Forced to live on the edge

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Stranded, passengers red at RTA; Activists ' sweeten' deal, coax people to follow traffic rules; Drive safe, cops tell RTC staff; Educational institutes must check quality

officials target hearts

RTA puts road safety first

Corporal punishment: Closed-door brutality on boy in Prakasam

Woman devotee drowns in village pond

NRPM high school of Chirala prepares for centenary fete

Tribal girl killed by lover in Prakasam

One dead, 26 hurt in 2 road mishaps & FP dealers for bandh against cash transfer scheme

Boy dies, cop hurt as lorry hits bike: Teacher hangs wife, surrenders

2 lakh robbed at gunpoint in Prakasam

Two die on the spot as RTC bus hits motorcycle

Steps to curb death, injuries in running tests & SP hears complaints over eve-teasing

2 die in road mishap near Markapuram

Three die of food poisoning in Prakasam

                   Three die of food poisoning in Prakasam

DC CORRESPONDENT

ONGOLE, MAY 12

Three persons died and four others became critically ill due to food poison at Akkapalli village under Racharla mandal of Prakasam district on Saturday night.  T. Potuluraaiah 4, T. Ramulamma 55, T. Potalaiah 30 and other family members started vomiting after eating dinner at 8 pm in their house. Adjacent relatives immediately responded and tried to shift them to Giddalur for treatment but trio died on the way. Brahmam, Padma, Vishnu and Bhumayya who complained of vomiting were admitted into Giddalur government hospital for treatment. As the condition of Brahmam and Pamda worsened, they were further shifted to Nandyal government hospital. Family members said that they became ill after eating “vadiyalu” in the meals. Two days ago, family members sprayed a chemical substance which was used in farms to restrain mosquitoes and the vadiyalu which were kept open became poisonous with the chemical effect. Giddalur police led by circle inspector, N. Satyanarayana registered a case and inspected food.

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Seven die in Prakasam

Seven die in Prakasam

DC CORRESPONDENT

ONGOLE, APRIL 14

Seven persons were killed in three separate incidents on Saturday in the Prakasam district. Five persons killed in two road accidents on national higway-5 and two drowned in a pond of Kollagantla village of Kandukur mandal. Makkena Bharati 46 of Lingamguta village of Maddipadu mandal was returning in car from Chennai with relatives G. Venkatasubbaraju 45 and M. Srinivasulu. The car rammed into a stationary road roller at Rajupalem on NH-5 of Ulvapadu mandal. Bharati and Venkatasubbaraju died on the spot with severe head and body injures.  The Ulavapadu sub-inspector, K. Somasekhar rushed to the spot and shifted severely injured Srinivasulu to a hospital at Kavali for treatment by registering a case.

In another road accident three persons died on the spot when the lorry in which they were traveling dashed into a stationary lorry near ITI college at Maddipadu on NH-5. G. Rosi Reddy 45 of Bodduvanipalem village of Santanutalpadu mandal, L. Venkatasesha Rao 40 of Gangavaram village of Addanki mandal and lorry driver P. Koteswara Rao 38 stuck in the cabin after dashing stationary vehicle and died with severe head and body injuries. The trio was bringing seven buffaloes from Mandapeta in the lorry and five buffaloes also killed in the accident.

The deputy superintendent of police, M. Rajnikanth Reddy, circle inspector, V. Bhushanam, sub-inspector, P. Bhaktavatsala Reddy with their staff rushed to the spot and pull down bodies from the cabin. The Maddipadu police registered a case. In a third incident K. Kondaiah 70, shepherd of Kollagunta went into village pond to nurture buffaloes and stuck in the waters. On hearing screaming, Kondaiah’s friend K. Koteswara Rao 50 went into water to rescue but the duo drowned in the pond waters. The Kandukur police registered a case.

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