Road crash in Rajasthan leaves four dead
Jaipur (PTI): Four members of a family were killed while two were injured when their car collided head-on with a truck in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district on Tuesday, police said.
The incident occurred when the family was on its way to Udaipur from Ajmer.
The car jumped the road divider due to a tyre burst and collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction, SHO of Pur police station Shivraj said.
The deceased were identified as Radheyshyam, his wife Shakuntla, their son Manish and his wife Yashika.
A minor girl and the car driver were injured in the accident, he added.
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K’taka govt. to set up biodiesel retail outlets to promote green fuel usage
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is set to establish biodiesel retail outlets across the state to encourage the use of green fuel. The initiative was discussed in a meeting between Karnataka State Bioenergy Development Board (KSBDB) Chairman S. E. Sudheendra and Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, and Legal Metrology K. H. Muniyappa at Vidhana Soudha.
During the meeting, Sudheendra highlighted that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had permitted the sale of biodiesel through retail outlets since 2019.
He informed the minister that KSBDB has been actively implementing bioenergy projects across the state and that the establishment of biodiesel outlets would contribute to the National Mission of promoting B-100 biodiesel in vehicles. He also conveyed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s keen interest in boosting the bioenergy sector in Karnataka.
The chairman further mentioned the board’s efforts in developing a new Karnataka State Bioenergy Policy, aimed at scaling up and commercializing biofuel activities.
The policy is being formulated under the guidance of Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, and IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge.
Minister Muniyappa responded positively to the proposal and directed senior officials to take immediate steps for issuing the necessary licenses for the retail outlets.
The meeting was attended by Food and Civil Supplies Principal Secretary Manoj Jain (IAS), Commissioner Vasireddi Vijaya Jyothsna (IAS), KSBDB Managing Director Shiva Shankar L., DCF Lohith B. R., Project Consultant Dr. Dayananda G. N., and other senior officials.
