Ex-minister Vimala Bai passes away
Vijayapura, July 22 : Former minister Vimala Bai J Deshmukh passed away after a prolonged illness at her house here in Sunday morning. She was 69.
She had represents Muddebihal constituency of the district in 1994 and worked as woman and child welfare minister in JH Patel government. But 2003, she had unsuccessfully contested the Assembly election on KJP ticket.
She was suffering from illness for quite some time. The last rites the mortal remains would be held at Nalatavada in Muddebihal taluk on Monday.
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Six killed, 5 injured as passenger vehicle hits truck in Odisha
Sundargarh (Odisha) (PTI): Six people were killed and five others injured after a vehicle in which they were travelling rammed into a truck in Odisha's Sundargarh district early on Saturday, police said.
The accident occurred near Gaikanapali area under the Hemgiri Police Station limits when the passenger-carrying van hit the truck from behind, a senior officer said.
"Six members of a 'kirtan' group died on the spot, and five others were injured. Maybe, the accident occurred due to fog in the area," he said.
The 'kirtan' party went to Chakkplai village for a programme on the occasion of Diwali, and the accident took place when they were returning to their villages.
The deceased people belonged to Kandagoda and Samarpinda villages in the district.
The injured persons were admitted to a local hospital, the officer said.
Local people blocked the road, demanding ex gratia for the victims' families.
