Six persons, including three women and one child, were killed on the spot and five others sustained injuries when a State Road Transport Corporation bus collided with an auto-rickshaw near Chittiboinapalli in Chittoor district on Friday.
According to Gurramkonda police, the mishap took place when the RTC bus, heading towards Gurramkonda from Rayachoti rammed into the auto-rickshaw heading towards Cheruvulapalli from Gurramkonda mandal.
All the six persons who were on board the auto-rickshaw were killed on the spot. The mishap left five others with grievous injuries.
The victims have been identified as N Reddymma (29), A Santhareddy (34) A Venkatamma (40), C Jyothi (15) and M Ramaiah (60). The identity of one victim was yet to be ascertained.
All the victims have been shifted to Ruia Hospital in Tirupati for post-mortem. Among the injured, the condition of a few is stated to be critical.
2011/10/24 8:09:34 One person was killed three others injured when the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in was hit by a CRFP bus here on Monday.
The accident happened near Midhani Township when the auto-rickshaw carrying three passengers was hit by a CRPF bus coming from the opposite direction. Consequently, one person died on the spot and was later identified as Sai Kiran (30). The injured were rushed to the Osmania General Hospital for treatment.
Kanchanbabh police registered a case and are investigating. (INN)
2011/10/31 8:12:53 At least four persons were killed on the spot and four others sustained injuries when a car had a head-on collision with an auto-rickshaw near Virupanna Cheruvu in Kottacheruvu in Puttaparthi mandal here on Monday.
According to police, the deceased have been identified as Narayana, Ganganna, Varalakshmi and Baby Pujitha. All the injured have been admitted to Government Hospital in Dharmavaram for treatment. The condition of injured is stated to be critical, according to hospital sources.
The police said that the accident took place when the car heading towards Puttaparthi from Dharmavaram lost control and collided with an auto rickshaw coming from the opposite direction. (INN)
2012/3/11 5:30:06 Three persons including two women were killed and five others suffered injuries when a tractor and auto-rickshaw fell off a bridge after having a head-on collision.
The incident happened on Edulavanka bridge on Sindupalli and Rayavaram road of Kadapa district on Sunday. According to police, the tractor was carrying sand and it fell on the passengers after both the vehicles fell off the bridge. The deceased include tractor driver Ganapati. The other victims have been identified as Pavalamma and Jayamma.
Five other passengers of auto-rickshaw suffered injuries and were shifted to the government hospital at Rayachoti for treatment. The condition of two passengers is said to be critical. (INN)
2011/9/21 3:47:40 Labour Welfare Minister Danam Nagender has announced Rs 5 lakh compensation to next to kin of auto-rickshaw driver Mallesh, who was killed when a RTC bus driver lost control and hit his auto at Krishna Nagar in Yousufguda on Wednesday morning.
The minister went to Mallesh's house and consoled the family members for the unfortunate accident. He announced Rs 5 lakh compensation and a government job to one of family members. Apart from Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia, he also announced Rs 5 lakh to victim family members on behalf of the Greater Hyderabad Congress. He said that action would be taken against the driver responsible for the accident.
It may be recalled that an autorickshaw driver Mallesh killed when a Kondapur bound bus driver coming from Secunderabad lost control on his vehicle due to break failure and hit the auto at Yousufguda in the morning. (INN)
2011/9/22 8:18:27 Over 50,000 auto-rickshaws in the Telangana region would go off the roads for 48 hours from Friday mid-night.
The Telangana Auto Drivers Unions' JAC has called for a 48-hour auto bandh to express solidarity with the Sakala Janula Samme, the general strike for the cause of Telangana.
According to TRS Labour wing president L Roop Singh Roop Singh said that thousands of auto-rickshaw drivers would participate in rallies and dharnas on September 24 demanding statehood for Telangana. An auto-rickshaw rally will be organised on September 25 which will culminate into a public meeting at Indira Park. (INN)
2011/9/21 2:02:20 One auto-rickshaw driver was killed and several others injured when they were hit by a RTC bus after the driver lost control due to the failure of breaks.
The mishap occurred on Wednesday morning at Krishna Nagar near Yousufguda crossroads. According to police, the bus driver lost control due to break failure and hit the auto-rickshaw and other vehicles parked on the roadside.
According to police, the deceased has been identified as Mallesh. The police have shifted all injured to Osmania General Hospital and their condition is stated to be out of danger. The mishap took place when the RTC bus was heading towards Kondapur from Secunderabad.
