Tag: Kurnool

People’s curiosity dissipated only when the local police managed to stop the truck. But, by then, the vehicle had already travelled 10 kilometres with the person, later identified as a tollgate official, clinging onto its bumper for his dear life. 

Vijayawada: A court in Andhra Pradesh on Monday ordered seizure of Kurnool District Collector’s car over non-payment of compensation to families of workers killed in an accident nearly 25 years ago. The First Additional District court in Kurnool passed these orders on petitions of the relatives of three deceased workers, who were not fully paid […]

Bhubaneswar: The death toll of Odia labourers in the Kurnool quarry blast in Andhra Pradesh rose to six with one more labourer succumbing to his injuries late on Saturday night. The labourer, identified as Rama Chandra Nahaka of Nuagan village under Rambha police limits in Ganjam district, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at […]

Bhubaneswar: Five days after a massive explosion of detonators in a stone quarry in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh claimed lives of as many as 15 persons, the police have arrested five persons including two from Odisha in connection with the incident. Sources said five persons including the owner of the mines and main accused […]

New Delhi: The indigenously-developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) was successfully tested by the Defence Research Development Organization in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool on Wednesday. The test on Wednesday was the third stage of successful testing of the MPATGM, a low-weight fire-and-forget missile. A Defence Ministry official said all objectives of the test mission conducted […]

Kurnool: Fourteen people, including eight women and a child, were killed and four others injured when a mini bus collided with a lorry in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh early on Sunday, police said. The incident took place at around 4 am when a group of people hailing from Chittoor district of the state were […]