Andhra Pradesh had its most tragic month off late in October. Starting with Cyclone Phailin that hit coastal AP mainly, the AP-ites had a tough time. Phailin was followed by rain fury that damaged houses and crops across the state. A young boy was
YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy greets the crowd as he sits behind a statue of his late father and former CM Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy in the LB Stadium - DC/S.Surender Reddy.
It was Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's show in Hyderabad on Saturday. The YSR Congress president presented himself as the only saviour of United AP at his party’s Samaikya Shankaravam in the city. Massive crowd turned up for the 'Samaikhya Sankharavam'
The rape of the techie by two cab drivers spurred a protest by BJP workers at the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat on Wednesday. <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131023/news-current-affairs/gallery/cyberabad-techie-gang-rape-protests">Click here to</a>
The Volvo taxi car that was used by the duo for the crime parked outside the Cyberabad Police Commissioner's office.
Cyberabad Police Commissioner C.V. Anand shows the two accused in a rape case after they were arrested on Tuesday, at the Commissioner's office. The duo had allegedly kidnapped and raped a techie on Monday. The IT employee had kept it a secret out
A Hindu woman applies vermillion powder on another on the last day of Durga Puja festivities in Hyderabad.
People prepare to immerse an idol of goddess Durga in the Hussain Sagar Lake marking the end of Durga Puja festivities in Hyderabad on October 14. The festival commemorates the slaying of a demon king by lion-riding, 10-armed goddess Durga, marking
A young boy holds on to his goat as he sits behind his father on a scooter ahead of Bakrid in Hyderabad - AP
Muslim devotees prepare to offer Eid-ul-Azha prayers in Hyderabad on Wednesday, October 16. Bakrid marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God.
Festivals had their share too in the month gone by. Goats and sheep were on display in Hyderabad, on the eve of Bakrid. Celebrating the festival, Muslims will wear new cloths and sacrifice sheep or goat.
Telugu Desam president N. Chandrababu Naidu too launched a fast against state bifurcation at AP Bhavan in New Delhi. However, the TDP chief was forced by doctors to end his six-day fast, following deterioration in his health.
YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy pictured during the third day of his indefinite hunger strike in protest against proposed AP bifurcation at lotus pond in Hyderabad. His 'indefinite' hunger strike was cut short by police later.
Some women in Vizianagaram staged a protest by squatting on the railway track, alleging that they were lathi-charged by the police when they were doing their routine work in their homes.
Agitators were out in force in Kothapeta, Palliveedhi, Kota Jun-ction, Dasannapeta, Kanyakaparameswari temple and other areas of Vizianagaram town. With the situation further improving, authorities on October 12 relaxed curfew for 12 hours in the
The town continued to be tense for few more days as the united Andhra protesters hit the streets despite the curfew and pelted stones at policemen and targeted the Satya Institute of Technology and Management College in Gajularega, run by a relative
The state witnessed incidents of violence too. Curfew was imposed in Vizianagaram town in coastal Andhra after violent attacks on the property of transport minister Botsa Satyanarayana, and shoot at sight orders were issued on October 6.
Sarala, right, mother of Raghuveer (photograph displayed by a relative), who was killed in the bus fire accident weeps outside the mortuary of Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad. The state forensic science lab in capital city collected the blood
People inquiring about the bodies of their relatives, who died in the Mahbubnagar bus fire accident, in Hyderabad. <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131031/news-current-affairs/article/bus-fire-baby-found-charred-her-mother’s-lap">Baby</a>
Picture shows relative of victims outside the bus operator's office in Hyderabad. Owner of Jabbar Travels, Shakeel Jabbar and driver Feroze were booked under various sections of Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act.
Charred bodies of victims lie in Wanaparthy village in Mahbubnagar district. "All passengers were sleeping when the bus caught fire.Some of us tried to break open the window glass, however, we were unable to do so. I immediately moved towards the
Policemen standing guard to the dead bodies of the victims killed in the bus fire incident. The owner of the operator company and the driver of the bus were arrested a day later.
Police fill in details of passengers from relatives who rushed to the office of bus operator. Police said they had collected the list of passengers from the private bus operators and found that the online booking list had names of only 33 bus-
Large crowd of people looking at the charred bus which burst into flames.
