Truck rams into marriage procession in Rajasthan, 9 killed
Jaipur : A speeding truck ploughed into a marriage procession in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh district, leaving nine people, including four children, dead and 19 others injured, police said on Tuesday.
The accident happened near Ramdev Temple on National Highway-113 on Monday night when the truck going to Banswara from Nimbahera rammed into the marriage party moving on the roadside, SP, Pratapgarh, Anil Beniwal told PTI.
Police had earlier put the number of those killed as 13.
Traffic was disrupted on the highway Tuesday as a group of 200-300 people blocked the road demanding higher compensation for families of the deceased.
The state government has announced Rs 50,000 to aggrieved family members, DSP Vijaypal Singh Sandhu said.
Traffic was diverted as the highway was blocked for nearly 2 hours as family members of deceased demanded higher compensation. Traffic was resumed after pacifying protesters, Sandhu said
Sandhu said bodies were handed over to family members after post-mortem and a case registered against the truck driver.
We have seized the truck and tracked down the absconding truck driver, he said.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has expressed condolences with the families of those killed in the accident.
Nine of the deceased have been identified as Daulatram (60), Bharat (30), Shubham (5), Chotu (5), Dilip (11), Arjun (15), Ishu (19), Ramesh (30) and Karan (28), police said.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
