The New Indian Express Hyderabad

• newHyderabadis to KCR, KTR
  Here are some we picked from the #TNIETalksCovid which were sent to @XpressHyderabad.
  - 4 hours ago 9 Apr 20, 2:30pm -
• newMan cooks, feeds biryani to stray dogs in Hyderabad amid lockdown
  In fact, until recently, Kumar was cooking the biriyani and serving it to the dogs on his own. Kumar rsquo;s friends, who were motivated by his efforts, joined hands with him in the venture.
  - 4 hours ago 9 Apr 20, 2:28pm -
• new12 containment clusters in Hyderabad to curb COVID-19
  Citizens not to be allowed to leave virus-intensive clusters; Only health officials to be allowed inside for check-ups.
  - 10 hours ago 9 Apr 20, 8:12am -
• newPolice to the rescue of hostellers who were asked to vacate premises
  Similarly, a person named Navyasri also told the police that she was harassed by her hostel management over phone, demanding that she pay rent or vacate the hostel.
  - 10 hours ago 9 Apr 20, 8:08am -
• new22,000 food packets distributed to the needy
  They also distributed groceries with essential food items to those who had been making distress calls.
  - 11 hours ago 9 Apr 20, 7:58am -
• newThose who violate lockdown will be booked: Anjani Kumar
  Anjani Kumar presented mementos to the doctors and praised them for their best service to patients during the medical emergency.
  - 11 hours ago 9 Apr 20, 7:49am -
• newBrick kiln workers left with only rice to eat, allege activists
  A large number of migrant workers from Orissa were found to be working at a brick kiln at Gummadidala mandal and Jannaram of Sangareddy district despite the lockdown.
  - 11 hours ago 9 Apr 20, 7:45am -
• newYoga, work, movies and old movies
  As the Vice President, Sales amp; Marketing, Freedom Healthy Cooking Oils, I rsquo;ve never really had more than two hours of free time.
  - 11 hours ago 9 Apr 20, 7:38am -
• newChess players checkmate Covid-19
  Perhaps for the first time in the city, upcoming chess players from across the country devised a unique way to promote their sport, as well as raise money for the PMCares Fund simultaneously.
  - 11 hours ago 9 Apr 20, 7:37am -
• newLockdown not breakdown
  Deserted Charminar. Shuttered Nimrah Cafe.
  - 11 hours ago 9 Apr 20, 7:33am -
• newCity-based NGOs run #ThankQdoc campaign for PPEs 
  As the number of Corona virus cases increases in the country, several NGOs, and international organisations are coming forward to deal with the challenges of Covid- 19.
  - 11 hours ago 9 Apr 20, 7:31am -
• Regional Transport Authority database to nail lockdown violators
  L amp;T said that over 200 cameras have been deployed in key areas which have the capacity to identify and analyse crowds.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:17am -
• GHMC call centre receives 10,150 calls since lockdown
  Of the 10,150 calls, 4,066 calls are related to grievances while 5,984 are enquiries related calls seeking information on various other issues.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:16am -
• Thundershowers likely till April 10
  These pre-monsoon showers are because of cyclonic circulation that has formed over the Bay of Bengal.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:16am -
• Ideal time to finish road works: Arvind Kumar
  On the occasion, he inspected the construction of multi-level grade separator work near Owaisi Hospital and asked the GHMC engineers to speed up the foundation work.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:15am -

• Emergency vehicles launched for non-medical services
  These services are available for people of Hyderabad, residing in the limits of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda commissionerates, and suburban areas in Sangareddy district.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:13am -
• Lock down
  I learnt I can multitask. I can cook three meals a day, sweep, mop, do the dishes, and laundry.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:11am -
• Low-cost visor giving us more hope
  The idea stemmed from the need to meet the in-house requirement and was soon made available to meet the current crisis. Its open-source file is now being shared far and wide with other organisations.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:11am -
• Hyderabad youngsters create additional protective gear
  The production is by the newly started start-up Daava 3D Printing Services.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:10am -
• A trick or two to keep pets busy indoors
  We are in the second week of the lockdown, and if this period is exhausting for us, so it is for our pets.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:09am -
• My temporal lobe started to grow roots last week
  I thought this quarantine was a blessing in disguise, giving me time to focus on myself. I brought out the faux architect in me and drew out plans on Project Niru.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:08am -
• Yeh Breadfruit kya hai miyan! 
