Two college students on motorcycle killed, one teenage girl injured in accident
Nagpur (PTI): Two college students were killed after the high-powered motorcycle they were riding hit a teenage girl before smashing into the road-side crash barrier in Maharashtra's Nagpur, police said on Tuesday.
The girl was seriously injured in the incident, which occurred around 10 pm on Monday near Danapani Hotel, an official said.
The deceased were identified as Yug Vishal Chankapure and Rudra Shashikant Somkuwar, both 19-year-old and residents of Ramdaspeth in the city.
"Yug was riding a newly purchased high-powered motorcycle, while Rudra was riding pillion. Both of them were not wearing helmets. When 16-year-old Gunjan Kokarde was crossing the road, the speeding motorcycle lost control and hit her before crashing into the safety barrier," he said.
Passersby rushed to help the injured and informed the police. After that, personnel of the Bajaj Nagar police station reached the spot.
Doctors declared the two youths dead at the hospital, while the girl's condition is critical, he said.
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Distillery producing premium craft rum shuts down as LPG runs dry
Bengaluru (PTI): A craft rum distillery near Mysuru has temporarily shut its operations after failing to procure gas for its boilers, amid the ongoing LPG supply disruption triggered by the widening West Asia conflict, the unit's founder said.
Aruna Urs, founder of the distillery that produces Huli Spirits -- touted as India's first premium craft rum made from jaggery --announced the development on Thursday through his social media handle on X.
"Huli is closed from Monday as we are unable to procure LPG for our boiler. We had a public and a private supplier, and both managers categorically stated that the order from above is to only refill domestic canisters..." he added.
The premium, single-origin jaggery-based rum is produced at a micro-distillery located in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district.
Urs, however, did not mention how long the shutdown would continue.
Boilers are an essential component in the distillation process, and LPG is a critical component for the production.
Several small manufacturing units have been affected by the ongoing disruption caused by a shortage of commercial LPG cylinders in the market.
As a result, many restaurants, hotels and catering services have either shut their kitchens or are operating under strain using the limited stocks available.
