Two passengers from Jagtial, Uppu Rama Devi and Venkatesh, died after the Harikrishna Travels bus they boarded caught fire when hit by a gravel-laden tipper near Rayavaram, Markapuram district, Andhra Pradesh. Six others had boarded earlier at Korutla
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said there was no need for controversy between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over river waters. Addressing a village meeting, he called for cooperation, criticised attempts to politicise irrigation projects and highlighted reforms in land records.