4 killed in head-on collision between lorry, pickup vehicles
Raichur (K'nataka) (PTI): Four people were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and two pickup vehicles near Boodiwal Cross in Sindhanur taluk of Raichur district on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased were travelling in two pickup vehicles and died on the spot, the police said. The identities of the victims are yet to be established, they said.
According to the police, the two pickup vehicles were moving one behind the other, carrying sheep, when a truck coming from the opposite direction crashed into them.
The pickup vehicles were headed towards Ballari, coming from Sindhanur.
The sheep being transported in both pickup vehicles also died in the crash that completely mangled completely the two vehicles.
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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.
