New Delhi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of those who died in the collision between two trains in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district. In a post on ‘X’, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said: “The Prime Minister has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh […]
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8 killed in collision between two trains in Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam | Eight passengers have been killed and more than 40 others injured when a passenger train overshoot the signal to hit another passenger train in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday night, officials said. At least two coaches of Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train derailed after it was rammed into by Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger near Kantakapalli […]
Man injects HIV-infected blood to pregnant wife
Amaravati | A man in Andhra Pradesh allegedly got HIV-infected blood injected to his pregnant wife to find an excuse to divorce her. Tadepalli police arrested M. Charan after getting a complaint lodged by his wife that he injected HIV-infected blood to her with the help of a quack. The victim told the police that Charan […]
Navratri celebrations: Temple decorated with currency notes, gold worth Rs 8 crore
Visakhapatnam | A temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam has been decorated with currency notes and gold ornaments worth Rs 8 crore as part of Navratri celebrations. The management committee of the Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari temple decorated the walls and floor with the currency notes of Rs 3.5 crore and jewellery. Wads of notes of various […]
Andhra Pradesh: Woman wades through river to write exam
Visakhapatnam | A 21-year-old student in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district had to cross a river without any conveyance to appear in an examination. She, with the help of her brother and another family member, crossed the swollen river Champavati, risking her life. A video of the woman wading through neck-deep water with the help of […]
Andhra Pradesh: Techie shoots lover dead before killing self
Amaravati | A software engineer in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district on Monday shot dead his lover and later killed himself with the same weapon. The shocking incident occured at Tatiparti in Podalakuru mandal. M. Suresh Reddy shot dead Kavya, also a techie, and later turned the gun on himself to end his life. The couple was […]
Andhra man carries son’s body on bike for 90 km
Tirupati | In a heart-wrenching incident, a man carried the body of his 10-year-old son on a motorbike for a distance of 90 km after the driver of an ambulance at a government-run hospital in Tirupati demanded huge money. Unable to pay the hefty charges, the man sat pillion with the body in his lap while […]
Andhra Pradesh: Man killed, 3 injured as battery of e-scooter explodes
Vijayawada | In yet another incident, a man was killed and three others were injured when the battery of an electric two-wheeler exploded in their house in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. The incident occurred in Vijayawada early Saturday when the man had kept the battery on charging in the bedroom. Shiva Kumar, his wife and their […]
Over 70 held for rape of minor Andhra girl pushed into flesh trade
Amaravati | Andhra Pradesh Police have arrested over 70 persons in connection with the rape of a minor girl during the last eight months. The 13-year-old victim from Guntur district was pushed into prostitution by a woman, who had adopted her after she lost her mother to Covid-19 last year. According to police, the 74 persons […]
Andhra Pradesh: Two women die from rabies after cat bite
Amaravati | Two women died of rabies after being bitten by a cat in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district. The women died in Vemulamada in Movva mandal on Saturday. Kamala (64) and Nagamani (43) were bitten by a cat two months ago. According to their family members, they both took TT (Tetanus Toxoid) injections and had also […]