Woman and her daughter among three killed in road accidents
Korba (PTI): Three persons, including a woman and her daughter, were killed in separate road accidents in Chhattisgarh's Korba district on Sunday, police said.
The accident occurred when the woman riding a two-wheeler and her daughter were hit by a vehicle in Darri town, an official said, adding that the victims were returning home after buying vegetables.
Enraged by the incident, villagers blocked the road.
In a separate incident, Niladas Manikpuri, was killed after a speeding trailer truck ran over him near Bagdeva village on the National Highway-130.
"Villagers blocked the road after the incident. Efforts are on to pacify them," the official said.
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Chair hurled at Union Minister of State V. Somanna during public event in Koppal
Koppal: Tension prevailed for a brief period at Hitnal village in Koppal taluk on Monday after a chair was allegedly hurled at Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, during a public function.
The incident occurred when Somanna was attending the foundation stone–laying ceremony for a railway flyover near Hitnal village.
According to reports, a group of Congress workers expressed anger over the alleged exclusion of Koppal MP K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal and District In-charge Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi from the invitation list for the program. During the incident, a chair was reportedly thrown, but the Minister was unharmed as his security personnel intervened in time.
Following the incident, chaos ensued at the venue for some time, with protesters allegedly throwing chairs and staging a demonstration in front of Somanna’s vehicle, accusing the organisers of violating protocol.
The railway flyover project, being taken up for Rs 27 crore, connects the Hitnal–Munirabad–Ginigera stretch.
Reacting to the incident, Somanna said the project was fully funded by the Central government and denied any breach of protocol. “There was no violation of etiquette related to the programme. The disturbance was created intentionally,” he said.
