Anika Kumar

Vigilance and Enforcement (V&E) officials on Wednesday raided several COVID hospitals across the state and booked cases against nine hospital administrations for alleged abuse of remdesivir vials and overcharging patients. The officers, who formed flying squads in each district, checked the records and interacted with the escorts. They reportedly uncovered several irregularities in some hospitals … Read more

Guntur City Police cracked a racket here on Wednesday involving medical agents and drug wholesalers selling Remdesivir on the black market. The state government had ordered that Remdesivir could only be sold in licensed hospitals and prohibited over-the-counter sales. However, some individuals and companies hoping to capitalize on demand for the drug began hoarding it … Read more

The state has hit a new high in daily COVID infections again, as 14,669 new cases and 71 deaths were reported in the 24 hours ended Wednesday morning. When the cumulative number rose to 10,69,544, 2% of the state’s 5.34 crore population was infected with the novel coronavirus. In the past week, since the daily … Read more

Alleged “pressure” by a company hospital to pay fees in cash reportedly resulted in the death of a patient in Rajam, Srikakulam district, on Wednesday. 58-year-old Anjani came to the hospital on Wednesday for admission. However, hospital authorities reportedly refused to pay online and transfer funds digitally. The patient’s companions were forced to take her … Read more

Four family members allegedly committed suicide in the city of Nandyal by consuming toxic substances in the early hours of Wednesday that were reported to have been unable to repay their debts. According to Nandyal Police, 37-year-old Maccha Chandrasekhar from Maldarpeta, originally a goldsmith by trade, had closed his business five years ago and turned … Read more

Evangelist and Founding President of the Praja Shanti Party, KA Paul, said Wednesday that he had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition with the Andhra Pradesh Supreme Court asking the state government to suspend the class 10 and the intermediate exams to be canceled. The evangelist urged Prime Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to … Read more

A division chief of the Andhra Pradesh Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami and comprised of Judge C. Praveen Kumar instructed the state government to make up for shortcomings in the fight against COVID with the urgency it deserves, and beat that Associated Public Interest Before Litigation (PIL) are not considered controversial … Read more

Education Minister A. Suresh said Wednesday that the quality of work that Nadu-Nedu has undertaken at junior colleges should not be compromised. In a video conference, he said that in addition to schools, junior colleges were also included in the second phase of the program. Of the 16,345 educational institutions that would get a facelift … Read more