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Vishakapatnam braces for Cyclone Montha, emergency teams on standby

Amravati: Ahead of Cyclone Montha, Visakhapatnam authorities in Andhra Pradesh are on high alert and have set up rehabilitation centres, quick response teams with heavy machinery, and activated 24×7 control rooms across…
Cyclone Montha makes landfall; coastal Andhra braces for impact

Amaravati: The landfall of Cyclone Montha, which is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, has begun, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) Managing Director Prakhar Jain said on Monday.…

Kurnool bus fire: All 19 victims identified, bodies handed to families

Kurnool: All 19 bodies of the victims who died in the private travel bus fire accident in Kurnool district have been handed over to their respective families after completion of DNA profiling…
Cyclone Montha likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm by Oct 28 morning

Amaravati: The India Meteorological Department on Monday said cyclonic storm Montha is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic by October 28 morning. The weather system over the southwest and adjoining southeast…
Kurnool bus fire: Bodies of 18 victims handed over to kin

Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): Charred remains of 18 people killed in the bus fire tragedy near here have been handed over to their families after DNA tests, officials said on Sunday. After conducting…
Kurnool bus fire accident: Both bike-borne persons were drunk, say police

Kurnool: Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday confirmed that the two bike-borne persons connected to the Bengaluru-bound bus fire accident, which claimed the lives of 19 passengers, were drunk. In the wee hours…
Cyclone Montha: Andhra govt prepares action plan for relief

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has prepared an action plan for relief and essential supplies in pre-cyclone preparedness for Cyclone Montha. State Civil Supplies Minister N Manohar said the action plan covers…

Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus fire: Biker died before the bus accident

Amaravati: New details have emerged about the death of Shiva Shankar (22), the biker who was earlier believed to have died after his bike collided with the ill-fated bus travelling from Hyderabad…
Surrendered Maoist on hunger strike critical, CLC demands justice

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (CLC) has expressed deep concern over the critical health condition of under-trial political prisoner Dunna Keshava Rao alias Azad, who has been on an indefinite…
Andhra Pradesh faces cyclonic storm threat, CM alerts officials

Amaravati: The India Meteorological Department on Saturday said the depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal moved westwards and is likely to intensify into a deep depression and further into a cyclonic…
234 smartphones contributed to Kurnool bus fire tragedy: Forensic team

With the Bengaluru IT body urging a probe into the tragic Kurnool bus fire accident in Andhra Pradesh, recent developments in the case suggest that a shipment of 234 smartphones was inside…
Kurnool bus fire: Video captures biker’s reckless driving minutes before accident

Hyderabad: A day after the tragic Kurnool bus fire accident in Andhra Pradesh, which claimed 20 young lives, details have emerged about the biker whose two-wheeler hit the bus. A video has…
Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus fire: Driver escaped through passenger door

The main driver of the bus involved in the Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus fire tragedy, Miryala Lakshmaiah, was arrested by police on Saturday, October 25, after having initially fled the scene of the accident.…
Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus fire: DNA profiling to complete by Oct 27

Kurnool: The DNA profiling of victims of Andhra Pradesh bus fire accident will take 48 hours and is expected to be completed by October 27, said an official on Saturday. As many…
Bengaluru IT body urges probe after Kurnool bus blaze kills 20

Bengaluru: The Greater Bengaluru IT Companies and Industries Association (GBITCIA) urged government agencies and stakeholders to conduct a thorough investigation into the bus accident in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, that left 20…