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Hyderabad, Jul 6 (PTI) The toll in the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant explosion in Sangareddy district rose to 41 on Sunday after the death of a person who was undergoing treatment in a hospital, officials said. The person, who had suffered burns in the June 30 explosion, succumbed at a hospital on Sunday, a senior police official told PTI. Eighteen people were undergoing treatment in hospitals as of Sunday, while 14 injured persons were discharged earlier. The official said the mortal remains of 40 persons were handed over to their family members. Efforts were on to trace nine people reported missing after the explosion at the plant in Pashamylaram, officials added. 143 people were working in the plant at the time of the accident and 61 of them were safe, officials earlier said. PTI VVK GDK VVK ADB
As many as nine people are still missing in the explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Pashamylaram that claimed at least 38 lives and left 35 injured, and efforts are on to trace the missing people, Superintendent of Police (SP) of this district, Paritosh Pankaj, said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the expert committee appointed by the state government to ascertain the causes and establish the sequence of events that led to the explosion is expected to visit the site on Thursday. The pa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Shares of pharmaceutical firm Sigachi Industries Ltd tanked nearly 8 per cent on Wednesday, falling for the third trading session in a row, after a recent explosion and fire incident at its Telangana plant killed several people. The stock dropped 7.34 per cent to settle at Rs 42.69 apiece on the BSE. During the day, it tumbled 10.98 per cent to Rs 41.01. On the NSE, it tanked 7.57 per cent to Rs 42.56 a share. In three days, the stock has lost 22.63 per cent on the BSE. Sigachi Industries Ltd on Wednesday said it has lost 40 of its team members in the recent explosio ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 4 (PTI) The death toll in the explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Sangareddy district rose to 39 following the death of a person who was undergoing treatment in a hospital, officials said on Friday. The injured person suffered serious burns in the mishap on June 30. Twenty people were undergoing treatment in hospitals as of Friday evening. Two injured persons were discharged from the hospital, Sangareddy district Additional Collector Chandrashekar Badugu told PTI. The process of identifying the deceased and handing over the mortal remains to their family memb ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The toll in the Sigachi Industries Ltd's pharma plant explosion in Sangareddy district rose to 44 on Tuesday, a senior police official said. Eight people are still missing after the explosion at the plant in Pashamylaram, District Superintendent of Police Paritosh Pankaj said. Two persons who suffered serious burns in the June 30 explosion succumbed in the hospital while undergoing treatment, taking the toll to 44, Pankaj told PTI. As many as 14 people are still undergoing treatment at various hospitals, the official added. Over 140 people were working in the plant at the time o ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 4 (PTI) The death toll in the explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Sangareddy district rose to 39 following the death of a person who was undergoing treatment in a hospital, Superintendent of Police (SP) Paritosh Pankaj said on Friday. The deceased person suffered serious burns in the mishap, he told PTI. Twenty-two people were undergoing treatment in hospitals as of Friday morning. An official release on Thursday said 143 people were working in the plant at the time of the accident and 61 of them were safe. Twelve workers were discharged from hospitals follow ...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 >
Hyderabad, Jul 4 (PTI) The death toll in the explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Sangareddy district rose to 39 following the death of a person who was undergoing treatment in a hospital, Superintendent of Police (SP) Paritosh Pankaj said on Friday. The deceased person suffered serious burns in the mishap, he told PTI. Twenty-two people were undergoing treatment in hospitals as of Friday morning. An official release on Thursday said 143 people were working in the plant at the time of the accident and 61 of them were safe. Twelve workers were discharged from hospitals follow ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel looking into the levy of user fees or toll charges on National Highways (NHs) has raised concerns over the current practice of "perpetual tolling" even after project costs are recovered and a 3% annual escalation, irrespective of the highway quality, traffic volume, or user affordability.While recommending rationalisation and substantial reduction in toll charges on such stretches, its report has also mooted a "tariff authority" for toll fixation. The Public Accounts Committee headed by Congress MP K C Venugopal said, "Any continuation of tolls beyond this poin ...Read More >
