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Kiren Rijiju escapes unhurt after truck hits his car in J&K

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Jammu: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju escaped unhurt on Saturday after a truck hit his vehicle on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Police sources said a fully-loaded truck hit the black Scorpio in which the Union minister was travelling in the Banihal area on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Reports said the security guards of the minister rushed to Rijiju’s vehicle and opened its back door as the minister came out unhurt.

“No one was injured in this incident,” the police said.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju luckily escaped unhurt after his car collided with truck.
Incident took place just a month after his statement against former Judges. There should be proper investigation. pic.twitter.com/kydvVeUhG9
— News Arena India (@NewsArenaIndia) April 8, 2023
Earlier on Saturday, the minister had ytweeted, “Going from Jammu to Udhampur in Jammu & Kashmir to attend Legal Services Camp. Many beneficiaries of the Central Govt Schemes are attending the function along with Judges and NALSA team. Now, one can enjoy the beautiful road throughout the journey.”
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April 8, 2023
Video: Toddler crushed to death by GHMC garbage truck in Hyderabad

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Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, a toddler lost his life in Malkajgiri, Telangana after being crushed by a GHMC garbage truck. This incident took place when the 18-month-old boy was playing on a road in a locality.
The heartbreaking incident which occurred in RTC Colony at Moula Ali, Malkajgiri was captured on CCTV and has since gone viral on social media.
In the footage, GHMC’s garbage-collecting auto trolley driver can be seen reversing the vehicle over the toddler, who was completely unaware of the danger. The auto driver apparently did not see the child and continued reversing, running over the toddler.
Later, the driver got out of the vehicle, only to find the child lying motionless on the ground.
Though, the toddler was immediately rushed to a hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after due to severe injuries sustained in the accident.
Following a complaint, the police have registered a case and begun an investigation into the incident. The auto-rickshaw driver has been taken into custody for questioning.
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March 28, 2023
No Truck Halts At Nagrota And Qazigund: CS

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SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Saturday impressed upon the traffic authorities to completely do away with the halting of trucks at Nagrota and Qazigund on Sgr-Jmu National Highway and instead let them ply smoothly without putting any forced halt to their movement either way between Jammu and Srinagar.
Dr Mehta made these remarks in a meeting with different stakeholders called for reviewing the progress of construction of National Highways under Prime Minister Development Programme across the UT.
In addition to the Principal Secretary, PWD the meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Forest; Divisional Commissioners; concerned Deputy Commissioners; Representatives from NHAI, NHIDCL, BRO, and many other concerned officers.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Secretary stressed upon the executing agencies to complete all these road projects providing interconnectivity to different regions in the stipulated timeframe. He enjoined upon them that the significance of these roads is very high and deserves all efforts to be completed on time.
He directed the concerned authorities to strictly stick to the timeline of completing the Expressway to Akhnoor in all respects by May this year so that the travel time to reach there gets reduced to half an hour
Regarding the Delhi-Katra Expressway the Chief Secretary directed for continuing the momentum of work besides meeting timelines set for completing different sub-projects. He said that the work on such a prestigious project should be given due priority for completing it at the earliest.
Dr Mehta also sensitized the executing agencies about the significance of Uri-Poonch Highway. He told them that the work on this project should be taken in hand at the earliest so that it is also completed on time bringing respite to people besides providing alternate route between the two divisions of the UT.
As far as the movement of traffic on National Highway is concerned the Chief Secretary directed for ensuring its smooth movement all across the road by properly maintaining the 6 kms difficult stretch between Ramban and Banihal. He advised them to use necessary manpower and machinery efficiently besides exploring few dry days for traffic to make the travel on this road pleasant and hassle free for all times to come.

The Chief Secretary also took note of the work done on the Srinagar-Pulwama-Shopian-Kulgam Highway (NH-444). He stressed on completing the stretches near all the towns of Shopian, Kulgam and Pulwama so that the road is complete before the onset of Tourism season this year. The highway is going to drastically reduce the time taken for traveling to and fro and to reach to Srinagar. He also took stock of the progress made in execution of Srinagar-Baramulla-Uri Highway, Chenani-Sudhmahadev-Goha- Khellani and Akhnoor-Poonch Highways and stressed on their early completion. (GNS)

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March 25, 2023
No truck halts at Nagrota & Qazigund: CS