Irked over the incident, the local people stoned the bus. The bus driver went absconding after the accident from the scene.
According to sources, the bus driver was hired on temporary basis due to the RTC employees participating in the general strike. The accident is believed to have occurred due to poor maintenance of bus and lack of understanding of driver of city traffic. Yousufguda police have registered a case. (INN)
2011/12/11 14:55:05 Hyderabad, Dec 11 (INN): Two persons were killed in different road accidents in the city on Sunday.
A 32-year-old man, Krishna, suffered grievous injuries when the auto-rickshaw he was travelling over-turned near Moinabad. According to police, Krishna, a teacher with MK Pally Government Upper Primary School, met with the accident on Sunday morning. He was immediately rushed to the Osmania General Hospital where he died a few hours later.
The Moinabad police registered a case of negligent driving against the auto-rickshaw driver who has been arrested.
In another case, 35-year-old Mohd Ismail Pasha died on the spot when the bike he was riding hit a road divider near Erragadda flyover in the early hours of Sunday. Pasha, a welder, met with the accident while returning to his home in Riyasat Nagar from Kukatpally after executing some welding work.
2011/10/15 9:07:38 At least six people were injured, two of them seriously, when a RTC bus lost control and hit many vehicles on the busy Banjara Hills Road here on Saturday evening.
The accident happened when the RTC bus - AP-10 Z-5981 of HCU depot lost control near Pension Office on Banjara Hills Road No 12 and hit one Omni Van, one Maruti 800, one auto-rickshaw and three bikes before coming to a halt. The bus was coming from Kondapur and going toward Koti. The driver fled from the spot after the accident. Source said that the driver was hired by the RTC management due to the on-going general strike.
The seriously injured persons were shifted to a private hospital for treatment. Banjara Hills police registered a case and are investigating. (INN)
2011/9/17 7:36:57 All auto-rickshaws in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will go off the roads from Sunday midnight.
Protesting against the increase in petrol prices and also to express solidarity with the employees’ general strike, the Telangana Auto Workers Joint Action Committee have called for 48 hours `Auto Bandh’ from September 18 midnight. Talking to media persons at Telangana Bhavan, TRS labour wing president L Roop Singh said the JAC has unanimously taken a decision to observe 48 hour Auto Bandh.
Roop Singh called upon the auto drivers in other Telangana districts to participate widely in bandh expressing solidarity to Telangana agitation. He appealed to transport authorities to increase the minimum fares of auto to Rs 20 and per kilometer as Rs 10.
If the government failed to take decision favourably on their demand, the auto drivers would intensify their agitation, he said. The drivers of goods and transport auto-rickshaws would also participate in the bandh.
Meanwhile, the state government is trying to make alternative arrangements in view of the auto bandh. (INN)
2007/10/31 6:53:59 The striking auto unions have now decided to intensify their agitation. The government is also firm in its stand that the auto drivers should go in for digital meters. The government has extended the deadline for fixing digital auto meters to December 10.
A delegation of auto drivers led by their union leaders met former chief minister Chandra Babu Naidu and sought his help in resolving the issue. Babu is reported to have expressed his solidarity with the auto drivers.
After listening to their problems, Babu is said to have 'advised' them to gain the confidence of the people of the twin cities. The majority of the people are of the opinion that many auto meters are tampered and the government’s move to insist on digital meters is correct. The public is ready to bear any mount of hardship but want the government to stand firm over the issue.
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Some commuters hailing an auto were in for a surprise Wednesday when the driver ferrying them to their destination was Bollywood actor Prateik Babbar.
In order to protest against the auto strike in Mumbai that has been creating problems for the residents of the city since the past three days, the actor turned an auto driver and ferried few customers from Bandra station to different locations in the Bandra area.
"Prateik decided to do this to show his protest against the auto strike that has been creating problems for the people," a source told IANS.
The 24-year-old actor called his move as "Auto ride with Pinto" on the lines of his upcoming film "My Friend Pinto".
2011/12/19 1:44:18 Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday demanded that the state government issue identity cards for all auto drivers in the city to prevent harassment from police higher-ups.
Participating as chief guest at the Telangana Automotors Drivers Union first anniversary being held at Telangana Bhavan, Kavitha said that the identity cards should be issued to auto drivers on the lines of Beedi workers in the state.
