Four killed, two injured as tractor trolley turns turtle
Raichuru, June 10: Four labourers were killed on the spot and two others sustained injuries when electric poles -laden trolley of a tractor turned turtle after separating from the engine at Sindhanur police station limits in the district on Sunday.
The victims were identified as labourers Nagaraj, Sharanappa, Ramesh and Mallikarjun of Sulekal village. Two other sustained serious injuries and battling for life, according to police.
The incident occurred when the engine of the tractor carrying electric poles was separated from the trolley at the cross of Sripuram junction. As a result, the electric poles fell on the labourers who were sitting on the electric poles. Three persons died on the spot and another died on the way to hospital.
Injured workers were admitted to Ballary VIMS hospital for treatment. The bodies were kept for post mortem at Sindhanur hospital.
Police officers visited the spot and inspected the accident. A case was registered at Sindhanur police station and investigating it.
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IndiGo offers travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to passengers severely impacted during Dec 3-5
New Delhi (PTI): IndiGo, which has been facing significant operational disruptions, on Thursday announced that it will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to each passenger whose flights were cancelled or delayed for long during December 3-5.
The compensation would be in addition to the amount that needs to be provided to passengers for flight cancellations under DGCA norms.
In a statement, IndiGo said it regrettably acknowledges that part of its customers travelling on December 3, 4 and 5 were stranded for many hours at certain airports, and a number of them were severely impacted by congestion.
"We will offer travel vouchers worth Rs 10,000 to such severely impacted customers. These travel vouchers can be used for any future IndiGo journey for the next 12 months," it said.
The country's largest airline is also facing regulatory heat, and authorities have directed it to reduce winter schedule flights by 10 per cent to stabilise its operations. The carrier was operating around 2,300 flights a day till the disruptions began on December 2.
"This compensation is in addition to the commitment under the existing government guidelines, as per which, IndiGo will provide compensation of Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 depending on the block time of the flight, to those customers whose flights were cancelled within 24 hours of departure time," the statement said.
