Coronavirus Live Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 7 March 2021

Coronavirus in Karnataka: Karnataka reports 622 new COVID 19 cases, 351 recoveries and 3 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases: 9,55,015

Total recoveries: 9,35,772

Death toll: 12,362

Active cases: 6,862

Coronavirus in Punjab: Punjab reports 1,051 new COVID 19 cases, 693 recoveries and 17 deaths today.

Total cases: 1,88,391

Total recoveries: 1,74,967

Death toll: 5,927

Active cases: 7,497

Coronavirus in Maharashtra: Maharashtra reports 11,141 new COVID 19 cases, 6,013 discharges, and 38 deaths in the last 24 hours

Total cases: 22,19,727

Total recoveries: 20,68,044

Death toll: 52,478

Active cases: 97,983

Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's elder brother Mohammed Muthu Meera Lebbai Maraikayar passes away at his residence in Rameshwaram at the age of 104.

Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's elder brother Mohammed Muthu Meera Lebbai Maraikayar passes away at his residence in Rameshwaram at the age of 104

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— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2021

Promote women in decision-making in all spheres of life: Governor

Hyderabad: On the occasion of International Women's Day-2021, Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan extended heartiest wishes and greetings to all the women of Telangana State.

“Our heritage, culture, and traditions for centuries respect and honour women and worship them as the personification of Goddess “Shakti”. It is high time that we truly imbibe and implement the spirit of gender equality and promote women in decision-making in all spheres of life for a more equitable, and inclusive world,” the Governor said in her message.

The Governor said that the International Women’s Day was an occasion to celebrate and emulate the success of women in different walks of life.

“From family care to nation-building, women are always omnipotent. I salute the spirit of sacrifice and bravery shown by women as caregivers and frontline warriors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Let us all resolve and work for the all-round development of women and gender equality in the true spirit of the International Women’s Day-2021 theme- “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world,” the Governor said.

Telangana CM KCR greets women on World Women's Day

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has conveyed his greetings to women in Telangana State on the occasion of World Women’s Day.

The CM said women play a key role in the development. Women are competing with men in all the fields and are excelling, said CM. Women, who constitute 50 percent of the population, would do wonders if they were given a chance, the CM said. He said the State government is taking a slew of measures to take women on the path of development and progress. They include setting up of the SHE teams, pensions for the old age women, single woman and widows, schemes like Shadi Mubarak and Kalyan Laxmi, KCR Kits, increase in salaries of ASHA workers, Anganwadi teachers and there are several schemes and programs launched to empower women. The CM said Telangana state is in the forefront as far as women’s welfare is concerned.

On the occasion of the World Women’s Day on March 8, 2021, the state government declared a holiday for all women employees in the state and the CM instructed Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar to issue orders in this regard.

Coronavirus in Delhi: Delhi reports 286 new COVID 19 cases, 260 recoveries, and two deaths in the last 24 hours

Total cases: 6,41,101

Total recoveries: 6,28,377

Death toll: 10,921

Active cases: 1,803

Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh reports 136 new COVID 19 cases, 58 recoveries, and one death in the last 24 hours, as per State Health Department

Total cases: 8,90,692

Total recoveries: 8,82,520

Active cases: 998

Death toll: 7,174

Andhra Pradesh News: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu holds a roadshow in Vijayawada as part of the party's campaign for municipal corporation elections.

Andhra Pradesh: Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu holds a roadshow in Vijayawada as part of the party's campaign for municipal corporation elections. pic.twitter.com/VA5H0f98kh

— ANI (@ANI) March 7, 2021

Telangana News: Telangana government on Sunday declared a special holiday for the female employees in the state on the occasion of International Women's day 2021 tomorrow. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar passed orders on the direction of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. Read Full Story