She also demanded that the government recognize auto drivers in the state as `unorganized labour’ and implement welfare programmes for their standard of livelihood.
Apart from providing houses to auto drivers, she said the government should provide PF facility for their families.She called upon auto drivers to launch an organized fight to achieve their demands.and called upon auto drivers to participate actively in the Telangana statehood agitation.
She slammed the state government for affecting the livelihood of auto drivers by resorting to harassing methods and increasing hike on petrol price.Participating as chief guest in the Telangana Automotors Drivers Union first anniversary being held at Telangana Bhavan, Kavitha (INN)
2011/9/18 5:50:45 The proposed 48-hour long auto-rickshaw bandh from Sunday midnight has been deferred to September 24 (Friday).
Addressing a press conference at Telangana Bhavan here on Sunday, TRS Labour wing president L Roop Singh said that the bandh was postponed in view of RTC employees participating in the general strike from Monday onwards. He said that since examinations are going on in several schools and colleges, the student community would face lot of hardship of both the RTC buses and auto-rickshaws goes off the road. Therefore, the 48-hour bandh will now start from September 24 midnight.
Roop Singh said that thousands of auto-rickshaw drivers would participate in rallies and dharnas on September 24 demanding statehood for Telangana. An auto-rickshaw rally will be organised on September 25 which will culminate into a public meeting. (INN)
2011/10/10 7:37:37 At least 11 people, mostly farmers, were killed in separate incidents when they were struck by thunderbolts on Monday.
According to reports reaching here, five people were killed at Rajapuram in Khammam district. Two more persons were killed in Buttaingudem of Eturnagarama mandal of Warangal. In another incident, four persons were reportedly killed in Vizianagarm district due to thunderbolts strike. However, these statistics were yet to be confirmed by the officials.
Reports suggest that these farmers were killed while they working in the fields. But due to sudden heavy downpour followed by thunderbolt on Monday, they could not immediately reach safe shelters. (INN)
While, the Bollywood is gripped with lip locks and bed rooms scenes, Tollywood took an all new path laid by the same Bollywood heroes Amir and Sharukh Khans who have made films on cricket and hockey games with their films ‘Lagan’ and ‘Chak Dhe India.’
Whether, our film makers were inspired by them or not one thing is sure that, they were in sportive mood- making films on sports. Recently a film ‘Golkonda High School’ by Sumanth and Swathi under lining the necessity of sports in children’s schooling period was released. Then, Ram Charan Tej is gearing up to make a film ‘Merupu’ with foot ball game as its story line. Next coming is a film on our age old traditional game ‘Koko’.
Veteran actor Bhanu Chandar is playing an important role (Probably as coach), Raj Kumar and new heroine Amrtitavalli are playing the lead roles in this film. Film ‘Putrudu’ fame Indra is acting as villain this film. Rama Prabha, Kondavalasa, Rajesh Kumar, Potti Rambabu, Tadivelu, Allari Subhashini, Murali, Jr. Relangi, Babi, Kalpana and some others are playing supporting roles in this film.
Rams is the director and S.Srinivas is producing it under Sri Pardhu Creations banner. Director Rams said that, it is a film on Koko game which is ignored by both people of the country and the Governments. So, to highlight the necessity of preserving our ancient game, they have made this film. He said that, except two songs the rest of the film was completed.
Story, Screen Play and Direction: Rams, Camera: Satish; Music: Sunil Kasyap; Dialogues: V.Anil; Fights: Kannal Kannan; Choreography: ‘Style’ Madhu
The twin cities auto drivers unions have threatened to launch an indefinite strike from the midnight of Sunday. The union leaders were demanding an immediate halt to the drive against tampering of auto meters.
The RTA authorities have launched a drive to check auto meters and about 500 autos with tampered meters have been seized in the last two days. The unions are opposing the government move to install digital meters in all the autos.
2011/11/24 15:01:33 Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana on Thursday inaugurated the pre-paid auto-rickshaw service at the Secunderabad Railway Station.
Talking to media persons, Botsa Satyanarayana said that the prepaid auto-rickshaw service would ensure that the passengers were not fleeced by the auto-drivers and they reach their destinations safely. In the network, he said that both the auto-rickshaw and its driver's details would be registered in the computer billing system and the passengers could contact nearby police station, in case they need any help.
