Ambulance hits Tirumala devotees, two women dead
Chandragiri (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 6: Two women devotees on their way to Tirumala died here in Tirupati district in the wee hours of Monday after being hit by an ambulance, said a police official.
A 108-ambulance coming from Piler hit the devotees around 4 am between Rangampeta and Mangapuram, said the official.
"The ambulance hit seven devotees from behind. Two of them died and five others sustained injuries," the official told PTI. Police registered a case under section 106 clause 1 of BNS.
Meanwhile, Tirupati superintendent of police L Subba Rayudu said that fog could be the reason for the early morning accident.
He exhorted the devotees who prefer to go the temple by walk, to tread on the side of the road and to be watchful so that accidents can be be avoided. He also said that winter nights are plagued with low visibility due to foggy conditions.
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Bangladesh's interim govt revokes ousted PM Sheikh Hasina's passport
Dhaka, Jan 7: Bangladesh's interim government on Tuesday said it has revoked the passport of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 96 others over their alleged involvement in enforced disappearances and the July killings.
Hasina, 77, has been living in India since August 5 last year when she fled Bangladesh following a massive student-led protest that toppled her Awami League's (AL) 16-year regime.
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for Hasina and several former Cabinet ministers, advisers, and military and civil officials for “crimes against humanity and genocide”.
Addressing a press briefing here, Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder said, "The Passports Department cancelled passports of 22 people involved in enforced disappearances, while passports of 75 people, including Sheikh Hasina, were revoked due to their involvement in the July killings.”
He, however, did not reveal the names of the remaining individuals whose passports were cancelled, the state-run BSS news agency reported.
