Seven killed as truck rams into bus in Telangana
Hyderabad, May 29 : Seven people were killed and 15 others injured when a speeding truck rammed into a bus in Telangana's Karimnagar district on Tuesday, police said
The truck, while trying to overtake another truck, hit the stationary bus of state-owned Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) coming from the opposite direction. The truck rammed into the rear side of the bus, crushing the passengers in their seats.
The ghastly accident took place near Chenjerla in Manakondur block of Karimnagar district, 160 km from Hyderabad.
The rear portion of the bus, which was proceeding from Warangal to Karimnagar, was badly mangled in the collision. Rescue workers had tough time in pulling out the bodies.
Heart rending scenes were witnessed on the site where human body parts, flesh and blood were strewn around.
The bus, which was carrying 40 people including a driver and a conductor, had stopped at the request of some passengers, when the truck crashed into it. Two persons on a motorbike and a cyclist behind the bus were also injured in the accident.
The dead include two women. The injured including the truck driver were shifted to nearby government hospital.
According to police, overspeeding and the lack of road divider led to the accident.
Finance Minister E. Rajender rushed to the spot and was personally monitoring the relief operations.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao expressed grief over the tragedy and directed the officials to provide the best possible treatment to the injured.
This is the second major road accident in Telangana in three days. On Sunday, 13 people were killed and 20 injured when a truck hit a TSRTC bus and then rammed into a Qualis and a container truck coming from opposite direction in Siddipet district.
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Shimla authorities grant 3 months for partial demolition of Sanjauli mosque
Shimla, Dec 21: The Municipal Commissioner here on Saturday granted the Sanjauli mosque committee three months to raze the unauthorised floors of a contested mosque.
The commissioner had on October 5 ordered the demolition of three "unauthorised" stories of the disputed five-storey mosque in Shimla's Sanjauli within eight weeks.
The court on Saturday also directed the Sanjauli Mosque Committee and Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board to file the next status report on March 15, after which the hearing of the remaining two floors of the mosque will take place.
The committee's lawyer, B R Thakur, informed the court that 50 per cent of the demolition of three floors has already been completed.
"The committee has requested additional time to complete the demolition work and the Court has given time till March 15," he added.
He said that time is also required to collect the revenue records of the mosque.
On October 5, the Commissioner's Court directed the Waqf Board to demolish the top three floors of the mosque at their own cost.
On September 11, ten people were injured during a protest for the demolition of a portion of the mosque since contested.
A day later, the Muslim Welfare Committee gave a representation to the municipal Corporation commissioner asking for the sealing of an unauthorised portion of the mosque and offered to demolish the unauthorised portion.
