Anika Kumar
Shyam Sundar, a GenX weaver, decided to stick to the work of his ancestors at a time when many of his peers were looking for greener pastures that were leaving their traditional occupation. He adapted to the changed circumstances, developed new computer-aided designs and even produced products made from organic cotton and natural dyes to … Read more
The Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Devasthanam in Srisailam started a 40-day Mahamrityunjaya Pashapatha Homam for global peace and well-being on Sunday. On Sunday morning, special pujas were performed for the deity in the temple grounds. As the number of devotees visiting the temple has drastically decreased due to the curfew in AP, Telangana, and other neighboring … Read more
The state has once again hit a new high in COVID infections: 24,171 new cases were reported within 24 hours by Sunday morning. The daily death toll passed 100 for the second time when 101 people succumbed to the virus the previous day. The toll rose to 9,372 and the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases … Read more
Until the first week of May, cases focused on municipal businesses in Tirupati and Chittoor While the COVID situation appeared to have turned a corner in some parts of the country, the daily count in the Chittoor district remained alarming, forcing police personnel to tighten lockdown restrictions. On Sunday the number of new cases was … Read more
Given the high positivity rate and lack of oxygen-assisted beds in state and private hospitals, Tadipatri authorities have built a makeshift hospital with 500 beds, all of which are oxygenated. The positivity rate of coronavirus infection in the Anantapur district rose from 37% on Thursday to 41% on Friday and has fluctuated between 34% and … Read more
Donations to be accepted during the next three rounds of the Chandanam offering to the deity this year Notwithstanding the celebration of Chandanotsavam in virtual mode in light of the pandemic situation, the hundreds of collections in the temple of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Naraismha Swamy in Simhachalam totaled £ 15.45 that day. The temple’s largest … Read more
Telangana should provide humanitarian access to medical care for COVID-19 patients: Sajjala Telangana’s government should allow ambulances to transport COVID-19 patients from Andhra Pradesh to Hyderabad on humanitarian grounds, Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, advisor (Public Affais), said on Friday. Prime Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy had spoken to his Telangana counterpart K. Chandrasekhar Rao to resolve … Read more
In a country like India, where the population changes from state to state, city to city, and even neighborhood to neighborhood, a highly decentralized approach is needed where local governments can decide how people are vaccinated with appropriate precautions said Biocon chairman Kiran Mazumdar Shaw. She spoke as a guest speaker at a webinar organized … Read more
Teams from the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam made a major breakthrough repairing two large oxygen systems in Nellore and Srikalahasthi, which significantly increased the state’s oxygen supply during the pandemic. At the request of the state administration, the Eastern Naval Command had flown the specialist teams of the Naval Dockyard of Dornier Aircraft from Visakhapatnam about … Read more
In a statement, Krishna Babu said the center had allocated three more ISO containers to be handed over in Durgapur on Saturday afternoon Two cryogenic containers with 20 tons of liquid oxygen each started from the Durgapur steelworks. “The train carrying them will arrive at Krishnapatnam in Nellore District at 4pm on Saturday May 15,” … Read more