Sangareddy (Telangana), Jul 2 (PTI) Sigachi Industries Ltd had been using outdated machinery and workers were compelled to operate it, the FIR registered against the management stated. The explosion at the firm's Pashamylaram unit two days ago left 36 dead and a nearly equal number injured. The Sangareddy police, based on a complaint by a family member of one of the victims, on Monday registered an FIR against the factory management in connection with the explosion under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 110 (attempting to commit culpable homicide), and 117 (Voluntari ...Read More >
Sangareddy (Telangana), Jul 3 (PTI) Efforts were on to trace nine people missing after the June 30 explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Pashamylaram that claimed at least 38 lives and left 35 injured, district Superintendent of Police (SP), Paritosh Pankaj said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the expert committee appointed by the state government to ascertain the causes and establish the sequence of events that led to the explosion visited the site on Thursday, the official said. A statement from Sigachi said as many as 12 injured who underwent treatment in various hospitals were dis ...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 >
Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government that is non-communal. Only the Congress can do that. I have joined the Congress to be part of its fi ...Read More >
PRNewswire Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]/ Cincinnati (Ohio) [US], August 14: Narwal, an award-winning niche technology solutions company, is excited to announce the appointment of Ravi Tenneti as Chief Strategy and Technology Officer. This strategic addition to Narwal's leadership team underscores the company's commitment to advancing its AI-first vision and delivering intelligent, enterprise-ready solutions across industries--further strengthening Narwal's position as a trusted partner for AI, Data, and Quality Engineering. Ravi is a strategy and execution focused technology leader with 20+ ...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 >
Bengaluru: Scientists from Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a simple, glowing paper sensor that could help detect liver cancer early -- using the green glow of a rare earth metal called terbium.The sensor works by detecting an enzyme called "β-glucuronidase", which is found in many living organisms. While it has normal biological roles, high levels of this enzyme are linked to liver cancer, as well as colon, breast, and kidney cancers, and even infections and AIDS."Traditional detection methods often struggle with background noise or low sensitivity," said Ananya Biswas, a for ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 8 (PTI) The toll in the Sigachi Industries Ltd's pharma plant explosion in Sangareddy district rose to 44 on Tuesday, a senior police official said. Eight people are still missing after the explosion at the plant in Pashamylaram, District Superintendent of Police Paritosh Pankaj said. Two persons who suffered serious burns in the June 30 explosion succumbed in the hospital while undergoing treatment, taking the toll to 44, Pankaj told PTI. As many as 14 people are still undergoing treatment at various hospitals, the official added. Over 140 people were working in the plant a ...Read More >
SANGAREDDY, (Telangana) June 30: Twelve people were killed and 34 others suffered injuries in a blast in a pharma plant in Telangana's Sangareddy district, about 50 km away from Hyderabad, on Monday. About 90 people were working at around 9.30 AM in the plant of Sigachi Industries at Pashamylaram when the tragedy occurred, state Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha, who visited the accident site along with Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy, told reporters. The cause of the mishap would be known after examination by the technical experts, he said. Venkatswamy said 12 of the 34 injured p ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 5 (PTI) The death toll of workers from Odisha in the explosion at the chemical factory in Telangana rose to nine, with authorities confirming the identity of one more person using DNA-based analysis, an officer said on Saturday. The latest victim of the factory blast was identified as Purna Chandra Sahu, a native of Sukarpada in Cuttack district, said Pritish Panda, Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Directorate of Odisha Parivaar. With his death, a total of nine people from Odisha were killed in the powerful blast at a pharmaceutical plant in Pashamylaram in Telangana's Sangare ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bandhan Bank's net profit in the first quarter of FY 2026 recorded a 65% slump at Rs 372 crore compared with Rs 1,063 crore posted in the year-ago period. Partha Pratim Sengupta, MD and CEO of the bank, attributed the decline to stress in microfinance asset.Even though the bank's total business grew by 11% to Rs 2.8 lakh crore last year, a 119% rise in provisions due to write-offs and high slippages in the microfinance book brought its Q1 net profit down, Sengupta said. "The loan book could not be raised because of guardrails. But those regulations were necessary. We hope that from Q3 ...Read More >