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Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy expressed deep shock over the massive fire accident at the Pashamylaram industrial area in Sangareddy district on Monday. The Chief Minister directed officials to take all necessary measures to rescue the workers trapped in the incident. He also instruc ted that the injured be provided with the best possible medical treatment. "My heartfelt condolences to those who lost their lives and prayers for the speedy recovery of those injured. I have spoken with the district administration and urged them to take immediate rescue measures and provide necessary medical support," the Chief Minister posted on 'X'. The authorities have also been asked to take necessary arrangements to hand over the bodies to the victims' families.
Hyderabad, June 30 (UNI) Six people were killed and 20 others injured, some of them critically, following an explosion in a chemical reactor at a factory in the Pashamylaram industrial area of Sangareddy district in Telangana this morning. According to police, the explosion occurred at Sigachi Industries, triggering a massive fire that engulfed parts of the facility. Upon receiving the alert, 11 fire engines rushed to the spot and managed to bring the blaze under control. The force of the blast reportedly threw workers into the air, with some landing as far as 100 meters away. Factory manag ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll in the explosion in a pharmaceutical unit at Pashamylaram near Hyderabad mounted to 36 on Tuesday. With some of the injured succumbing at hospitals and rescue workers recovering more bodies from debris, the death toll rose sharply since Monday. The toll in the worst industrial disaster in Telangana may go up further as the rescue workers continued searches for the bodies in the debris of a three-storey building which collapsed under the impact of the blast. A massive explosion had rocked Sigachi Industries Limited's pharmaceutical factory at ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 1 (UNI) The death toll in the massive explosion at a 3-storey chemical plant in Sangareddy in the outskirts of the city climbed to 38 on Tuesday and 43 workers are still missing. Of the 38 deaths, many bodies were burnt beyond recognition and only nine bodies have been identified so far, according to officials here. A few of them are still undergoing treatment at the government hospital in Patancheru. "More people could be trapped under the debris. Once the rubble is cleared, we will have a clear picture," said a fire official. The early morning blast at the Sigachi Industr ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 1 (ANI): Telangana state high court advocate, Rama Rao, has filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) regarding the blast at the Sigachi Industries Limited pharmaceutical factory in Pashamylaram Industrial Area, which occurred on Monday. The complaint alleges that the incident, which resulted in several worker fatalities and injuries, was caused by the company's failure to follow safety protocols and negligence on the part of management. According to the complaint, "Several workers have been killed after a suspected reactor explosio ...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], July 1 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the families of the deceased and ordered a detailed inquiry into the Sigachi Pharma Industries explosion that killed 34 people and left several others injured. Addressing the gathering, CM Reddy said, 'Rs 1 crore will be given to the deceased and Rs 10 lakh to the seriously injured, and Rs 5 lakh to the injured people. The government will take care of their medical treatment...' He further added that the government would not only provide financial assistan ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana government will engage with the management of Sigachi Industries Ltd to ensure that a compensation of Rs 1 crore is paid to the kin of those who died in the explosion at the pharma plant in Pashamylaram, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said on Tuesday as he visited the explosion site and also met with the injured at the hospital. The explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Sangareddy district left 36 workers dead and at least 34 injured. Some workers were still missing, as officials said there were 143 people at the pharma plant at the time of the blast, out of ...Read More >
Telangana pharma unit blast: Search continues for 13 missing workers Hyderabad: Search for 13 missing workers following the blast at a pharmaceutical unit at Pashamyalaram near Hyderabad continued on Wednesday. More than 48 hours after the blast at Sigachi Industries Pvt. Ltd., which claimed the lives of 36 workers, the rescue teams continued clearing debris. According to officials, 13 workers were still missing, and it is feared that they were trapped under the debris of the three-storey building, which collapsed under the impact of the blast. The search teams have deployed huge cranes an ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sept 26 (Maxim News): It has been raining in Hyderabad city since yesterday evening. heavy rain fell from 6 am to 8 amj on Friday. Heavy rain fell again one hour later. In the wake of the heavy rains, people's lives have been disrupted. All the low lying areas have been flooded. All the roads have become rivers. The Indian meteorological Department has said that there is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rains in Hyderabad city today and tomorrow. In this context, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has alerted the authorities. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp GHMC, HYDRA, NDRF, and SDRF ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Terming the handcuffing of Lagacharla farmer Hirya Nayak, currently lodged in Sangareddy jail, while taking him to hospital for treatment "inhuman", BRS working president KT Rama Rao has urged the Chief Justice of Telangana high court to take the case suo motu and urged governor Jishnu Dev Varma to order a probe into the incident. Addressing a press meet on Thursday, the BRS leader said the farmer, who is suspected to have suffered a heart attack while in jail, was treated inhumanly. ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 13 (PTI) A personal security officer of suspended Congress MLC Teenmaar Mallanna on Sunday fired in the air to disperse a group of protesters, allegedly affiliated with BRS MLC K Kavitha-headed Telangana Jagruthi, who "attacked" his office at Medipally here, police said. The Telangana Jagruthi cadre allegedly attacked Mallanna's office in protest against certain "derogatory" remarks he made on Kavitha. Mallanna was present in the office when it was stormed. Around 25 to 30 activists of Telangana Jagruthi barged into the MLC's office and "vandalised" the furniture, and a scuffl ...Read More >
The explosion in the Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC) drying unit also left more than 30 workers injured. The condition of some of them is stated to be critical. The death toll in the explosion in a pharmaceutical unit at Pashamylaram near Hyderabad mounted to 36 on Tuesday. With some of the injured succumbing at hospitals and rescue workers recovering more bodies from debris, the death toll rose sharply since Monday. The toll in the worst industrial disaster in Telangana may go up further as the rescue workers continued searches for the bodies in the debris of a three-storey building which ...Read More >
Nagpur: Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar questioned the govt's priorities on Tuesday, highlighting the increasing number of farmer suicides in Maharashtra. He accused the govt of neglecting agrarian crisis while approving Rs20,000 crore for Shaktipeeth highway project."Money is available for massive infrastructure projects, but where is the budget for farm loan waivers as promised by the BJP before last year's assembly polls to the farmers?" Wadettiwar asked while moving an adjournment motion in the Legislative Assembly. He cited official data showing that between January and ...Read More >
Hyderabad, August 13: All Irrigation Department officers in Telangana have been ordered to stay at their stations, maintain round-the-clock vigil at dams, reservoirs, canals, and tanks, and act immediately to prevent breaches as the state braces for days of heavy to very heavy rain. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Irrigation, Food & Civil Supplies Minister Capt N. Uttam Kumar Reddy issued the emergency directives on Wednesday, authorising engineers to bypass red tape and use funds instantly for flood-related works while instructing top officials to remain physically present at their assigned pro ...Read More >
Hyderabad: At least eight workers, including one from Odisha, were killed and 28 others injured in a massive reactor blast at Sigachi Chemicals in Pashamylaram near Hyderabad on Monday. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. in the industrial area of Sangareddy district, Telangana. The explosion triggered a massive fire that engulfed the factory premises. Firefighters, managed to control the flames. Among the deceased was Nagarjit Tiwari from Odisha, who succumbed to injuries at a private hospital in Madinguda. Five workers died on the spot, while three others, including Tiwari, passed away in ...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 >
NEW DELHI - Dozens have died in a major explosion at Sigachi Industries Pvt. Ltd., a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Pashamylaram, Sangareddy, Telangana, India. The blast, which happened at around 9:10 a.m. on Monday, 30 June 2025, has become one of the state's deadliest industrial disasters. At least 44 workers lost their lives, and many more suffered serious injuries. As of Wednesday, 2 July, search teams are still looking for 12 missing workers, and there are concerns that the number of victims may rise. Witnesses in nearby Isnapur reported hearing a loud bang, which set off a large ...Read More >
Hyerabad: Telangana experienced significant rainfall across the state, with Mulugu district bearing the brunt of the highest downpour. According to data from the Telangana Development Planning Society, Eturunagaram in Mulugu received a staggering 66.5 mm of rain between 8:30 am and 9:00 pm on Wednesday, making it the highest recorded rainfall in the state during this period.The heavy rains have affected several districts, with Jayashankar's Mahadevpur recording 36.8 mm and Khammam's Thallada rece ...Read More >