Additional Traffic Police commissioner CV Anand said that all the auto-rickshaws registered with the service would have special stickers and the drivers have been provided with uniforms and identity cards. He said the system would prevent instances of the missing of luggage and other complaints as the information of auto-rickshaw was connected to network and the police could trace it immediately. The autos would ply on all routes covering the entire city from the railway station and special rates have been fixed for them as per the distance.
City Police Commissioner A K Khan, who was present in the programme, said that the service was originally planned during his stint as Additional Commissioner (Traffic), but had to be postponed due to several bottlenecks. (INN)
2011/9/21 1:31:58 PCC president and Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana is fuming with fury on Kiran Kumar Reddy for keeping him in dark over slashing 1355 contract employees from RTC. Although, Kiran Kumar Reddy is hinting of severe action on RTC contract employees if they go on strike, he didn't bother to inform the concerned Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana, before signing the papers. Hence, Botsa who is fuming with fury ignores his department thus allowing it to face more crisis.
RTC MD's decision of employing an untrained auto driver to run the RTC bus has lead to an accident today, in which another auto driver Mallesh was killed, when the driver fails to control the bus while backing it. This accident gives a great opportunity to agitating RTC employees as well as to TRS leaders to make protest against RTC decision to terminate the contract employees.
Right now, TRS leaders Harish Rao and Nayini Narasimha Reddy accompanied by the RTC employees are picketing at BUS Bhavan in Hyderabad demanding justice to the deceased. Harish Rao warns the RTC MD and the Government not to run RTC buses with untrained drivers.
Harish Rao and Nayini, who were allowed into RTC MD Prasada Rao's office for talks, have declared that they will not go out of his room until he announces withdrawing all the decisions taken by him and the Government regarding slashing of RTC contract employees and plying the busses.
At this crucial time, being Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana has to intervene in the issue and is expected to solve the problem. But, since he is angry with the decisions taken in his absence, he didn't try to intervene in this issue. Hence, Danam Nagendar has to talk to agitating leaders and announced total Rs. 10,00,000 compensation to the auto driver Mallesh who killed in the accident and assured to take action on this matter.
Botsa is also said to be angry on CM for evading him in his tour to Chittur, where he announced number of welfare schemes with which he is bagging the whole credit to himself. Further, he is also said to be very angry on Kiran Kumar for rather preferring Chiranjeevi to accompany him than him, who is the PCC president.
No irregularities in issuing of auto permits: Botsa
2012/2/28 5:49:16 Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana on Tuesday denied the reports of irregularities in issuing of new auto permits in the Hyderabad.
While replying to a question raised by TDP MLA M Kishan Reddy and others during Question Hour in the State Legislative Assembly, Botsa said that the State Government has issued new auto permits to unemployed persons in the limits of Greater Hyderabad. He said that the permits were issued as per the guidelines issued by the Transport Roads and Buildings (TR-I) Department through GO Ms No 33 dated November 24, 2011.
However, he said there were no irregularities in issuing the new permits. (INN)
2011/9/22 9:13:40 Four people including two women were killed in different train accidents in the city on Thursday.
A man of about 26 years of age and a 35-year-old woman were killed after being hit by a train between Dabeerpura and Malakpet railway stations. The police was yet to ascertain whether both were related.
Another unidentified woman of about 60 years was killed in a train accident between Falaknuma and Budvwel stations. In another case, the body of a 30-year-old man was found on the railway tracks near Falaknuma railway station. He died after being hit by a train.
The identity of all the four deceased is yet to be ascertained. Their bodies have been preserved at the Osmania General Hospital mortuary for autopsy and identification. (INN)
Over 50,000 auto-rickshaws in the Telangana region would go off the roads for 48 hours from Friday mid-night.
Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha on Sunday demanded that the state government issue identity cards for all auto drivers in the city to prevent harassment from police higher-ups.
Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana on Thursday inaugurated the pre-paid auto-rickshaw service at the Secunderabad Railway Station.
PCC president and Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana is fuming with fury on Kiran Kumar Reddy for keeping him in dark over slashing 1355 contract employees from RTC. Although, Kiran Kumar Reddy is hinting of severe action on RTC contract employees if they go on strike, he didn't bother to inform the concerned Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana, before signing the papers. Hence, Botsa who is fuming with fury ignores his department thus allowing it to face more crisis. 
Transport Minister Botsa Satyanarayana on Tuesday denied the reports of irregularities in issuing of new auto permits in the Hyderabad.
