Gas leak: SC grants 30 employees of LG Polymers access to its sealed plant at VizagA bench comprising Justices U U Lalit, M M Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran after hearing the submissions of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, ...
26 May, 2020, 03.37 PM IST
LG completes removal of deadly Styrene Monomer gas from Vizag, ships back to KoreaLG Polymers on Monday said it has completed transportation of its inventory of deadly Styrene Monomer (SM) from Visakhapatnam to South Kore...
18 May, 2020, 02.44 PM IST
Gas leak and after: The misery continues for someOver 200 people were still undergoing treatment in the KGH, but their condition was said to be stable. Visakhapatnam district in-charge Min...
10 May, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
NGT fines LG Polymers Rs 50 cr for now on gas leak, forms fact-finding panelThe leak of hazardous styrene gas at the Visakhapatnam plant in the early hours of Thursday killed at least 11 people and exposed hundreds ...
08 May, 2020, 03.37 PM IST
Reports of second leakage in Vizag not true; working to ensure complete plugging of leak: NDRF DGNDRF chief S N Pradhan said there was "no need to panic" and the experts who reached the incident site on Thursday night are working on the...
08 May, 2020, 02.23 PM IST
Visakhapatnam gas leak: Centre to issue safety protocol for reopening of unitsThe Union environment ministry is set to bring out a safety protocol for reopening of units and industries after being closed for over a mo...
08 May, 2020, 06.47 AM IST
Boiler blast at NLC thermal power station injures eightThe explosion comes as the nation suffered two other industrial tragedies on Thursday, the gas leak at a chemical plant in Vizag that has k...
07 May, 2020, 11.53 PM IST
Vizag gas leak: Police registers criminal case against plant managementEarlier, during his visit to Visakhapatnam to review the aftermath of the tragedy, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy spoke to the senior...
07 May, 2020, 09.50 PM IST
Vizag gas leak: Men in Blue offer prayers, Saina calls it a 'painful disaster'; Rajamouli 'disturbed' by visualsSports stars and film personalities, cutting across states, offered their condolences on Thursday's tragedy.
07 May, 2020, 06.46 PM IST
Vizag gas leak: Company would be asked to explain, says AP Industries MinisterMaintaining that the administration was taking all precautionary steps,the minister said the factory was not being operated, but personnel ...
07 May, 2020, 06.29 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister announces Rs 1 crore relief to kin of people killed in Vizag gas leakThe chief minister announced a committee to probe into the mishap and also said the government would talk to the LG Polymers management see...
07 May, 2020, 05.07 PM IST
Vizag gas leak 'disturbing', closely monitoring situation: Amit Shah"The incident in Vizag is disturbing. Have spoken to the NDMA officials and concerned authorities. We are continuously and closely monitori...
07 May, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
Vizag Gas Leak Live News: 11 dead after toxic gas leak, CM takes stock of situationReported stated that people complained of rashes even as many were found lying unconscious and facing breathing problems. The district auth...
07 May, 2020, 04.11 PM IST
Toxic gas leak at LG Polymers near Visakhapatnam kills at least 10; hundreds fall illThe death toll could mount as the condition of several of those hospitalised was reported to be serious. Dozens of villagers were found lyi...
07 May, 2020, 03.40 PM IST
Vizag gas leak: Chilling scenes bring back memories of Bhopal gas tragedyWomen and children were seen lying on roads struggling to breath, reminiscent of the infamous Bhopal gas tragedy when a leak from the Union...
07 May, 2020, 01.29 PM IST
Vizag gas leak: Spread of poisonous vapours depends on wind speed, officials sayA major leak from a chemical plant of LG Polymers near here in the wee hours impacted villages within a five-km radius, leaving eight peopl...
07 May, 2020, 01.18 PM IST
Vizag gas leak: Andhra govt asks people not to panic, launches helplinesIn a series of tweets, IT and Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy said a helpdesk has been set up at the department of industries' g...
07 May, 2020, 01.12 PM IST