Hyderabad live news: Schools, colleges reopen after nearly 11 months

The death toll due to Covid-19 in Telangana crossed 1,600 on Monday, health officials said. Two more persons succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, pushing the toll to 1,601. The state had reported first Covid death in the last week of March last year. The toll crossed 1,000 in September while it climbed to 1,500 in December.

Ahead of the Union Budget 2021-22 presentation, TRS Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Kavitha Kalvakuntla on Monday said that the budget must benefit those who have been most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. "I look forward to the budget address by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamanji. After the challenging year 2020, I look forward to key announcements that must benefit those who have been most affected by the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns," said MLC Kavitha Kalvakuntla, Nizamabad, Telangana.

The Krishna District Police in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday caught a man and his son with Rs 1.10 crores in a gunny bag in a bus headed to Vijayawada from Kodana town. The police were checking vehicles at the Garikapadu checkpost in the wake of the upcoming Gram Panchayat elections when the money was found.

Andhra Pradesh reported 116 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, taking the cumulative caseload to 8,87,836. For the sixth time this month, the state recorded zero Covid-19 deaths. Altogether 127 patients were discharged from various hospitals across the state on Sunday. There are currently 1,278 active cases with 8,79,405 cumulative recoveries and 7,153 deaths. Read full story

It was a kaleidoscope of colours as Hyderabad hosted the 'Ninth Nursery Mela' on Sunday and visitors from different walks of life thronged various stalls that have been put up by various people from across the country who have come to showcase and exhibit their local plantations. Following Covid-19 precautionary measures, people visited 'Ninth Nursery Mela' at Necklace Road in Hyderabad on Sunday. Khalid Ahmed, organizer said that a total of 120 stalls have been put up at the nursery mela from across the country.

State records 118 new Covid cases and two deaths. Total cases mount to 2,94,587

A 30-year-old Telangana woman who works with her husband to support their family has recently come to the attention of MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha for taking up a career path that is generally not taken up by women - auto repair. The woman, Adilaxmi, works with her husband in their automobile repair shop at Sujatha Nagar, near Kothagudem. Their family includes two daughters who are 9 years and 7 years old respectively.

Fifty three BJP workers were detained on Sunday for allegedly attacking the residence of Parkala TRS legislator C Dharma Reddy here, alleging that he had madeobjectionable remarks on Shree Ram Janma Bhoomi Trust Members over the donations they collect.

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has asked the commissioner, GHMC, to submit a report on the condition of two lakes in Miyapur by March 8. The orders followed a complaint filed by an activist regarding pollution in the lakes amounting to a human rights violation. Residents have been complaining about the poor water quality of the Meedhikunta lake and Kaidhammakunta in Miyapur with authorities for long, but in vain.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has applied for the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission Water Plus City’ certification. According to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, a city can be declared as ‘water plus’ if all wastewater released from households, commercial establishments, etc is treated satisfactorily before being releasing into the environment.

Bowenpally Vegetable market received praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Maan Ki Baat programme on Sunday. During the first episode of the Maan Ki Baat programe of 2021, PM Modi said Bowenpally vegetable market has turned waste into wealth.

Ahead of the reopening of schools for students of class 9 and above, few schools in the city are said to be asking parents to submit a Covid-19 test certificate to grant entry into the school premises. Read full story

In the first sign of a bigger battle emerging between the ruling TRS and the BJP in Telangana, cadres of both parties attacked each other’s buildings in Warangal after a TRS legislator questioned the utilisation of money being raised for the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Angry BJP cadres attacked Parkal MLA Dharma Reddy’s residence in Hanamkonda with eggs, tomatoes, and stones shortly after he alleged that the BJP was seeking political mileage in the name of Lord Ram. Read full story