Koppal: Drunk truck driver mows down pilgrim, injures three people
Accident caught on CCTV camera
Koppal, Jul 25: A truck driver under the influence of liquor ran the vehicle over the pilgrims sleeping near a temple in Koppal killing an elderly man on the spot and injuring three others, police said.
Police have arrested the truck driver Srinivas, who hails from Ballari.
Pilgrims from the town and neighbouring places had come to attend the Huligemma Devi Temple fair on Sunday, when the mishap occured.
The pilgrims who met with the accident hailed from Siruguppa town in Ballari. They were sleeping on the temple street in front of a bangle shop.
The truck driver under the influence of liquor pressed the accelerator and the vehicle ran over 75-year-old Thippanna. The tragic incident was caught on the CCTV camera, police said.
The injured have been identified as Hanumavva, Mallavva and Tukaram. After the incident, the driver fled the spot with the vehicle. The police arrested him later.
The Munirabad police have registered a case of rash and negligent driving against Srinivas.
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Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.
The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."
It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.
His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.
Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.
But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.
