A statewide transport strike has brought public commuting to a halt in Raichur district. With KSRTC services largely suspended, Andhra and Telangana have deployed buses to ease the crisis. Rural commuters continue to suffer as local connectivity remains crippled
The stage is all set for the Pedda Hanuman Jayanthi celebrations to be held at the Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy temple, with elaborate arrangements made for the three-day celebrations from Tuesday
Officials said that the machines used by conductors developed some technical snag from 3 am to 6 am. As a result, the conductors were unable to issue tickets to passengers, resulting in inconvenience to the passengers travelling in the buses to various destinations
Police and RTC officials arrived at the scene and transported the injured to Government General Hospital in Khammam for medical care. Among them, three individuals reportedly sustained severe injuries. Expressing his concern over the incident, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy urged officials to provide the best possible treatment for the injured
When the bus reached Kurikyal, a passenger, aged around 60 years, complained of chest pain. The driver directly drove the bus to Gangadhara Government Hospital
It might be recalled that TGRTC and OSRTC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on February 22 in 2023 to bus services to select destinations in their respective States
The CPI (ML) Mass Line district secretary, Gokinepalli Venkateswarlu addressing the gathering complained that the Cong govt which offered free travel for women scheme was diluting it by reducing the number of bus services
Kotapalli in-charge Sub-Inspector K Shyam Patel said that Panem Surya Kiran from Laxmipur received serious head injuries and suffered profuse bleeding when the bus hit him, resulting in instantaneous death for him