Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh High Court granted interim bail for a period of four weeks to TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu

All three lines affected by the train accident between Alamanda and Kantakapalli are now fit for train operations

In a letter addressed to TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, Gyaneshwar said he was upset with the party president's decision not to contest in Telangana, despite the fact that the party had fair chances of winning a few seats

The report said that seven experts, who have signed it, carefully examined the accident site, available evidence, statements of officials concerned, data logger report and the speedometer chart.

CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy requested PM Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav to constitute a high level audit committee to thoroughly examine the accident that occurred in Andhra Pradesh.

The Chief Minister will call on the injured survivors of the accident which occurred on the Howrah-Chennai line on Sunday evening. Several survivors are undergoing treatment at Vizianagaram Government General Hospital.

While uploading a post on social media platform X, Lalu Prasad Yadav asked who will take the responsibility of frequent train accidents in the country.

The collisions involved two passenger trains and a goods train. At least 14 passengers were killed and over 50 injured in Sundays collision between Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger and Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger near Kantakapalli junction in Kothavalasa mandal (block).

According to media reports, the locomotive pilots of Rayagada Passenger and a guard of the Palasa train also died in the accident.

According to railway officials, the accident occurred at about 7 p.m. between Alamanda and Kantakapalli in Vizianagaram-Kothavalasa Railway Section of Waltair Division of East Coast Railway Zone.

Biswajit Sahu, Chief Public Relations Official of East Coast Railway in Bhubaneshwar, confirmed 33 train cancellations, 24 diversions, and 11 partial cancellations in the aftermath of the accident.

Officials of the East Coast Railway (ECR) said that at around 7 pm on Sunday, the Palasa passenger train hit the Rayagada passenger train from behind at Kantakapalli, about 40 Km from here, causing three coaches to derail.

Railway officials have rushed to the site to assess the situation and provide necessary assistance.

The YSRTP is projecting her candidature as a major challenge to Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy of the Congress.

District Superintendent of Police Tirumaleswar Reddy said that the police immediately swung into action and arrested the culprits and were searching for two others involved in the incident.

A youth was murdered by choking him to death in a swimming pool following a drunken brawl

According to officials, the animal was sighted in Mirthivalasa of Balijipeta mandal in the district and had travelled approximately 40 kms during the previous night.

Devotees were permitted to offer their prayers starting from 5 am.

The event was chaired by Divisional Railway Manager Saurabh Prasad who said that the 10th edition of the Rozgar mela was being organized by the Waltair Division in which 90 candidates from various ministries and organizations were being given appointment letters.

Participating in the Samajika Sadhikara Bus Yatra for social empowerment, Vijay Sai Reddy alleged that the TDP president took care of only his family and cheated the oppressed classes

TTD officials have appealed to devotees to be alert and cautious while trekking on the Alipiri-Tirumala walkway and urged them to walk in groups only

As per the draft rolls, the total electorate was put at 4,02,21,450 — male: 1,98,31,791, female: 2,03,85,851, and third gender: 3,808 — in the State.

The incident was captured on camera by a trap camera installed along the path. The authorities have issued a warning to devotees to remain vigilant and move in groups for their safety.

The expansion works had no approval of the Apex Council that are mandatory as per the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014.