Coronavirus News Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 11 April 2021

Telangana: GO issued to collect Rs 1000 fine for not wearing mask

To contain further spread of virus amid rise in the coronavirus cases, the Telangana government on Sunday passed a Government Order (GO) directing the authorities to collect Rs 1000 fine from the citizens for stepping out in public without a mask. Read Full Story

Villages in Telangana impose self-lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise

Ponnala and Boath of Adilabad district in Telangana have imposed self-lockdown on Thursday in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases. To contain the spread of the virus, the villagers passed a resolution to close all the commercial establishments after 5 pm. Read Full Story

Pawan Kalyan goes into quarantine as his personal staff tests positive for coronavirus

In the wake of Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan's personal staff confirmed of coronavirus positive, the actor turned politician went into isolation. The Jana Sena party has issued a statement saying that Pawan went into home isolation on the advice of doctors as some of the personal staff were diagnosed with coronavirus. Read Full Story

BC study centre in every constituency: Minister Gangula Kamalakar

"The government is moving ahead with a goal of making BC students in the state highly educated," said BC welfare minister Gangula Kamalakar. As a part of this, the government will set up country's first ever BC centres for every constituency in the state, he added. Read Full Story

Telangana govt. writes to centre seeking more vaccines

The Telangana government has written to the centre seeking at least 30 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the next 15 days. At present, there are only 5.6 lakh doses of vaccine left in the state which could only last for the next three days. Read Full Story

Andhra Pradesh: TDP leader Devineni Uma booked for allegedly circulating forged videos

The CID has registered a case against TDP leader and former minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao. He was charged under sections 464, 465, 468, 471 and 505 of the IPC for alleged forgery of electronic documents. Read Full Story

COVID-19: Kejriwal urges Centre to lift vaccination age limit, says 65 pc patients under 45 years

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday informed 65 per cent of COVID-19 patients in the national capital are below 45 years of age and urged the Centre to lift the age limit in the vaccination process. Read Full Story

Nationwide 'Tika Utsav' begins, Modi urges people to abide by 4 things

New Delhi: Announcing that a four-day countrywide 'Tika Utsav' (inoculation festival) is being started from Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to abide by four things that include wearing of masks as well as motivating others to follow the norm in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Read Full Story

Rainfall to lash Hyderabad for two more days

Hyderabad is expected to receive rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning during the night, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Read Full Story

Andhra Pradesh: Rains likely in north coastal Andhra Pradesh in next three days

Amaravati Meteorological Department officials said in a statement on Saturday that moderate rains with thunders and lightning are likely in many parts of the north coast of Andhra Pradesh in the next three days. Read Full Story