Coronavirus News Highlights: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 9 March 2021

118 new coronavirus cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, active cases remains at 1038

Coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh have been choppy for the last ten days. In the last 24 hours in Andhra Pradesh, 45,079 coronavirus tests were conducted and 118 were tested positive. The state health department has released a bulletin to this effect. According to the health bulletin, the total number of cases registered in the state mounts to 8,90,884 while 7,176 victims have lost their lives across the state with zero deaths. Read Full Story

Telangana News: I have appealed to the Telangana government that there is a need for peace in Old Nizamabad & Old Adilabad. There should be no 'breach of peace'. Except for recent two incidents including Bhainsa, Telangana has been peaceful: AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi

Stock market live updates: Sensex up 584 points in closing trade to 51,025; Nifty settles at 15,098

CM YS Jagan ready to lead all-party delegation to Prime Minister on Visakha steel plant: Sajjala Ramakrishna

YSRCP general secretary and Govt advisor (public affairs) Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy said that the state govt is committed to protect the Visakhapatnam steel plant and Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an appointment to discuss on Steel plant issue. He said that the Chief Minister is ready to take an all party delegation and Trade Union leaders along with him to meet the Prime Minister. Read Full Story

Supreme Court dismisses petition against AP municipal elections, says it cannot obstruct elections

The Supreme Court on Tuesday has held a hearing on the municipal elections in Andhra Pradesh as some people from Kadapa district have filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the previous notification regarding the municipal elections and giving a new notification. The bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, which heard the case, was of the view that it was inappropriate to obstruct the election process. Read Full Story

Employees collecting material for the municipal elections IGMC Stadium in Vijayawada on Tuesday.

Vizag steel plant row: Ganta Srinivas Rao calls for resignation of MPs' and MLAs

Former Union Minister and Visakhapatnam North MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao said on Tuesday that both the central and state governments had misled people over the privatisation of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Read Full Story

Made in India COVID-19 vaccines reach Belize, a country in Central America.

Coronavirus in India: India reports 15,388 new COVID-19 cases, 16, 596 recoveries, and 77 deaths in the last 24 hours

Total cases: 1,12,44,786

Total recoveries: 1,08,99,394

Active cases: 1,87,462

Death toll: 1,57,930

Total vaccination coverage has crossed 2.3 crores, 20 lakh people received COVID-19 vaccine in a single day yesterday: Union Health Ministry