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HYDERABAD: On a day central power minister RK Singh denied reports of Chinese cyberattacks leading to a major power outage in Mumbai last year, top Telangana electricity officials said they had received alerts about Chinese malware entering 40 sub-stations from the Central Electricity Authority.
Late on Monday evening, the CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) reported from a trusted source that China-based threat actor group command and control servers were trying to communicate with systems belonging to Telangana SLDC (State Load Dispatch Centre) and asked the Telangana power utilities to take all protection and safety measures.
The SLDC monitors power supply situation in the state and the malware had entered 40 substations, but efforts by the hackers were successfully thwarted by state government agencies. “After we got an alert from the central authorities, we have removed all malware in 40 substations in SLDC and strengthened our firewall.
Customs officials apprehended a 41-year-old man for trying to smuggle in 40,000 cigarette sticks
HYDERABAD: Customs sleuths apprehended a passenger who arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport from Dubai for trying to smuggle in 1.6 kilo gold on Tuesday.
Customs officials have also apprehended a passenger for trying to smuggle in foreign cigarettes.
The passenger, Amtul H Mohammed, of Hakimpet, concealed pouches containing gold paste weighing about 1.6 kilos inside her clothes. The accused arrived by FlyDubai airlines flight (FZ 8779) at 2.50 pm on Tuesday.
Amtul opted for a green channel at Customs check area indicating that she was not carrying any dutiable items. Customs sleuths intercepted her and recovered the gold worth Rs 74 lakh. Customs sleuths booked a case against her under the Customs Act and seized the gold.
PM Narendra Modi
HYDERABAD: Desi Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, which has been plagued by vaccine hesitancy after it got the EUA (emergency use authorisation) nod in the midst of Phase III efficacy trials, and Atmanirbhar Bharat got a major booster shot after PM Narendra Modi took the first jab of the indigenous vaccine on Monday morning.
Bharat Biotech has developed the vaccine from scratch in India, along with the Indian Council Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune. “This has set a powerful example for all Indians to follow, which will go a long way in reducing vaccine hesitancy and building confidence in immunisation against the ongoing pandemic. We express our sincere gratitude to the PM for reposing his trust in the indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin. We urge all fellow citizens to not hesitate from taking part in the Covid-19 immunization program so that the country can bring an end to this public health crisis,” Bharat Biotech chairman and
Hyderabad: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) has asked the High Commissioner of India (HCI) in Maldives to look into issue of two Hyderabad men stuck in Maldives. The MEA asked the HCI to take immediate action in the matter.
Mohammed Farooq (41) and Syed Aslam (26) said in a video message that they had gone to Maldives on a visit for four days. They went to the airport at the end of their trip and had also got a Covid negative report. “We do not know the reason why we have been sent back and put up in a hotel,” they said. They said they had no money to pay the hotel which was asking them to shell out a huge amount.
A man takes the Covid-19 vaccine shot at state-run Gandhi Hospital on Monday
HYDERABAD: State-run Gandhi Hospital, which was turned into the nodal Covid centre, has remained the heart of pandemic management in the state. The hospital has so far treated over 1.1 lakh Covid patients, of which 35,000 were critical cases, requiring admission for 15 days to two months.
For nearly seven months, Gandhi Hospital was the only place where suspected as well as confirmed Covid patients underwent treatment.
Since the sudden influx of pandemic activity, the hospital has witnessed many firsts. Early into the pandemic, the 1,800-bedded hospital laid down treatment protocol and was one of the first in the country to begin use of Remdesivir drug. It decided to take part in the solidarity trial for the drug in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The hospital also took part in plasma trials and gave plasma treatment when it looked li