Procedural lapse suspected in Yadadri propellant unit blast, PESO launches probe

The force of the blast brought down the entire structure, reducing it to rubble within minutes.  A suspected lapse in standard operating procedures may have triggered the deadly explosion at Premier Explosives Limited in Katepalli village, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, on Tuesday evening, senior officials from the Telangana Factories Department said. The blast killed three workers…

Naidu has shown the ‘template of usurping power’ without having numbers, alleges Jagan

Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | Photo Credit: File Photo Alleging that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has rolled out his “vicious plan” of usurping civic bodies where the TDP has no numbers, YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said “rampant corruption, nepotism and atrocities” have become the order of the day in the State. Addressing the local…

Will initiate contempt of court proceedings: Mahesh Joshi

President of Kannada Sahitya Parishad Mahesh Joshi speaking to reporters in Mangaluru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: H.S. Manjunath President of Kannada Sahitya Parishad Mahesh Joshi said he will initiate contempt of court proceedings against members associated with Samana Manaskara Vedike for making baseless allegations against him, which violated injunction order issued by a Bengaluru…