  A social media experiment titled lsquo;a meeting between the breadfruit rsquo; is doing the rounds on different online platforms.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:08am -
• Four in 10 Indian adults have experienced identity theft
  A majority (74%) have at times chosen not to download a certain app or use a specific service solely because of its privacy policy.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:08am -
• City-based Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation turns 15 
  The Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Foundation, founded on April 6, 2005, completes 15 eventful years.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 11:07am -
• Telangana State Human Rights Commission chief inspects measures in Old City
  The officials informed that nearly 120 cases have been booked in Charminar zone for various violations.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 10:23am -
• Covid-positive cop stable, family members’ samples sent for testing
  Police to get additional medical kits, older cops to be kept away from check-posts.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 10:19am -
• Hydroxychloroquine used for treating patients at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad
  Hydroxychloroquine, the drug that has threatened diplomatic relations among countries, is being used at Gandhi Hospital to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients.
  - 1 day ago 8 Apr 20, 7:57am -
• Constable tests positive for COVID-19 in Hyderabad, 17 cops in quarantine
  The 56-year-old constable attached to Saifabad police station is undergoing treatment at a state-run hospital.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 6:37pm -
• Personal protective kits for Rs 500? Hyderabad techies' solution to fight COVID-19
  ldquo;With the shortage of PPE across the world, it rsquo;s essential to think about solutions that are easily replicable in a city or even in a remote village.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 12:55pm -
• Tablighi fallout: Fake videos across social media affecting Muslim vendors in Hyderabad
  A 45-second video of an employee at a restaurant packing food has been shared with the claim that a Muslim man is spitting on the food before delivering it to customers.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 12:27pm -
• Telangana: Patrol cars to the rescue of pregnant women
  As several ambulances have been deployed on Covid duty, police vehicles help shift women in labour to hospitals
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 12:01pm -
• CODE19 online hackathon against corona from Apr 10 
  The participants would work on solutions through ideations, wireframes, designs, developments and testing the prototype they are creating.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 10:28am -
• Day in the life of a nurse in these times
  Dinny Joseph, nurse, Portea Medical shares his experience during these bleak times where caregivers like him are fighting the Corona war literally everyday.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 10:26am -
• Into the world of online psycho therapy
  On these lines, psychological counselling too is shifting online, with any piece of furniture in the house turning into the proverbial therapist rsquo;s couch.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 10:22am -
• Techie sets himself ablaze, another goes missing
  Purinder had sent a relative a message before committing suicide saying he was troubled over some mental issues.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 10:15am -
• Aspiring woman entrepreneur? Try this during lockdown!
  This year, the brand has partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to launch India rsquo;s first-ever skill development programme customised for women with entrepreneurial aspirations.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 10:15am -
• After tweet, OMC student allowed entry to perform medical duties
  The student rsquo;s brother, Benny Moses tweeted tagging IT Minister KT Rama Rao, requesting that his sister be issued a pass.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 10:07am -
• Parents can file complaint if schools seek fees beforehand
  This despite the fact that schools have been ordered to remain shut for the lockdown period till April 14 and no information regarding their reopening have been initiated by the Central or State govt.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 9:59am -
• Steel bridge flyover at Punjagutta to be ready by May this year
  The 18 shops near Maisamma temple under the Endowment Department will be temporarily accommodated at GHMC Model Market.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 9:51am -
• Eye in the sky: Rachakonda police to use drones to monitor lockdown
  In a first, Rachakonda police will now deploy drone cameras for surveillance of the city during the lockdown.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 9:36am -
• From kitchen table to the vegetable garden
  The lockdown has made me self-dependent. We used to have a cook and just before the lockdown, she left.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 9:36am -
• Remembering a Legend
  His wife Sukanya Shankar, who herself is trained in Carnatic music and Bharatnatyam, talks to us about his journey, her close bond with him and more in an email conversation.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 9:36am -
• Here’s how to take care of the elderly, remotely
  One of the frightening aspects of the Covid - 19 lockdown has been staying away from family members.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 9:36am -
• Happiness in time of corona: Hyderabad records birth of 898 babies amid lockdown
  As per the district officials, the data is of all the institutional deliveries done in the government hospitals in Hyderabad, primarily Koti Maternity Hospital, since March 22.
  - 2 days ago 7 Apr 20, 8:54am -
• Diyas dot Hyderabad in response to PM’s call
  Thousands lit candles and flashed torch lights on their and rooftops, while many decorated their balconies with rice lights and the national flag.
  - 3 days ago 6 Apr 20, 10:29am -
• Man held for sharing fake video on COVID-19 on WhatsApp
  Venkatesh posted a video in the group, blaming a community as responsible for the spread of the Coronavirus.
  - 3 days ago 6 Apr 20, 10:22am -
• Accused booked for assaulting constable in Hyderabad
  The accused attacked the constable with lethal weapons, said Rudra Bhaskar, inspector, Chadrayanagutta police.
