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Oxygen cylinders are refilled at a private gas company in Mumbai on April 17, 2021.

Coronavirus | No response from PM on call for oxygen, says Maharashtra CMO Alok Deshpande Sobhana K. Nair

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray playing politics over oxygen, says Railway Minister Piyush Goyal

PM calls for more temporary hospitals, isolation centres

India conducts highest number of daily tests

New cases rising at 7.6%, deaths at 10.2%, says govt

Kiren Rijiju tests positive, says he is feeling ‘fit and fine’

Tamil Nadu

In Karnan, the tune was played by the troupe of Ramanathapuram-based P. Marungan, one of the leading ‘naiyandi melam’ artistes.

Tamil Nadu

A song that’s now a Dalit anthem

B. Kolappan Karnan director enamoured of ‘Poraadada, Vaalenthada’

Mentor leaves: P. Vasanth Kumar not only nurtured talent, but helped merit find platform.

Tamil Nadu

Musician P. Vasanth Kumar no more

GEETHA VENKATARAMAN He carried his scholarship with aplomb and rare humility

Kerala

State records highest ever single-day spike

Special Correspondent 13,835 persons turn positive from 81,211 samples tested for COVID-19 in past 24 hours

Kerala

Vaccination drive to be hit as only 5.5 lakh doses remain

Special Correspondent No shortage of oxygen or drugs now, but Centre has to step in to meet any crisis: Shylaja

Karnataka

Waiting for their turn: Voters queuing up outside a booth in Gokak in Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency on Saturday

Karnataka

Karnataka bypolls | Turnout up in Maski, down in other two constituencies

Karnataka Bureau Arrangements were in place to ensure adherence to COVID-19 guidelines

Karnataka

Karnataka Yakshagana Academy chairman M.A. Hegde passes away

Special Correspondent The 73-year-old scholar, who was also a Talamaddale ‘arthadari’ and Yakshagana artiste, had written at least 15 Yakshagana ‘prasangas’.

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Staff Reporter With the sharp rise in the incidence of COVID infections, the State is going to conduct a special drive to vaccinate all the Frontline Workers (FLWs) and Healthcare Workers (HCWs) in the coming few days starting from April 19 as per the instructions of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said Andhra Pradesh Covid nodal officer Arja Srikanth.Meanwhile, the state received two lakh more Covishield doses on Sunday in addition to the six lakh doses received on Saturday.In a release, Mr. Srikanth