Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
Update at 11.30am: Thirty techies come to the rescue of truck drivers on NH-44; help migrants and cops
Update at 10.30am: E-pass valid for round-trip travel, confirms state police
Update at 9.27am: Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 1,373 in India; number of cases climb to 42,533, reports PTI quoting health ministry
*Graduates and professionals from Hyderabad are increasingly opting for remote learning and upskilling courses during the extended lockdown as e-learning websites have seen elevated traffic.
*The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, has decided to conduct the end-semester exams from May 22, modifying the guidelines given be University Grants Commission (UGC).
*With states allowing movement of migrant workers, students and other stranded people to their home states, many from Telangana are trying to get an e-pass, which will be valid for roundtrip travel, from the police.
*Telangana government on Sunday said it will conduct Covid-19 tests on serious cases of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and made it mandatory for private and government hospitals to report such cases to authorities.
*Ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting on May 5, Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is personally conducting a survey to gauge the mood of people on possible relaxations during the lockdown before taking a final decision.