  - 3 days ago 6 Apr 20, 10:21am -
• Lockdown: GHMC distributes ration to poor
  The Mayor also distributed essential kits to 1,100 families residing in Indiramma Gruha Kalpa, Church Colony.
  - 3 days ago 6 Apr 20, 10:18am -
• Beware: Cyber criminals con many with ‘liquor home delivery’ in Telangana
  Since the lockdown began, many booze lovers have received calls offering door delivery of their favourite liquor brand. After placing an order, they are asked to transfer the amount through e-wallets.
  - 3 days ago 6 Apr 20, 10:13am -
• DGP directs SPs, CPs to create WhatsApp groups with police and duty doctors
  Stating that police will take measures to prevent attacks on duty doctors, the DGP assured that police have been deployed in all government hospitals.
  - 3 days ago 6 Apr 20, 9:54am -
• Hyderabad citizens take social distancing for granted
  Homeless and poor seen crowding the streets to grab free food, while some stepped out for a game of cricket
  - 3 days ago 6 Apr 20, 9:53am -
• GHMC official who attended Markaz in Delhi hid travel history
  Sources in the GHMC said that its officials, along with the Medical and Health Department team, shifted the EE to a government quarantine centre at Nature Cure Hospital in Balkampet.
  - 3 days ago 6 Apr 20, 9:51am -
• This Hyderabad cop has his hands full since lockdown
  It has now been more than a month since Swamy visited home and met his mother, even though his house is a stone rsquo;s throw away from the Begumpet police station.
  - 3 days ago 6 Apr 20, 9:50am -
• Telangana CM KCR urges PM Modi to let West Bengal factories contniue producing gunny bags
  The Chief Minister said that the State government has made all arrangements to ensue that the farmers would not be put to loss.
  - 3 days ago 6 Apr 20, 9:18am -
• BITS Pilani Hyderabad distributes essentials to poor
  The institute has decided to cover residential areas adjacent to its campus at Shameerpet, including three small villages, and distribute rations among the poor and daily-wage earners.
  - 3 days ago 6 Apr 20, 9:14am -
• ‘Look into Covid- related innovations’: KTR
  #39;We can manufacture in Rs 4,000. 1. Volume of the air pumped 2. No of breaths and battery backup #39; said Ganji in a tweet.
  - 4 days ago 5 Apr 20, 9:35am -
• ULBs asked to sanitise, disinfect shelter homes across Telangana
  People over the age of 70 years and those with chronic diseases are most vulnerable to contract Covid-19 as older people don rsquo;t have a strong immune system.
  - 4 days ago 5 Apr 20, 9:33am -
• Hyderabad cops book case to investigate fake UPI IDs to misuse PM coronavirus relief fund
  The cyber crime police stated that CERT-In has detected several UPI IDs that were created by fraudsters, and they started collecting funds from people in the name of PM-CARES.
  - 4 days ago 5 Apr 20, 9:31am -
• Helplines launched for senior citizens in Telangana
  These people can call on the numbers from anywhere in the State for any kind of help.
  - 4 days ago 5 Apr 20, 9:25am -
• Mayor inspects SRDP works in Hyderabad
  Mayor Bonthu Rammohan on Saturday inspected Strategic Road Development Programme (SRDP) works which are under progress in the LB Nagar zone.
  - 4 days ago 5 Apr 20, 9:23am -
• EFL University, IIT-H conduct online classes
  The Minister directed all universities to take care of students, faculty and contractual staff and ensure that they do not face any problem during the lockdown.
  - 4 days ago 5 Apr 20, 9:23am -
• Teen celebrates b’day by distributing food to migrants
  Moulika Perumandla, who turned 16 on Saturday, celebrated her birthday by distributing food to migrant labourers and homeless people at Sanathnagar and SR Nagar.
  - 4 days ago 5 Apr 20, 9:23am -
• NGO distributes rice, oil to Rohingya families in Hyd
  United Nations-affiliated NGO, Save the Children, distributed 25 kg of rice and three oil packets each to 880 families in 21 Rohingya settlements till Saturday.
  - 4 days ago 5 Apr 20, 9:23am -
• Serving the homeless
  Braving several obstacles, a team of around 15 from the NGO has rescued as many as 15 people since the beginning of the nationwide lockdown.
  - 4 days ago 5 Apr 20, 9:23am -
• Good news amid COVID-19 gloom: 16 patients discharged from Hyderabad's Gandhi Hospital
  The discharged patients include second Covid-19 case detected in the State, a girl from Kothagudem district who had returned from Italy.
  - 4 days ago 5 Apr 20, 8:26am -