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Kadapa district Superintendent of Police K Anburajan told over phone that the blast occurred when a consignment of gelatin sticks was being unloaded at a limestone mine on the outskirts of Mamillapalli village.
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At least nine workers were killed in a blast at a limestone mine in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday but so far only five bodies were identified, police said.
Establishing the identity of the victims was proving an onerous task as the bodies lay dismembered at the site of the blast.
Among those killed were from Pulivendula constituency, they said.
Kadapa district Superintendent of Police K Anburajan told PTI over phone that the blast occurred when a consignment of gelatin sticks was being unloaded at a limestone mine on the outskirts of Mamillapalli village.
The ruling YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Rashtra Samithi in Telangana have won the two bypolls held in their states in April. The results were announced on Sunday.
Corona curfew was extended for another 7 days in Bhopal, on Sunday. Earlier, district collector had imposed corona curfew till 6 am on May 3, it's now extended till 6 am on May 10. Besides, 43 new containment zones were constituted across the city on Sunday and all type of movement in these zones will be restricted. Hours before the four-day lockdown ended, Goa CM Pramod Sawant thanked the people for following the same and extended the restrictions till May10 with a few changes. Stay with us for all live updates from across India.
Highlights
Only emergency services would be allowed to move around after 12 pm
Shops would be allowed to open daily from 6 am to 12 noon
New Delhi: The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday (May 3) decided to impose a ‘partial curfew’ across the state.
This curfew will start on May 5 and go on for two weeks to curb the recent surge of COVID-19 cases. Lockdown-like restrictions will be in place in Andhra Pradesh from 12 noon to 6 am.
Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy announced this decision at a high-level COVID review meeting on Monday, according to news agency PTI.
Shops would be allowed to open daily from 6 am to 12 noon, with prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC in force.