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JAMMU, MARCH 25: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today impressed upon the traffic authorities to completely do away with the halting of trucks at Nagrota and Qazigund on Sgr-Jmu National Highway and instead let them ply smoothly without putting any forced halt to their movement either way between Jammu and Srinagar.
Dr Mehta made these remarks in a meeting with different stakeholders called for reviewing the progress of construction of National Highways under Prime Minister Development Programme across the UT.
In addition to the Principal Secretary, PWD the meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Forest; Divisional Commissioners; concerned Deputy Commissioners; Representatives from NHAI, NHIDCL, BRO, and many other concerned officers.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Secretary stressed upon the executing agencies to complete all these road projects providing interconnectivity to different regions in the stipulated timeframe. He enjoined upon them that the significance of these roads is very high and deserves all efforts to be completed on time.
He directed the concerned authorities to strictly stick to the timeline of completing the Expressway to Akhnoor in all respects by May this year so that the travel time to reach there gets reduced to half an hour. He made out that this road is going to play a vital role in bringing this circuit on the tourism map of J&K and increase the footfall to this location considerably.
Regarding the Delhi-Katra Expressway the Chief Secretary directed for continuing the momentum of work besides meeting timelines set for completing different sub-projects. He asked them that this Road project is of national importance as it leads to the holy shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi visited by millions of pilgrims every year. He said that the work on such a prestigious project should be given due priority for completing it at the earliest.
Dr Mehta also sensitized the executing agencies about the significance of Uri-Poonch Highway. He told them that the work on this project should be taken in hand at the earliest so that it is also completed on time bringing respite to people besides providing alternate route between the two divisions of the UT.
As far as the movement of traffic on National Highway is concerned the Chief Secretary directed for ensuring its smooth movement all across the road by properly maintaining the 6 kms difficult stretch between Ramban and Banihal. He advised them to use necessary manpower and machinery efficiently besides exploring few dry days for traffic to make the travel on this road pleasant and hassle free for all times to come.

The Chief Secretary also took note of the work done on the Srinagar-Pulwama-Shopian-Kulgam Highway (NH-444). He stressed on completing the stretches near all the towns of Shopian, Kulgam and Pulwama so that the road is complete before the onset of Tourism season this year. The highway is going to drastically reduce the time taken for traveling to and fro and to reach to Srinagar. He also took stock of the progress made in execution of Srinagar-Baramulla-Uri Highway, Chenani-Sudhmahadev-Goha- Khellani and Akhnoor-Poonch Highways and stressed on their early completion.
He directed the Deputy Commissioners to facilitate the executing agencies in performing their work smoothly. He observed that these highways are directly linked with the economic upliftment of people as the trade and commerce would also see growth by enhanced movement of people. He pointed out that tourism sector is going to be the biggest gainer by their completion.
Dr Mehta enquired from the executing agencies about the bottlenecks affecting the pace of their work. He instantly passed on directions to the concerned government departments for taking the measures to address them. He made out that both the executing agencies and different government departments should work in coordination with each other and held regular deliberations for resolving issues without wasting time. He asked them to own these significant national projects and show eagerness in seeing them completed well on time. He fixed timelines for each of the road project for its completion.
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March 25, 2023
Bengaluru: Newborn in plastic bag falls off garbage truck; run over by vehicles

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Bengaluru: A shocking incident of a newborn wrapped in a plastic bag being run over by several vehicles came to light in Bengaluru on Sunday.
The incident took place in Pampa Layout of Amruthahalli locality of Bengaluru. According to police, the baby, aged four to five months, was wrapped in a plastic cover and thrown into a BBMP garbage truck.
The bag containing the baby fell down from the truck and the vehicles plying on the road ran over it.
The police said that since the body was disfigured, they have not been able to determine whether it is a boy or a girl. It is suspected that the culprits abandoned the baby to conceal the birth.
Some people, who noticed the cover with the dead body inside, informed the police. More details are awaited.
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March 5, 2023
Three killed as truck rams into hut near Hyderabad ORR

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Hyderabad: Three members of a family were killed when a truck rammed into their hut after the driver lost control over the vehicle on Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Hyderabad on Thursday.
The accident occurred near Kolluru in Tellapur municipality of Sangareddy district.
According to police, a rice-laden truck from Haryana, which was heading towards Gachibowli, rammed into the roadside hut at the ORR exit. The driver lost control over the vehicle after he dozed off. The truck hit the railing while coming down from ORR and rammed into a hut.
Three daily wage workers living in the hut died on the spot. The deceased were identified as Rathod (48), his wife Kamalabai (43) and their 23-year-old son. They hailed from Karnataka and were living in the hut. Families of about 30 workers were living in the huts and the family of Rathod was one of them.
Locals pulled out the bodies and informed the police. A police officer said they have registered and taken up further investigation.
Local MLA Mahipal Reddy consoled the relatives of the deceased family and promised to make arrangements to send the bodies to their native place.
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March 2, 2023
Andhra Pradesh: Car crushed by truck, three medical students killed

