Ahead of release from jail, Sasikala tests Covid positive

21 Jan, 2021

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's key aide V.K. Sasikala, who is on the verge of finishing her jail term for corruption, tested Covid positive on Thursday night.

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Gandhinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) A total of 35,851 persons have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Gujarat so far, including 12,487 on Thursday, even as 471 new cases took the state's coronavirus tally to 2,57,813 cases, while one death in the past 24 hours mounted Gujarat's Covid death toll to 4,372.

Andhra reports 139 more Covid cases, no fatalities (21 Jan, 2021)

Amaravati, Jan 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh on Thursday reported 139 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 8.86 lakh, while 254 more patients recovered from the virus.

Andhra colleges warned not to collect excess fees (21 Jan, 2021)

Amaravati, Jan 21 (IANS) In wake of some students and parents complaining about excess fees being collected by private intermediate colleges in Andhra Pradesh, state regulatory body, the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE), on Thursday warned their managements to refrain and reduce fees by 30 per cent as ordered earlier.

Telangana to implement 10 per cent quota for EWS (21 Jan, 2021)

Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) The Telangana government has decided to implement 10 per cent reservation to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the state, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao announced on Thursday.

Minor cabinet reshuffle brews resentment in K'taka (21 Jan, 2021)

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) At least four allegedly disgruntled ministers -- K. Sudhakar, J.C. Madhuswamy, K. Gopalaiah and M.T.B. Nagaraj -- reportedly skipped the first cabinet meeting convened by Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Thursday after effecting minor cabinet reshuffle and allocating portfolios to seven newly inducted legislators into his team.

NIA makes one more arrest in Pantheerankavu Maoist case (21 Jan, 2021)

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Vijith Vijayan of Wayand in the infamous Pantheerankavu Maoist case.

7 labourers killed in Telangana road accident (21 Jan, 2021)

Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) At least seven people, including six women, were killed and 13 others injured when an auto-rickshaw in which they were travelling was crushed under a truck in Telangana's Nalgonda district on Thursday.

Covid vaccination: No severe AEFI cases reported in NE states (21 Jan, 2021)

Guwahati/Agartala, Jan 21 (IANS) No serious or severe cases of Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) have reported from any of the eight northeastern states since the Covid-19 vaccination drive started on January 16, officials said on Thursday.

Is Telangana set to hand over mantle to son KCR Jr? (21 Jan, 2021)

Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Has Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao decided to anoint his son and cabinet minister K.T. Rama Rao as the Chief Minister? Remarks by few ministers and MLAs during the last couple of days have given credence to the buzz in the political circles.

YSRCP's Pothula Suneetha elected MLC sans contest (21 Jan, 2021)

Amaravati, Jan 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSRCP candidate Pothula Suneetha was elected, without any contest, to the Legislative Council on Thursday to fill up a casual vacancy.