Visakhapatnam: At least 11 persons were reported killed and several others injured when a jetty crane collapsed on Saturday at the Hindustan Shipyard Limited premises. According to eyewitness accounts, the mishap occurred between 11.30 am and 12 noon when officials were testing the crane. At least 20 persons were working on the spot when the crane […]
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Vizag gas leak: LG Polymers CEO, Technical Director, 10 others arrested by Visakhapatnam police
Visakhapatnam: LG Polymers Managing Director and CEO, Sunkey Jeong and Technical Director D.S. Kim were among 12 officials of the company arrested by Visakhapatnam police on Tuesday, in connection with the styrene gas leak tragedy that left 15 dead and hundreds hospitalised in May this year. Assistant Commissioner of Police, R.V.S.N. Murthy, who is also the […]
Sushant Singh Rajput’s female fan hangs self in Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam: Unable to bear the news of untimely death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, a 21-year-old woman has ended her life in this coastal city of Andhra Pradesh, police said on Saturday. The woman, who was serving as a teacher at a private school, hanged herself at her residence. The incident took place on […]
Andhra Pradesh: Police Officer allegedly hangs self owing to ill health
Visakhapatnam: A senior police officer of Andhra Pradesh on Friday allegedly committed suicide, police said. P.V. Krishna Varma, serving as Special Branch Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at Srikakulam, allegedly hanged himself at his residence on Beach Road in this coastal city. Varma’s wife and son found him dead on their return from a hospital. […]
Vizag police registers FIR against LG Polymers over gas leak
Visakhapatnam: A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against LG Polymers with regard to the gas leak incident early Thursday, which led to the death of 10 people and affected many others. The FIR was registered against the company management at Gopalapatnam police station under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 278 (Making atmosphere noxious […]
Vizag gas leak: Effects of Styrene depend on degree of exposure
Visakhapatnam: The leakage of Styrene from LG Polymers’ plant here in the wee hours of Thursday claimed nine lives and affected many others. The tragedy brought focus on the nature of the gas and its effects. Used in the manufacturing of polystyrene plastics, fiberglass, rubber, and latex, Styrene is a flammable liquid. Preliminary investigations by […]
Five Maoists killed in gunfight in Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam: Five Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire with police near the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border on Sunday, police said. According to police, the incident took place near Gummirevulu village in Gudem Kotha Veedhi block. The exchange of fire took place when personnel of anti-Maoist force, Greyhounds, and the Special Protection Force (SPF) came face […]
Seven killed as tourist boat capsizes in Godavari in Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam: At least seven persons were killed and many others were missing as a boat with about 60 tourists capsized in Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district on Sunday, officials said. Locals rescued 24 people while a search was on for others. The accident occurred in Papikonda area. Rescue workers pulled out seven bodies. […]
Cyclone Fani triggers heavy rains, very strong winds in Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam: Extremely severe cyclone storm cyclone Fani, which hit Odisha coast near Puri on Friday morning, triggered heavy rains in parts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh, while gusty winds uprooted trees and electricity poles, officials said. The cyclone moved close to north coastal Andhra before it made landfall in neighbouring Odisha. Under its impact, gusty winds […]
Indian Navy on high alert for cyclone Fani
Visakhapatnam: As the cyclone storm Fani was intensifying into a ‘Severe Cyclonic Storm’ over the south-east and adjoining south-west Bay of Bengal, the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) is on high alert to render necessary humanitarian assistance, a Navy spokesperson said on Tuesday. Indian Naval ships at Visakhapatnam and Chennai are on stand-by to proceed to the […]