Vijayawada, May 23: Opposition Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) led by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy established clear leads in 101 Assembly constituencies after completion of first round of votes.
The ruling Telugu Desam party is leading in 17 constituencies.
Interestingly, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was trailing in Kuppam Assembly constituency in the first round. However he is leading after the second round started.
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 21: Not just in China, but in Kerala also robot is now playing a key role in the health workers' fight against COVID-19, thanks to the innovative spirit of a group of young minds and the support of the state Health Department.
Named "Nightingale-19", the robot is deployed to provide food and medicines among patients at the district coronavirus centre in Ancharakandi in Kannur district where a large number of cases have been reported.
The special display facility, attached to it, also allows patients to communicate with health workers and their relatives if necessary, the health minister's office here said.
Designed by the students of Chemberi Vimal Jyothi Engineering College with the support of the Health Department, the remote control-operated robot can carry food and water for at least six persons at a stretch.
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The machine, which can travel up to one kilometre, distributes food, water and medicine in each room, a department statement said.
The robot would be disinfected after each use, it said.
Health Minister K K Shailaja inaugurated the new venture from here recently through the robot's video facility, the statement added.
Robots have been put to use in other parts of the country to help in the health workers' fight against COVID- 19.
New Delhi, Mar 21: A couple was deboarded from a Delhi-bound Rajdhani train on Saturday after co-passengers observed a home quarantine seal on the husband's hand, the Railways said Saturday.
Officials said the Delhi-based couple boarded the Bangalore City-New Delhi Rajdhani at Secunderabad on Saturday morning.
When the train reached Kazipet in Telangana at 9:45 am, a co-passenger noticed the quarantine mark authorities are putting on suspected coronavirus cases on the husband's hand when he was washing his hands. Other co-passengers then informed the TTE onboard.
The train was briefly detained and the couple was taken to a hospital. The coach was completely sanitised in Kazipet and was locked, officials said.
The air conditioning was also switched off.
The train left for its destination at 11.30 am.
People fleeing quarantine has been a common problem reported from different parts of the country.
New Delhi, Apr 17: A total of 3,336 Indians tested positive for coronavirus in 53 countries while 25 others died of the infection, government sources said on Thursday.
They said the Indians stranded abroad will have to be patient as the government is not evacuating them as part of a larger policy decision to check the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
"They need to be patient and stay where they are. Our missions have been told to extend all possible help to the stranded Indians," said a source.
According to the sources, evacuation of around 35,000 foreign nationals from 48 countries has been facilitated so far from India.
The sources said the majority of Indians who tested positive for the coronavirus infection are living in the Gulf region. A sizeable number of Indians staying in France and the US have also tested positive.
They said that Indian missions in the Gulf region have been told to extend all possible assistance to the Indians in distress.
Around eight million Indians are living in the Gulf countries and there has been growing anxiety among them over their livelihood in view of the pandemic as it has majorly impacted the oil-driven economy of the region.
Almost all Gulf countries have taken a series of drastic measures including imposing total lockdown, travel restrictions and even closing borders to stem the spread of the coronavirus infection.
The United Arab Emirates has already warned of possible action against countries refusing to allow their citizens to return.
Around 3.3 million Indians are living in the UAE and they constitute roughly 30 per cent of the country's population. Among the Indian states, Kerala is the most represented followed by Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
A large number of Indians are working in the construction sector in Qatar which is hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2022.
As a matter of policy, India has decided not to bring back the stranded Indians from abroad till the nationwide lockdown ends.
The issue of Indians in Gulf region figured prominently during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video conference with heads of Indian missions abroad on March 30.
Welfare of Indians in the Gulf was the major focus area in the discussions Modi had with leaders of countries in the region over the last few weeks, officials said.
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