the schedule. 

Andhra Pradesh Lockdown: Andhra Pradesh government is said to be focussing on the measures to be taken to exit lockdown along with taking steps to curtail coronavirus spread. Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy issued key directions to the authorities at a review meeting held at CM camp office on Thursday. Read Full Story

Andhra Pradesh News: Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Makathoti Sucharitha said the current meter reading in power charges is being done according to the terms of the Power Corporation. She also said that there is no chance of human error as it is entirely done with automatic machines. Speaking to media on Thursday over the controversy of charging excess power bills, she said that the government is retrieving the bills of April through a dynamic system and there could be no excess charges. Read Full Story

Delhi Latest News: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan visited the National Centre for Disease Control today and inaugurated an automated COVID19 testing machine.

Telangana Latest News: Telangana High Court on Thursday ordered the state government to conduct COVID-19 tests on dead bodies. The court was dealing with the petition filed by Chikkuda Prabhakar who told the court the state would enter the third stage if the tests were not held. He also informed the court that if tests are not conducted on a large-scale, the virus cannot be detected. Read Full Story

Andhra Pradesh Updates: The Andhra Pradesh government headed by chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has further extended the exemptions over the lockdown. The government on Thursday has released a notice to this extent. The government has issued directives permitting the shops to be opened from 10 am to 5 pm except in all zones except at the containment and buffer zones. Read Full Story 

Hyderabad: The forest officials on Thursday morning caught a Civet cat which created panic among the residents in Golconda. The sighting of the cat triggered the rumours of a black panther on the prowl at Noorani Masjid near Fateh Darwaza of Golconda Fort. Read Full Story