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HC expresses concern on higher rates charged by private hospitals from COVID-19 patients

11:16 pm July 14, 2020

Hyderabad: Expressing concern over exorbitant charges allegedly being collected by private hospitals from COVID-19 patients in violation of norms, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday asked the state government if there was any mechanism to control such hospitals from fleecing patients. Referring to some PILs alleging that private hospitals were charging excessively from COVID-19 patients beyond the […]

Retd DU professor loses Rs 60K in credit card reward points fraud

11:11 pm July 10, 2020

New Delhi: A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly cheating a retired Delhi University professor on the pretext of redeeming credit card points, police said on Friday. The 73-year-old DU professor had filed a complaint last year alleging that he received bulk messages from the accused, offering him to redeem credit card points. He uploaded […]

Virus-hit doc accuses pvt hospital of fleecing, detaining her

4:32 pm July 5, 2020

Hyderabad: A middle-aged woman doctor, who had tested COVID-19 positive, has alleged that she was detained by private hospital management here over non- payment of the medical bill. In a selfie-video which has gone viral in the social media, the civil assistant surgeon of a state-run Fever Hospital is purportedly seen accusing the private hospital […]

Scientists strike note of caution as ‘Made in India’ vaccine programme gains momentum

3:42 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 vaccine programme has gained sudden traction but it is imperative to strike a balance between giving it high priority and rushing into a process that takes months, even years, several scientists said on Saturday, a day after the ICMR announced it envisaged a preventive by next month. There was hope but caution too […]

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Online classes: Telangana to come out with policy by July 13

11:20 pm July 3, 2020

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Friday said it would come out with a clear policy by July 13 on the commencement of the academic year and also the conduct of online classes for students of government and private schools. A division bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed […]