Telangana, Andhra Pradesh Coronavirus Live Updates: Andhra Pradesh records 6,923 Covid-19 cases, 45 deaths

AP Govt Gives 12 Month Remuneration to Contract Lecturers

Andhra Pradesh news: AP Government assured to provide remuneration for 12 months instead of 10 months for 2020-21 to the contractual lecturers in various colleges, on Sunday.

The Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has agreed to the request of 5,042 contract lecturers working in government Junior Colleges, Polytechnic Colleges, Degree Colleges and Private Oriental Colleges in the State. The office of the chief minister has informed in a Statement that Jagan reacted positively towards giving remuneration for 12 months instead of 10 months for 2020-21.

Concerned authorities would release the required orders to implement this decision as early as possible, sources added.

Rajasthan Coronavirus Live Updates: 2,084 new COVID19 cases, 1,837 discharged cases & 15 deaths reported in Rajasthan today. The total number of positive cases rises to 1,28,859 till date, including 19,700 active cases, 1,06,671 discharged cases and 1,411 deaths: State Health Department.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Andhra Pradesh reported 6,923 new COVID19 cases, 7,796 recoveries & 45 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total positive cases to 6,75,674, including 6,05,090 recoveries, 64,876 active cases & 5,708 deaths: Health Department, Govt of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Latest Updates: AP cabinet to meet on October 1

Andhra Pradesh cabinet is scheduled to meet again on October 1 to take crucial decisions regarding development and public welfare. The meeting will be held on October 1 at the Secretariat in Velagapudi under the auspices of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. The issue of 'free electricity - cash transfer' was discussed at a cabinet meeting held on September 3 this month. It is learned that the cabinet has approved several key decisions like ban on rummy, betting, special focus on road development, approval to APSDC, allotment of land to medical colleges, green signal to north coastal Andhra Sujala Sravanthi Project.

Coronavirus Live updates:  Countries with the highest confirmed cases

> United States: 70,60,749 confirmed cases (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)

> India: 59,92,532 cases

> Brazil: 46,57,702 cases

> Russia: 11,43,571 cases

> Colombia: 7,98,317 cases

> Peru: 7,94,584 cases

> Mexico: 7,26,431 cases

> Spain: 7,16,481 cases

> Argentina: 6,91,235 cases

> South Africa: 6,69,498 cases

(Sources: MoHFW India and Reuters tracker, as of 3.15 pm IST on September 27)

Coronavirus Live Updates: Global death toll nears 10-lakh mark

The global death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise and is likely to cross the 10-lakh mark soon. According to the Reuters tracker, global fatalities linked to COVID-19 currently stand at 9.90 lakh. The overall global case tally stands at 3.2 crore.

Coronavirus Live Updates: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti has said she has tested positive for COVID-19.

१) मै आपकी जानकारी मै यह डाल रही हू की मैंने आज अपनी पहाड़ की यात्रा के समाप्ति के अन्तिम दिन प्रशासन को आग्रह करके कोरोना टेस्ट के टीम को बुलवाया क्यूँकि मुझे ३ दिन से हलका बुख़ार था ।

— Uma Bharti (@umasribharti) September 26, 2020

Coronavirus in Odisha Live Updates: 3,922 new COVID19 cases, 4,761 recoveries and 14 deaths reported in Odisha till September 26. The total number of cases rise to 2,09,374 including 1,70,193 recoveries, 38,331 active cases and 797 deaths: State Health Department

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assurance that India will use its vaccine production capacity in helping nations fight COVID-19, saying the pandemic can be defeated only by mobilising resources for common good. Read Full Story

Coronavirus in Telangana: With the death of nine persons due to coronavirus, the corona death toll in Telangana touched to 1100-mark on Sunday. Until 8 pm on Saturday, around 1,967 fresh cases were reported taking the total number of cases to 1,85,833.