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Hans India
07-07-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Heavy rains likely across TG; health advisory issued
Hyderabad: With IMD-Hyderabad forecasting light to moderate rain for the next seven days and issuing a heavy rain warning for the upcoming two days across Telangana, the Health Department on Sunday released a general health advisory urging the public to adopt safety measures. The advisory highlights that these weather conditions, characterised by lower temperatures and higher humidity, could lead to a rise in seasonal illnesses, particularly vector-borne, waterborne, and airborne diseases. To guard against these, the department has offered several tips for staying healthy during this monsoon season. To combat the mosquito menace and prevent Malaria, Dengue, and Chikungunya, residents are advised to ensure doors and windows are secured with mosquito nets/screens, and beds and cribs are covered with mosquito nets. The use of mosquito repellents is also recommended as a precaution. Maintaining domestic drains to prevent water stagnation and covering domestic septic tanks with a mesh to inhibit mosquito breeding are crucial steps. Furthermore, the observance of a 'Friday-Dry Day' every week is encouraged to eliminate stagnant water around homes. To prevent waterborne infections such as Acute Gastroenteritis, Jaundice, and Typhoid, the public is advised to drink filtered or boiled water and wash hands meticulously, especially before and after meals. Eating stale food from outside should be avoided. Regarding airborne infections like viral fevers and Influenza, the advisory recommends avoiding handshakes with sick individuals, or when one is unwell. Frequent use of hand sanitisers is advised to prevent infection, and a handkerchief should be used when sneezing or coughing. If anyone develops flu-like symptoms such as a cough with fever, headache, sore throat, and accompanying body pains, they should seek medical attention at nearby government health facilities. In case of a health emergency, citizens are urged to dial 108 for Ambulance Services. As part of precautionary measures, the government has made elaborate arrangements, providing special beds, intravenous (IV) fluids, and essential medicines at all public health facilities. Director of Health Dr Ravinder Nayak confirmed that medicines and ORS sachets are readily available with Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs), Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), and Anganwadi workers to address any exigencies.
NDTV
03-07-2025
- NDTV
Telangana Man Kills Father After Being Questioned Over Losing Money In Betting
Rangareddy: In a shocking incident, a son brutally killed his father with a knife in an area under the Gachibowli police station limits in Rangareddy, as per officials. The incident occurred when the accused, identified as Ravinder Nayak, lost his father's money after investing it in online betting games. When questioned repeatedly by his father, the son killed him. According to police officials, the son had called his father to a spot under the pretext that his friends would return the money. However, when the father arrived on the spot, the son brutally stabbed the father, attempting to stage it as a suicide. According to a police official, "In NTR Nagar Gopanapalli, a son killed his father by stabbing him with a knife. Yesterday, the accused called his father to a place, saying that his friends would give him money. When the father arrived, the accused killed him by stabbing him in the neck." "The reason behind the murder is that the dead father had borrowed Rs 6 lakhs by mortgaging his land, and his son had invested the money in online betting and lost it. After the father found out, he repeatedly asked his son about the money, which led to a grudge. The accused planned to kill his father, called him to the spot, and murdered him. He then staged the death to look like a suicide and even convinced his mother that it was a suicide. The body was shifted to Kotikuntla Thanda, Ghanpur Mandal. However, the relatives became suspicious, questioned the accused, and he confessed to the crime," the police further stated. A case has been filed on the accused by the dead's brother. Earlier in Rangareddy on June 22, a 59-year-old man was found dead in a water tank under the Meerpet Police station limits in the Rangareddy district, police said. The dead was identified as Bandi Venkateshwar Rao. Meerpet Police Inspector Nagaraju said, "Upon receiving information about the incident, the body of the dead has been sent to the Osmania Hospital for a post-mortem examination. The matter is under investigation." Sharing details the police official said, "Today, in the early morning hours, we received a 100 dial call reporting a man found dead in a water tank at Sai Prabhu Homes. We immediately reached the spot and shifted him to Vanasthalipuram General Hospital, where the doctor declared him dead.""The dead's body has now been shifted to Osmania Hospital for post-mortem examination. We have not received any complaint from his family members yet, and the case is still under investigation," said the police Inspector.
