Four women staying in cyclone relief camp killed in accident
Nagapattinam(TN), Nov 23: Four women, who were staying in a cyclone relief camp near Thalainayar in this district, were killed after being hit by a speeding van at Neermulai village on Friday, police said.
The women along with a man were trying to cross the road when the incident took place. The man was injured and has been admitted to a hospital.
The victims were from Thalainayar.
Cyclone 'Gaja' had crossed the Tamil Nadu coast early on November 16 between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam, about 300 km from Chennai. It left behind a trail of destruction in Nagapattinam district and also in several other districts.
Several thousand people have been lodged in relief camps in Nagapattinam, one of the worst affected districts.
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Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi loses Jorhat seat by 23,000 votes
Jorhat: Senior Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi has been defeated in the Jorhat constituency, losing by a margin of around 23,000 votes.
Gogoi, who has been one of the prominent faces of the Congress in Assam, failed to win the seat as counting concluded.