Hyderabad, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy expressed shock over the massive fire accident at the Pashamylaram industrial area in Sangareddy district. The Chief Minister directed officials to take all necessary measures to rescue the workers trapped in the incident. According to the Chief Minister's Office, he also instructed that the injured be provided with the best possible medical treatment. Eight workers were killed and 28 others injured in the reactor blast at a chemical factory on Monday morning Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha visited the acc ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: At least 5 workers died and several others sustained injuries in a massive reactor blast at Sigachi Industries Pvt Ltd in Telangana's Pashamylaram on Monday morning.Fire department officials have said that so far, five bodies have been recovered from the rubble after the industrial structure collapsed due to the powerful explosion.According to officials, a fire alert was received at 9.37am, prompting the deployment of 11 fire engines from various stations, including Patancheru, Sangareddy, Kukatpally, Madhapur, Jeedimetla, and Rajendranagar. Additionally, two fire robots, disaster r ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (PTI) A farmer accused in the November 11 attack on government officials in Telangana's Vikarabad district was taken to a hospital in handcuffs on Thursday, drawing rebuke from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. Taking serious note of the incident, the Chief Minister sought to know why Heerya Naik was taken to the hospital in handcuffs. He directed senior officials to investigate the matter and submit a report. The CM warned that such incidents would not be tolerated, according to an official release. The opposition BRS Working President K T Rama Rao criticised the Congress g ...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 >
Telangana Chemical Factory Blast: According to officials, 27 workers were still missing. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Number of deaths in Hyderabad pharma unit blast rises to 32Explosion occurred in Microcrystalline Cellulose drying unit at Sigachi Industries factory27 workers remain missing, feared trapped under debris after building collapse Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Hyderabad: The number of deaths in the explosion in a pharmaceutical unit at Pashamylaram near Hyderabad rose sharply to 32 on Tuesday, with about 15 injured succumbing at hospital ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 2: Sigachi Industries Ltd on Wednesday said it had lost 40 of its team members in the recent explosion and fire at its Pashamylaram plant in Sangareddy district. The company also announced an ex gratia payment of Rs 1 crore each to the families of the deceased. According to Sangareddy Superintendent of Police Paritosh Pankaj, the official death toll stood at 38 as of Wednesday afternoon. "It is with anguish that we share details of the accident at the Sigachi Industries facility in Pashamylaram, Telangana, which resulted in the loss of 40 valued team members and left over 33 i ...Read More >
TPCC president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud, and Ministers Ponnam Prabhakar, Damodar Rajanarasimha, G. Vivek, AICC in-charge of TG Meenakshi Natarajan and former MLA Jagga Reddy in Andole on Friday. Hyderabad Congress is on the course to correct the 10-year 'misrule' of BRS, but will seek people's support based on its welfare and developmental programmes, said Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud. Mr. Goud's ongoing Janahita padayatra entered Andole in S ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll in the explosion in a pharmaceutical unit at Pashamylaram near Hyderabad rose sharply to 32 on Tuesday, with about 15 injured succumbing at hospitals overnight. The death toll in the worst industrial disaster in Telangana may go up further as the rescue workers continued searching for the bodies in the debris of a three-storey building, which collapsed under the impact of the blast. A massive explosion had rocked Sigachi Industries Limited's pharmaceutical factory at Pashamylaram industrial area in Sangareddy district, about 50 km from Hydera ...Read More >
Sangareddy: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, along with key cabinet ministers and local leaders, visited the Pasamailaram Industrial Area in Sangareddy district to inspect the site of the tragic chemical factory explosion that recently claimed multiple lives and left several injured. Accompanied by senior officials and ministers, CM Revanth Reddy took stock of the devastation caused by the massive blast at Segachi Industries, where at least 12 people lost their lives, and many others were critically injured. The Chief Minister interacted with local authorities, rescue teams, and aff ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In the wake of the tragic reactor blast at Pashamylaram, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday announced immediate financial assistance of ₹1 lakh to the families of the deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured. Accompanied by Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu, the Chief Minister visited the blast site to assess the damage and oversee relief efforts. During the inspection, he termed the financial assistance as a goodwill gesture and not compensation. Revanth Reddy directed officials to ensure high-quality medical treatment for the injured a ...Read More >