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Amaravati: Three medicos were killed in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district on Sunday, police said.
The accident occurred near Kuppam town when a car in which they were traveling was crushed under a truck after it was hit by another car from behind.
The accident took place on Palamaner Road in Settipalle village on the outskirts of Kuppam.
According to police, the students from PES Medical College were on their way to Kuppam town to attend the wedding of their classmate.
When the car reached near Settipalle village, it was hit by another car from behind. The car in which the medicos were travelling rolled over several times, landed on the opposite side of the road, and got crushed under a lorry coming from the opposite direction.
All three occupants died on the spot. They were identified as Vikas and Kalyan (house surgeons), and Praveen, a third-year student.
Police rushed to the accident site and retrieved the bodies from the mangled car. The bodies were shifted to the government hospital at Kuppam for autopsy.
Former Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu, who represents Kuppam Assembly constituency, expressed deep shock over the death of three medicos.

Naidu said it was unfortunate that the young men who had bright futures ahead of them died in the tragic road accident. He conveyed his condolences to the families of the deceased.
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February 26, 2023
Truck drags scooty for 2 km in UP’s Mahoba; man, grandson killed

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Mahoba: A 66-year-old man and his grandson were killed when a truck hit their scooty and dragged it for more than two kilometers, officials said on Sunday.
Circle Officer Ram Pravesh Rai said Udit Narayan Chaurasia, a retired teacher, and his six-year-old grandson were on the way to a market on Saturday when the accident occurred near Bijanagar turn.
“The scooty along with the duo got stuck under the truck and was dragged for around two kilometers,” the CO said.
Police recovered the mangled bodies when the truck was stopped by some locals. The bodies were sent for post-mortem.
The accused truck driver has been arrested and investigations initiated, the official said.
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February 26, 2023
MP: 14 dead as cement truck hits 3 parked buses; sixty injured

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Bhopal: The death toll in the accident in which a cement-laden truck hit three buses parked on the side of a road on the Rewa-Satna border in Madhya Pradesh has gone up to 14, which also left at least 60 persons injured, officials said on Saturday.
The accident occurred around 9 pm on Friday outside a tunnel near Barkhada village and people in the buses were returning from the ‘Kol Mahakumbh’ in Satna city, they said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had addressed the event in Satna earlier on Friday on the occasion of Shabri Mata Jayanti.
“Fourteen persons were killed and 60 others were injured. Of the injured persons, the condition of three is very serious,” Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Dr Rajesh Rajora told PTI.
Talking to reporters after meeting the injured persons at the Rewa Medical College Hospital late Friday night, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the cement-laden truck hit three buses parked on the roadside as it veered off following a tyre burst.
Because of the impact of the collision a bus fell on one side, while another one overturned on the other side causing injuries to the passengers, he said.
Terming the incident as “very unfortunate”, Chouhan said that if necessary, patients will be airlifted outside Rewa for better treatment.
The chief minister announced a financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of those killed in the accident, and also said that government jobs will also be offered to the kin of the deceased persons.
Those who suffered serious injuries will be given Rs 2 lakh, while other injured will be offered Rs one lakh compensation.

Benefits of several welfare schemes will also be given to the kin of the deceased, he said.
Eyewitnesses said that the truck hit the buses from behind and one of the buses overturned and fell into a ditch.
The accident took place near Mohania tunnel around 9 pm when the buses had stopped for distribution of food packets to the passengers returning after attending the Mahakumbh, they said.
Rajora said top officials, including collectors and superintendents of police of Sidhi and Rewa districts reached the spot.
Chouhan has directed officials to supervise the treatment of the injured persons and asked them to keep the Rewa Medical College and Sidhi District Hospital on alert, he said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed grief over the accident in a tweet.
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February 25, 2023
Telangana: Truck mows down bikes in Adilabad, two dead

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Hyderabad: A lorry mowed down two motorbikes on the outskirts of Mavala Mandal centre at the Hyderabad-Nagpur national highway 44 on Wednesday leading to the death of motorists.
According to the police, Surpam Dattu, 35, a painter from Utnoor and Feroz, 34, a grocery store owner of Devapur village in Talamadugu Mandal, were travelling on two bikes towards Adilabad when the truck coming from Tamil Nadu hit the motorbikes.
While Dattu died on the spot, Feroz breathed his last on the way to the hospital.
Police have registered a case against the driver of the lorry and initiated a probe.
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February 16, 2023