Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya over the latter's allegation that the Karnataka state government has neglected the development of the state in the last two years. DK Shivakumar countered, asking him to show his contrib
The Chief Minister, who is on a three-day UAE tour immediately after receiving information, conducted a teleconference with ministers and officials and asked them to rush immediately to the accident spot. He talked to Ministers, Chief Secretary, DGP and Kurnool district collector and aske
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed deep concern over the bus mishap near Kurnool in the early hours of today and directed the ministers and officials to rush immediately to the spot and take up relief measures, the Chief Minister's office said in a press release.<
Andhra Pradesh Transport Minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy confirmed that 19 people lost their lives in the Kurnool bus tragedy. He said that the state government has announced Rs 5 lakhs each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 2 lakhs each to the injured.
Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Anitha informed on Friday that 17 adults and two minors were charred to death after a passenger bus travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru collided with a motorbike and caught fire.
A private bus carrying 41 passengers in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool caught fire after colliding with a bike that got stuck under the bus, officials confirmed.
The forensic team arrived at the site of the tragic bus accident and began a detailed inspection of the vehicle. Experts are collecting evidence to determine the exact cause of the fire and the sequence of events leading up to the incident.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy, offered condolences to the families of the deceased, wished the injured a speedy recovery, and called for accountability to prevent such incidents.
According to a statement issued by the Andhra Pradesh Raj Bhavan, Governor Nazeer has directed the district authorities to provide necessary medical care to the injured passengers. The Governor offered his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members.
"Around 2:30-2:40 AM, the bus stopped, and I woke up and I saw that the bus caught fire. I couldn't believe that it was fire. I realised moments after that it was fire. Only two three people were awake. We yelled fire and woke everybody up. The doors were locked. We couldn't locate the dr
In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi wrote, "The tragic and painful incident of a bus catching fire on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru highway in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, resulting in the death of many innocent people, is deeply saddening. I express my heartfelt condolences to the grieving families of al