Bhopal/Chhindwara, March 28 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday announced an ex gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 to the families of those who lost their lives in a tragic road accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district and demanded a uniform compensation policy for accident victims.Addressing a press conference in Bhopal, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Umang Singhar, stated, “A financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to the family of each deceased victim will be…
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New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police have registered an FIR against 300 people in the case of violence that erupted in Mathura after the death of a cow vigilante, Baba Chandrashekhar, also known as ‘Farsa Wale Baba’.According to reports, the incident occurred on the NH-19 when Chandrashekhar died after being run over by a truck in the early hours of Saturday. Police have maintained that it was a road accident caused amid low visibility due to dense fog, while supporters have alleg…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A tragic road accident in the early hours of Friday claimed the lives of five people and left four others critically injured when an uncontrolled SUV crashed into a roadside tree along the Etawah-Agra highway in Uttar Pradesh. The victims were returning from a pilgrimage to the famous Kela Devi temple in Rajasthan when the accident occurred near Pai village in the Chitrahat police station area, officials said.According to initial reports from the local police, the vehi…
Bhopal, March 8 (IANS) A 36-year-old man was killed, while his wife and six-year-old son were seriously injured in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district on Sunday. The incident occurred near the Jhi Tapa junction on the busy Betul-Nagpur National Highway.According to police officials, a speeding container truck suddenly lost control, smashed through the road divider, and veered onto the opposite lane.The vehicle collided head-on with a motorcycle carrying Vikas Rao (36), a resident of Narmadapuram (al…
Narsinghpur, Feb 23 (IANS) A tragic road accident claimed three lives in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. A pick-up truck carrying labourers overturned, resulting in three deaths and severe injuries to seven others. The incident took place around 11 am in the Barman police station area, along the National Highway. According to police officials, all the victims were daily wage labourers residing in Surla Khapa village of neighbouring Chhindwara district. They were travelli…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of five police personnel who were killed in a road accident in Jharsuguda district earlier in the day.According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the financial assistance will be provided from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) to support the next of kin of the deceased personnel.“The tragic road accident in Jharsuguda, which…
Raipur, Feb 14 (IANS) Four soldiers from the 201st COBRA Battalion lost their lives when their car collided with a stationary truck on the Khapri bypass in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district on Saturday, officials said. The accident, which occurred under the jurisdiction of Arjuni police station, has left the state mourning the loss of these brave personnel dedicated to combating Naxalism in the region.One soldier sustained severe injuries and is battling for life in a local hospital, as authoriti…
Patna, Feb 12 (IANS) Three youths were killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident in Bihar’s Supaul district on Thursday after two motorcycles collided head-on, police said.The incident occurred at around 1.30 p.m. near Nemanma Chowk under the Kishanpur police station area.According to eyewitnesses, both motorcycles were being driven at high speed when they suddenly crashed into each other with considerable force.The impact was severe, resulting in the death of three youths, w…
Botad, Feb 1 (IANS) Three people were killed, and four others sustained serious injuries in a road accident involving a truck and a car near Kinara intersection, close to Ranpur town in Gujarat’s Botad district, police said on Sunday.The accident occurred on the Ranpur-Dhandhuka highway when a truck travelling at high speed collided head-on with a car carrying agricultural labourers from Madhya Pradesh.The impact was so severe that the car was crushed beyond recognition, with its parts strewn …