India.com
03-07-2025
- India.com
Telangana: Son Kills Father Over Lost Betting Money In Rangareddy
In a shocking incident, a son brutally killed his father with a knife in an area under the Gachibowli police station limits in Rangareddy, as per officials. The incident occurred when the accused, identified as Ravinder Nayak, lost his father's money after investing it in online betting games. When questioned repeatedly by his father, the son killed him. According to police officials, the son had called his father to a spot under the pretext that his friends would return the money. However, when the father arrived on the spot, the son brutally stabbed the father, attempting to stage it as a suicide. According to a police official, "In NTR Nagar Gopanapalli, a son killed his father by stabbing him with a knife. Yesterday, the accused called his father to a place, saying that his friends would give him money. When the father arrived, the accused killed him by stabbing him in the neck." "The reason behind the murder is that the deceased father had borrowed Rs 6 lakhs by mortgaging his land, and his son had invested the money in online betting and lost it. After the father found out, he repeatedly asked his son about the money, which led to a grudge. The accused planned to kill his father, called him to the spot, and murdered him. He then staged the death to look like a suicide and even convinced his mother that it was a suicide. The body was shifted to Kotikuntla Thanda, Ghanpur Mandal. However, the relatives became suspicious, questioned the accused, and he confessed to the crime," the police further stated. A case has been filed on the accused by the deceased's brother. Earlier in Rangareddy on June 22, a 59-year-old man was found dead in a water tank under the Meerpet Police station limits in the Rangareddy district, police said. The deceased was identified as Bandi Venkateshwar Rao. Meerpet Police Inspector Nagaraju said, "Upon receiving information about the incident, the body of the deceased has been sent to the Osmania Hospital for a post-mortem examination. The matter is under investigation." Sharing details the police official said, "Today, in the early morning hours, we received a 100 dial call reporting a man found dead in a water tank at Sai Prabhu Homes. We immediately reached the spot and shifted him to Vanasthalipuram General Hospital, where the doctor declared him dead.""The deceased's body has now been shifted to Osmania Hospital for post-mortem examination. We have not received any complaint from his family members yet, and the case is still under investigation," said the police Inspector.
Time of India
09-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
XFG Covid strain enters Telangana, cases still mild
1 2 Hyderabad: As concerns grow about rising Covid-19 cases in the country, for the first time, one of the samples sent by Telangana health officials for genome sequencing has been found to carry a new Covid-19 sub-variant called XFG. This was revealed by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), the central body that tracks changes in the virus. Of the five samples sent from Telangana, four — two men and two women — showed another recent sub-variant called LF.7.9, while the XFG strain was detected in a sample from one man. Dr Kiran Madala, co-chairman of the public relations and social media committee of IMA Telangana and a Covid-19 researcher, confirmed to TOI that both variants were detected in Telangana and the sequences were uploaded on INSACOG's portal. Both XFG and LF.7.9 are sub-lineages of Omicron and trace their origin to the JN.1 variant, which led to a global wave in late 2023 and early 2024. Nationally, these two sub-variants are among the most common at present. As per INSACOG data till Monday, 172 samples were identified as XFG, 82 as LF.7.9, followed by 35 XFJ and 18 others. Telangana has now joined Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal, where the XFG variant has already been detected. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Thị trường có dấu hiệu suy thoái không? IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Across India, around 163 cases of XFG have been recorded so far, as per INSACOG. The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently tracking eight sub-variants globally, including NB.1.8.1, which is prevalent in Singapore. "There are ongoing studies on the transmissibility and impact of XFG, LF.7.9, and XFJ. So far, they appear mild. WHO hasn't issued any special advisory on them yet," said Dr Kiran Madala, who is also a professor at Gandhi Medical College. "Covid-19 has become endemic and is not severe in most cases," he added. While the majority of cases remain mild, experts advise caution for vulnerable groups. "According to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data, 66% of current respiratory viral infections in India are Covid-related. However, hospitalisation is low, including in Telangana. People with two or more comorbidities, weakened immunity, or above 70 years should remain alert," he said. Telangana currently has nine active Covid cases, down from 10 a day earlier, according to the Union health ministry dashboard. "There's no reason to panic," said Dr Ravinder Nayak, director of public health and family welfare. "The new sub-variants are part of the virus's natural evolution and are not showing significant clinical symptoms."
Hans India
28-04-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Facial attendance system for med. staff from May 1
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is set to introduce Aadhaar based facial attendance system for the medical staff including the personnel in PHCs, UPHCs, Basti Dawakhanas and medical colleges in the State from May 1. The medical and health department personnel who do not follow the discipline will have to face loss of pay. The government has mandated that the staff from the Primary Health Centres, Urban Primary Health Centres and Basti Dawakhanas should be in the duty from 9 am to 4 pm. The doctors and teaching doctors who do not follow the time discipline will have to face pay cuts. Director of Public Health B Ravinder Nayak said that there are 638 PHCs, 248 UPHCs and 468 Basti Davakhanas in the State. The aim of the government is to provide better treatment to the poor and middle class sections. The doctors should come to the hospitals in time and register the facial based biometric attendance. The para-medical staff and other personnel should also be in their duties on time. They should be available on time for giving services to provide better treatment, said Dr Ravinder Nayak, adding salaries will be decided based on the attendance. The decision comes after the National Medical Council (NMC) directed the government to implement the app based facial attendance in hospitals and medical colleges. Recently, the Health Minister C Damodar Raja Narsimha had visited the Gandhi Hospital and was unhappy with many doctors not seen in the hospital. He had asked the superintendent to issue show cause notice to the doctors who were absent. The Minister wanted the officials to ensure a system in place to check the attendance of the staff. The doctors would have to enrol their name, institution name, district name and Aadhaar details in the mobile application. There would be regular monitoring of the attendance with surprise inspections. There are 34 government medical colleges and 28 private medical colleges in the State and the rule would be for all. Besides facial recognition, there would be geo tagging to check the moments of the doctors and faculty in the institutions, the officials said.
