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NEW DELHI, June 30 (Xinhua) -- With the recovery of four more bodies, the death toll in Monday's blast at a chemical factory in the southern Indian state of Telangana has risen to 12, officials said. Thirty-four others injured in the blast are undergoing treatment at the hospitals. The blast took place in the Pashamylaram industrial area of Patancheru, Sangareddy district, about 48 km northwest of Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana. Telangana local health minister Damodara Raja Narasimha said the rescuers are searching for the bodies in the debris. "But there may be a few more people," he said. The minister said an error could have happened during the processing, resulting in the blast of the drying unit. A senior police official V Satyanaryana told the media that around 150 people were present at the time of the explosion inside the factory, with 90 of them in the affected area. The police have registered a case and ordered an investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the explosion and assess whether safety protocols were in place at the factory. Accidental explosions are common in Indian factories. Labor union leaders in India often accuse factories of ignoring safety standards vis-a-vis workers. ■
Hyderabad: A devastating explosion at a chemical manufacturing unit in Pashamylaram industrial area in Sangareddy district, claimed 15 lives and left 34 workers injured. The tragic incident occurred on Monday at Sigachi Industries Pvt Ltd which manufactures microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) powder used in pharmaceutical, food and other industries. Eyewitnesses said there was a loud explosion, shaking nearby areas and sending thick black smoke into the sky. The factory was soon engulfed in flames, triggering panic among employees and nearby residents. The incident occurred around 9 am on Monday ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: After four days of relentless downpours, Telangana is expected to have a brief respite on Monday, with no rainfall alerts issued. However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) placed the state under a yellow alert for thunderstorms. IMD data showed that Papannapet in Medak district received the heaviest 24-hour rainfall at 10.6 cm, followed by Manoor in Sangareddy with 9.28 cm and Nallabelly in Warangal at 9.15 cm. The statewide average rainfall for the day stood at 7.3 mm, notably higher than the normal 4.3 mm. Warangal's Sangem recorded the day's highest maximum temperature ...Read More >
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy instructed officials to provide compensation of ₹1 crore to families of the workers who died in the blast at Sigachi Industries Pvt. Ltd. in Pashamylaram of Isnapur, Sangareddy. Directions were issued to give ₹10 lakh to those several injured. He said that the State did not witness an incident which claimed so many lives and action would be taken on those responsible. Of the 143 people who were working there at the time of the explosion, 44 were declared dead as of Tuesday (July 1, 2025) early afternoon. The Chief Minister said that directions were is ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a way to teach the ruling Congress party a lesson for its unfulfilled promises. Rao emphasized that t ...Read More >
Sangareddy (Telangana) [India], June 30 (ANI): At least 8 people were killed and 26 injured following the explosion at a chemical factory in Pasamailaram Phase 1 area of Telangana's Sangareddy district on Monday, as the rescue operation is in progress, a police official said. V Satyanaryana, Inspector General, Multi Zone II, said, "There was a blast at Sigachi Pharma, a chemical production factory in Pasamailaram. The incident occurred around 8:15-9:35 am, and the police were informed within 10 minutes. We reached the spot within 20 minutes. NDRF, SDF, and other rescue teams, along with 10 fi ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: A probationary sub-inspector (SI) suffered a leg fracture when a DCM van collided with an ambulance at an accident scene. The incident occurred while the police officer was transporting a road accident victim's body to the morgue in the ambulance. Other cops managed to move to safety just in time.At around 3am on Tuesday, PSI S Venkatesham and a team of Balanagar police officers went to the Balanagar flyover after being alerted about a road accident. At the accident spot, they found the body of an unidentified man estimated to be around 40 years old. The police arrested a car driver ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Ravada A Chandrasekhar took charge as the new State Police Chief on Tuesday. He succeeds Shaik Darvesh Saheb, who retired on June 30. His tenure will run until July 1, 2027. A 1991-batch IPS officer currently serving as Special Director with the Intelligence Bureau, Chandrasekhar is on central deputation. He was selected over Nitin Agarwal, who topped the official list of probables. The appointment order, issued by Kerala Chief Secretary Dr A Jayathilak on behalf of the Governor, was released soon after a cabinet meeting held on Monday. Hailing from Andhra Pradesh's Godav ...Read More >
Hyderabad, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) A massive explosion at an industrial unit in Telangana's Sangareddy district claimed the lives of 13 workers and left 35 others injured on Monday. The blast occurred in a chemical factory at Pashamylaram industrial area, about 50 km from Hyderabad. The explosion in Sigachi Chemicals led to the collapse of a three-story building in the manufacturing unit and triggered a huge fire. The death toll may rise as some more workers are feared trapped under the debris. The injured were admitted to various hospitals, and the condition of 12 of them was critical. T ...Read More >
Sangareddy (Telangana): The death toll in an explosion on Monday at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Telangana's Sangareddy district rose to 34, officials said. About 90 people were working in the plant when the blast took place, reportedly due to a suspected chemical reaction, which also triggered a fire, Health Minister Damodara Raja Narasimha told reporters. A day later, a police official said that the toll has risen to 34. The explosion was so powerful that some of the workers were thrown nearly 100 metres away, eyewitnesses said. The cause of the mishap would be known after exa ...Read More >
Hyderabad, June 30: Twelve workers were killed and about 30 others injured in a blast at an industrial unit in Pashamylaram near Hyderabad on Monday. The incident occurred in a chemical factory in the industrial area in Sangareddy district on Monday. The explosion triggered a huge fire, which engulfed the premises of Sigachi Chemicals. Firefighters rushed to the spot to douse the fire. Eleven fire engines brought the fire under control. Police, fire services and other personnel launched rescue and relief operations. Eight workers died on the spot while four others succumbed at hospitals. Two ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, July 1 (Xinhua) -- At least 35 people were killed and over 30 others injured in a massive explosion inside a chemical factory in the southern Indian state of Telangana, officials said Tuesday. The death toll swelled due to the recovery of more bodies from the debris during the overnight rescue operation. The blast took place on Monday in the Pashamylaram industrial area of Patancheru, Sangareddy district, about 48 km northwest of Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana. According to officials, the blast took place around 9:48 a.m. (local time) on Monday in the microcrystalline c ...Read More >
Sangareddy (Telangana), Jun 30 (PTI) At least 12 people died and 34 persons were injured in a pharma plant explosion in this district on Monday, Telangana Minister Damodara Raja Narasimha said. "As many as 12 people died and 34 people are under treatment. We are hopeful that there would be no more (deaths)," the health minister told reporters. Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy said: "Eight people died in the morning. Now, four bodies were found." Both the ministers visited the site. The explosion took place at a reactor in the plant of Sigachi pharma company in the Pashamylaram industrial ...Read More >