Hyderabad, Sept 12: Twelve people were killed and over fifty injured after a tourist bus plunged into a deep gorge last night in Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh. 

The mishap happened near Chitwel-Rapur Ghat road on Kadapa-Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore border.

The bus, carrying about 70 passengers, was heading at high speed towards Kodur from Penchalakona. The driver lost control while negotiating a narrow curve.

New Delhi - At least 14 people were killed and 20 injured when a passenger bus plunged into a deep gorge in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh, a news report said Friday.

The accident occurred in the Nellore district about 600 kilometres south-east of state capital Hyderabad on Thursday night.

Police told the IANS news agency that the bus, which was carrying 70 people from an extended family, fell into a 100-foot-deep gorge and got struck in trees.

Women empowerment seems to be one of the main agenda’s for the government of Andhra Pradesh.

The much awaited Indira Kranthi Pratham scheme in the state was launched by the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday. Under this scheme the state government will provide Rs 1 lakh crore bank loans to the women in the next five years at a nominal interest rate of three per cent. The government wants to achieve this target by 2013-14.

Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh), Sept 11 : Sonia Gandhi, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson and leader of the Congress Party, today said that the 123 agreement would accelerate India’s pace of development.

Gandhi, while addressing a huge gathering in Anantpur District of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, said “Nuclear energy is important for the country for producing more electricity and meeting the demands of its billion plus population.”

Tirupati, Sep 11 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi today praised the Andhra Pradesh government for taking the lead in women’s empowerment in the country.

She said the performance of the state government to empower women was not only admired by the rest of the country but had also aroused curiosity abroad.

“During my visit to other countries, I am often asked by women leaders about the programmes taken up by the Andhra Pradesh government,” she said while interacting with members of self-help groups (SHGs) and women beneficiaries of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).

Hyderabad, Aug 25: The ten-day monsoon session of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is set to begin today.