Coronavirus News Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 26 March 2021

Coronavirus update: AP reports 984 new cases and four deaths, active cases mounts to 4145

The number of coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh is steadily increasing from the last week with the outbreak of new strain. Among the 40,604 tests performed in the past 24 hours, 984 new positive cases were confirmed and two deaths with one each in Chittoor and Visakhapatnam districts were reported in the last twenty four hours, which takes the total deaths to 7203. The state health department has released a bulletin to this effect. Read Full Story

Unemployment allowance will definitely be paid, says CM KCR

The government is determined to pay unemployment allowance to the youth and will definitely provide it, said Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. Read Full Story

Two woman and two organisers held for running prostitution in Amalapuram

The Amalapuram Urban Circle Inspector RSK Bajilal arrested four persons on Thursday morning after receiving information that prostitution was taking place in a house in Amalapuram Housing Board Colony. CI Bajilal said two traders and two women were arrested in the case. Read Full Story

CM KCR announces salary hike for TSRTC employees

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced a salary hike for the employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) soon. Read Full Story

Tirupati By-Election: Congress party announces former minister Chinta Mohan as its candidate

With the sudden demise of Tirupati MP Balli Durga Prasad, a by-election was inevitable. With this, many political parties are announcing the names of their respective candidates and efforts are being made to win and make a presence here anyway. In this backdrop, former Union Minister Panabaka Lakshmi was brought into the field on behalf of Telugu Desam. Ratna Prabha, a former IAS officer from the BJP Janasena alliance, was announced. Read Full Story

Hyderabad: ABVP activists try to lay siege to Telangana assembly complex

Tension mounted at Telangana assembly complex as the activists of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) tried to lay siege to the complex. They demanded the government to lower retirement age and fill up the vacancies. Read Full Story

No lockdown in Telangana: CM KCR

Lockdown in Telangana: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said that the government has no plan to lockdown the state. He asked the people not to be scared of the virus spread and the lockdown. Read Full Story

CITU Nellore Rural Committee members staging protest at the RTC depot in the city on Friday in connection with Bharat Bandh.

AP cabinet approves budget ordinance online for Rs 80-90000 cr for a period of three months. The state govt to use the budget for disbursement of salaries and for implementation of Navaratnalu schemes. The state govt planning to introduce full fledged budget in Assembly after conclusion of Parishad elections next month.

Bharat Bandh: All the services come to standstill across Andhra Pradesh

The Farmers Association across the country have called for a Bharat Bandh against the new farm bills brought in by the central government. With the call of farmers, bandh continues in Andhra Pradesh on full swing. It is known that the Andhra Pradesh government, YSRCP, TDP and the Left parties have supported the bandh. Read Full Story