Hyderabad Sep 29 PTI A high-level Colombian delegation headed by Minister of Health and Social Protection Fernando Ruiz Gomez called on Telangana IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao here and also visited the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology IICT in the city on Wednesday During the meeting Minister KTRTRS highlighted the life sciences sector existing in Telangana He stated that Hyderabad is the life sciences capital of India according to Rama Raos official twitter account Vice Minister of Knowledge Innovation and Productivity Sergio Cristancho and Ambassador Mariana Pacheco Montes Embassy of Colombia were part of the delegationMeanwhile the delegation visited the CSIR-IICT to discuss about technologies that may help in developing health programme in Colombia the IICT said in a release PTI SJR APR APR

Hyderabad Sep 28 PTI Telangana on Tuesday logged 220 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 665504 while the toll rose to 3915 with one more fatality The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation GHMC accounted for the most number of cases with 80 followed by Karimnagar 21 and Khammam 13 districts a state government bulletin said providing details as of 530 PM Recoveries outnumbered fresh cases with 255 people recuperating from the infectious disease taking the cumulative number to 657040 so far Active cases stood at 4549 the bulletin said It said 44200 samples were tested on Tuesday taking the total number of specimens examined till date to 26280662 The samples tested per million population was 706089 The Case Fatality Rate in the state was 058 per cent while it was 13 per cent at the national level the bulletin said The recovery rate in Telangana was 9872 per cent while it was 9778 per cent in the country PTI SJR APR APR

Hyderabad Sep 25 PTI Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian on Saturday expressed confidence that the listing of LIC would happen by the fourth quarter of this year this years budget has Rs 175 lakh crores as the proceeds from privatisation Air India is proceeding well You must have read that there are two bids that have come Bharat Petroleum and LICs listing is also we are confident it should happen by the fourth quarter of this year he said I am quite confident that this year history will look at as a very very important year for privatisation he said at an interactive session as part of PGPMAX Leadership Summit 2021 of Indian School of Business ISB here The government has recently appointed 10 merchant bankers including Goldman Sachs India Securities Citigroup Global Markets India and Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities India to manage the mega initial public offering of countrys largest insurer LIC Subramanian who was replying to a query on privatisation talked about the Atma Nirbhar Bharat policy and the key reform of promoting privatisation vis-a-vis public sector entities except for some strategic sectors PTI SJR BN BN

Hyderabad Sep 25 PTI Telangana on Saturday reported 248 new COVID-19 cases pushing the tally to 664898 while the death toll rose to 3912 with one more fatality The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation GHMC accounted for the most number of cases with 66 followed by Karimnagar 21 and Ranga Reddy 18 districts a state government bulletin said providing details as of 530 PM on Saturday The number of recoveries outnumbered fresh cases on Saturday with 324 people recuperating from the infectious disease The cumulative number of recoveries till date was 656285 Active cases stood at 4701 The bulletin said 52702 samples were tested today and the total number tested till date was 26157678 The samples tested per million population were 702785 The case fatality and recovery rates were at 058 per cent and 9870 per cent compared to 13 per cent and 9775 per cent respectively at the national level PTI SJR BN BN

Hyderabad Sep 24 PTI Telangana on Friday logged 239 new COVID-19 cases taking the caseload to 664650 while the death toll rose to 3911 with two more fatalities The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation GHMC accounted for the most number of cases with 68 followed by Karimnagar 17 district a state government bulletin said providing details as of 530 PM today With 336 being cured from the infectious disease the cumulative number of recoveries was 655961 Active cases stood at 4778 It said 50569 samples were tested on Friday and the total number tested till date was over 261 crore The samples tested per million population were over seven lakh The case fatality and recovery rates in the state were at 058 per cent and 9869 per cent compared to 13 per cent and 9775 per cent respectively at the national level PTI GDK BN BN

Hyderabad Sep 23 PTI A 54-year-old woman was allegedly raped and murdered in Nalgonda district and two persons were arrested in connection with the incident police said on Thursday According to a senior police official a 40-year-old man raped the woman at his house in Mushampally village and later he along with his associate allegedly murdered the woman by banging her head against the wall at around noon on Wednesday Both the accused were in drunken condition when the incident happened the official said The woman was on her way to her grocery shop when she went inside the compound of the prime accuseds house to pluck some flowers Nalgonda district superintendent of police A V Ranganath told PTI The man pulled the woman inside his house and later raped her police said adding he later murdered her with the support of his accomplice After some time the second accused came out of the house and informed the matter to the brother-in-law of the deceased who after reaching the spot found the woman in pool of blood with the prime accused standing beside the body police said Some villagers thrashed the duo after coming to know about the incident and later handed them over to police the official said On Wednesday some villagers held a dharna in Nalgonda town demanding justice and the police assured them of speedy trial through a fast track court PTI VVK BN BN

Hyderabad Sep 23 PTI The Telangana Real Estate Developers Association TREDA will hold the 11th edition of the TREDA Property Show starting from October 1 to 3 at HITEX Exhibition Centre here Over 100 builders developers building material suppliers and financial institutions will be showcasing their offerings at the upcoming TREDA Property Show TREDA President R Chalapathi Rao said in a release on Thursday With Hyderabad doing remarkably well in the recent times and as we head towards the festive season this is the right time for every prospective buyer to consider plan and invest in a property of their choice that could not just benefit them in short-term but in long-term as well Rao said The industry friendly reforms and innovative policies undertaken by the Telangana Government has led to significant developments and this indeed helped the real estate sector to be on a progressive track the release saidPTI VVK BN BN

Hyderabad Sep 23 PTI A housekeeping worker at a restaurant here was apprehended after he allegedly placed a camera phone in the womens washroom police said on Thursday According to a police official a 25-year-old woman along with her friends had gone to the restaurant in Jubilee Hills on Wednesday When the woman went to the washroom she noticed a camera inside The woman brought the matter to the notice of the management and also complained to police the official said A police team went to the eatery and after investigation it was found that a housekeeping worker who is a minor had kept the camera inside the washroom he said The phones camera was found switched on and it was recording police said A case was registered and the minor has been apprehended and the seized cell phone was being sent to forensic science laboratory FSL for examination police said The restaurant management and the owner will also be booked and they will be arrested the official added PTI VVK BN BN

Hyderabad Sep 21 PTI The Telangana government has issued an order providing certain percentages of reservation to Gouds SCs and STs in the allotment of A4 retail liquor shops for the licence period 2021-23 According to the Government Order GO dated September 20 Gouds have been allotted 15 per cent quota SCs and STs have been allotted 10 per cent and five per cent respectively The allotment has been made as per a recent decision taken by the state cabinet for the benefit of the Goud SC and ST communities PTI SJR SS SS

Hyderabad Sep 21 PTI Telangana on Tuesday logged 244 fresh COVID-19 cases pushing the tally to 663906 while the toll rose to 3907 with one more fatality The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation GHMC accounted for the most number of cases with 72 followed by Karimnagar and Nalgonda 19 each districts a state government bulletin said providing details as of 530 PM a health department bulletin said Recoveries outnumbered fresh cases with 296 people recuperating from the infectious disease taking the cumulative number till date to 655061 The number of active cases was 4938 the bulletin said It said 50505 samples were tested on Tuesday and the total number of samples tested till date was 25947467 The samples tested per million population was 697137 The Case Fatality Rate in the state was 058 per cent while it was 13 per cent at the national level the bulletin said The recovery rate in Telangana was 9866 per cent while it was 9772 per cent in the country PTI SJR APR APR