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All flights operating from Vizag Airport cancelled due to Cyclone ‘Montha’

Amaravati: All flights, 32 in total, operating out of Visakhapatnam Airport were cancelled on Tuesday owing to the severe cyclonic storm ‘Montha’, said an official. Visakhapatnam Airport Director N Purushottam said two…
Mandapeta bus shelter becomes symbol of communal harmony, humanity

Hyderabad: A unique example of communal harmony and mutual respect has emerged from the coastal district of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseena in Andhra Pradesh. Amid growing divisions in society, a newly built…

Telangana: SCR cancels 15 trains due to Cyclone Montha in AP

Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) cancelled 15 trains on Tuesday, October 28 in view of Cyclone Montha in Andhra Pradesh. Some trains have also been rescheduled due to the cyclone. Given…
Cyclone ‘Montha’ to bring heavy rains to 3,778 villages: AP CM Naidu

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the impact of Cyclone ‘Montha’ will be intense from Tuesday morning with 3,778 villages likely to receive heavy rains. The cyclone Montha intensified…
Cyclone ‘Montha’ nearing AP coast with 100 kmph winds, red alert in 19 districts

Amaravati: Cyclonic storm ‘Montha’ over the west-central Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 17 km per hour in the past six hours and lay centred over the same region…
Cyclone Montha impact: Trains cancelled, diverted

Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled and diverted several long-distance trains as a precautionary measure ahead of Cyclone Montha’s impact across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha. Train cancelled Secunderabad–Bhubaneswar Express…
Vishakapatnam braces for Cyclone Montha, emergency teams on standby

Amravati: Ahead of Cyclone Montha, Visakhapatnam authorities in Andhra Pradesh are on high alert and have set up rehabilitation centres, quick response teams with heavy machinery, and activated 24×7 control rooms across…

Cyclone Montha makes landfall; coastal Andhra braces for impact

Amaravati: The landfall of Cyclone Montha, which is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, has begun, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) Managing Director Prakhar Jain said on Monday.…
Kurnool bus fire: All 19 victims identified, bodies handed to families

Kurnool: All 19 bodies of the victims who died in the private travel bus fire accident in Kurnool district have been handed over to their respective families after completion of DNA profiling…
Cyclone Montha likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm by Oct 28 morning

Amaravati: The India Meteorological Department on Monday said cyclonic storm Montha is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic by October 28 morning. The weather system over the southwest and adjoining southeast…
Kurnool bus fire: Bodies of 18 victims handed over to kin

Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): Charred remains of 18 people killed in the bus fire tragedy near here have been handed over to their families after DNA tests, officials said on Sunday. After conducting…
Kurnool bus fire accident: Both bike-borne persons were drunk, say police

Kurnool: Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday confirmed that the two bike-borne persons connected to the Bengaluru-bound bus fire accident, which claimed the lives of 19 passengers, were drunk. In the wee hours…
Cyclone Montha: Andhra govt prepares action plan for relief

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has prepared an action plan for relief and essential supplies in pre-cyclone preparedness for Cyclone Montha. State Civil Supplies Minister N Manohar said the action plan covers…
Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus fire: Biker died before the bus accident

Amaravati: New details have emerged about the death of Shiva Shankar (22), the biker who was earlier believed to have died after his bike collided with the ill-fated bus travelling from Hyderabad…
Surrendered Maoist on hunger strike critical, CLC demands justice

Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (CLC) has expressed deep concern over the critical health condition of under-trial political prisoner Dunna Keshava Rao alias Azad, who has been on an indefinite…