Hyderabad lockdown news: Today's updates from your city

Residents stand in queue at HPO in Patny to collect Rs 1,500
Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Hyderabad.
*Postmen in Telangana are set to bring Banganapalle mangoes to your doorstep this season, after you place an order via Whatsapp and pay for it through UPI apps Google Pay or Phone Pay.
*With lockdown threatening the existence of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), touted as the backbone of the economy, Telangana’s estimated 2.3 million MSMEs, barring those in essential sector like healthcare and food processing, are staring at dire straits.
* Update at 9.23am: Covid-19 death toll rises to 1,147; total cases 35,043, says Union health ministry
*While Telangana had more than ₹5,000 crore in its kitty thanks to various tax receipts in April 2019, the state has about ₹8,000 crore pooled from various sources, including loans, in this month.
*State and central universities across the state are set to modify exam and academic schedules, guidelines for which were issued by University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday.
*Special parcel trains started by the South Central Railway (SCR), has come as a relief for mango growers and traders from the two Telugu states, who were caught in a spot owing to lack of transportation during the lockdown.
*Already reeling from lack of transportation to carry their produce to the markets and shortage of workers, the farming community has suffered yet another blow with unseasonal rains hitting the state in the past few weeks.
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