Tag: Quarry Blast

Vijayawada: At least eight workers were killed in a blast in a quarry in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district on Friday, police said. Another eight workers were also injured in the incident that took place in Hathi Belgal village in Alur ‘mandal’ (block) of Kurnool district. The injured were admitted to the government hospital in Alur, […]

Chikkaballapur: Six people were killed when the gelatin sticks they were trying to dispose of exploded accidentally at a stone quarry site in a village here early on Tuesday, police said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and others expressed grief over the mishap. “Pained by the loss of lives due to […]