Tourist bus overturns in Thiruvananthapuram, 17 injured
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): At least 17 persons, including students, suffered injuries after a tourist bus overturned near here on Saturday, police said.
According to police, the injured include teachers and students of a college in Kodakara in Thrissur district, who were on their way to Vizhinjam port as part of an industrial visit.
The accident occurred around 3.30 am when the bus, travelling on the National Highway service road at Ethukkad near Navaikulam, lost control, rammed into a house and overturned, police said. There was minor damage to the house, but the family living in it was safe.
There were around 42 people in the bus, including students, teachers and the bus crew.
Residents rushed to the spot and helped rescue the stranded passengers, who were later shifted to a hospital in Parippally, police said.
Of the injured, one person sustained serious injuries and was later shifted to a hospital in Kollam, police added.
Police have launched an investigation to ascertain the cause of the accident. Officials said CCTV footage from the bus would be examined as part of the probe.
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DMK seeks separate seating in Lok Sabha after split with Congress alliance
New Delhi: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi has written to the Lok Sabha Speaker seeking a separate seating arrangement for Members of Parliament belonging to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) following the end of the party’s alliance with the Indian National Congress.
In a letter dated May 7 addressed to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Kanimozhi said the changed political situation made it inappropriate for DMK MPs to continue sitting alongside Congress members in the House.
She requested the Speaker to make “suitable changes” in the seating arrangement of the DMK Parliamentary Party and allot separate seating for its MPs.
“In view of the changed political circumstances and as our alliance with the Indian National Congress has come to an end, it may not be appropriate for our Members to continue occupying the present seating arrangement alongside them in the House,” the letter stated.
Kanimozhi further said separate seating would help DMK members effectively discharge their responsibilities in the Lok Sabha.