Another picture from the inside of the bus. <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131031/news-current-affairs/article/20-skulls-found-rear-bus">Read here: 20 skulls found at rear of the bus</a>
Forensic officials inspecting the bus. The bodies were burnt beyond recognition and forensic tests are still on to identify the victims.
Only 7 persons, including the driver Feroze Khan and cleaner Ayyaz, managed to escape from the blaze. Picture shows the culvert on which the ill-fated bus hit before bursting up in flames.
Officials dousing the fire. The entire bus was engulfed in flames in a matter of minutes. Fifty-two persons, including 50 passengers, were travelling in the Volvo bus when the mishap occurred.
The accident occurred at 5.10 AM when the diesel tank of the Hyderabad-bound bus owned by Jabbar Travels from Bengaluru hit against a culvert near Palem in Mahabubnagar, around 140 kms from Hyderabad on NH-44 (Bengaluru-Hyderabad). Picture shows the
The worst was yet to come. Forty-five passengers were charred to death as a private Volvo bus from Bengaluru-Hyderabad burst into flames after its fuel tank caught fire in Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh early on October 30. Most of the
Hyderabad district collector Mukesh Kumar Meena arrives at the scene of the accident and talks to the victim's kin. People angry at the incident gheraoed the collector and other politicians who had arrived at the scene.
A man carries the body of the young boy killed in the wall collapse. <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131024/news-current-affairs/article/three-killed-hyderabad-wall-collapse-rains-batter-city">Read the report here</a>
In another rain-related accident, three members of a family (laid on the floor), including a five-year-old boy, were killed and two others got injured when compound wall of an adjoining college collapsed on their thatched house in Hyderabad. Picture
A bird’s eye view of the inundated Rotary Colony in Vijayawada on Friday. The city received heavy rains and many roads were under water.
People wade through a flood-damaged road on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Permanent houses would be built for over 48,500 families which lost their dwellings in the deluge, the government announced.
A government primary school at Vavilala village Kodavalur mandal Nellore district submerged in rain water.
A boy rides a bicycle through a flooded street in Hyderabad.
A young man making his way across a flooded road in Hyderabad.
Actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi had a slightly embarrassing accident at Avanthinagar in Kakinada rural mandal during his visit to flood-hit areas. When the minister was about to get on a boat, a group of journalists rushed to take his
A woman balances herself on a railing as she tries to move to drier grounds after heavy rains inundated the area, in Hyderabad. According to meteorologists, the downpours have been even worse than that of Cyclone Nilam during November last year -
Charminar wore a deserted look on a rainy day as shoppers and hawkers stayed indoors to protect themselves from the heavy rainfall that lashed Hyderabad. Around 80,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas in nine districts of the state due to
An old couple wade through a water-logged road as heavy rains lashed Nellore following the onset of northeast monsoon. Incessant rains lashed Andhra Pradesh after the cyclone. The rains inundated crops in lakhs of hectares, official sources said.
A view of a beach after Phailin cyclone in Visakhapatnam. <a href="http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131013/news-current-affairs/article/live-impact-cyclone-phailin">Click here</a> to see the live coverage of cyclone that DC Online did back then.
An electricity pole fell down after Phailin cyclone in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. In Andhra Pradesh, 1,29,100 people from 294 villages in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts were shifted to 115 relief camps ahead of the
Villagers try to cover themselves from heavy rainfall and strong winds as they ride a pickup truck in Srikakulam. An hour before the cyclone hit, Srikakulam was plunged into darkness after power supply snapped. - PTI
AP government has estimated that the loss due to the heavy rains alone stood at Rs 3,352 crore, a press release by the Chief Minister's Office said. Picture: A tree fell on the roof of a house due to cyclone Phailin in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N.Kiran Kumar Reddy during a review meeting on the preparations and rescue operations for the Cyclone Phailin at Secretariat in Hyderabad. The state government decided to request the central government to extend
Srikakulam district was the worst hit and it received intense rains even after the cyclone. The official death toll in the rains in Andhra Pradesh was placed at 53 as on October 29.
<b>Cyclone Phailin:</b> The cyclonic storm, which was said to be the second strongest after the disastrous super-cyclone of 1999, struck the Odisha coast on October 12, bringing in its wake torrential rains and wind speeds of over 200 kmph in Odisha
October roundup: Andhra Pradesh's month of disasters