Cricketer KL Rahul visits Kukke Subramanya
Subramanya, June 21: Cricketer Team India opening player KL Rahul and his family members visited the temple here on Thursday.
Along with Rahul, his father KN Lokesh, his mother Rajeshwari Lokesh visited the temple. Later, Rahul visited the temple management office where temple managing committee president Nityananda Mundodi felicitated him. Temple protocol officer KM Gopinathan Nambeesha, Pramod Kumar S and Harish of Protocol department, taluk panchayat member Ashok Nekraje and others were present.
Prayed for prosperity; Rahul
KL Rahul said that “I am the devotee of the Sri Subramanya. I have been visiting the temple for the last many years. Because of the blessing of the God, I at this position now. I had come to the Sri Kshetra before the beginning of IPL tournament. As we are leaving for England tomorrow for a Test series, I have come with my parents and prayed for the success”, he said.
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Eight women labourers killed as truck hits tempo on Nagpur-Mumbai expressway
Jalna/Mumbai (PTI): Eight women labourers were killed, and three others were injured after a speeding truck rammed into a tempo on the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway in Jalna district of Maharashtra on Wednesday evening, police said.
The incident occurred when a group of women was returning home after completing cleaning work on the expressway.
"A total of 11 persons, including the driver, were sitting in the tempo. As the vehicle was about to start, a speeding truck headed towards Mumbai rammed into it from behind at Kadvanchi village," a police official said, adding that seven women died on the spot and another succumbed in the Jalna government hospital.
The tempo was badly mangled, and the bodies were reportedly strewn across the road.
The deceased have been identified as Alkabai Admane (45), Laxmibai Madan (35), Meena Admane (45), Kanchan Admane (50), Tarabai Choudhari (60), Kadubai Madan (55), and Suman Admane (70), all residents of Jalna tehsil.
The identity of the eighth deceased is yet to be confirmed.
Three people are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Police have arrested the truck driver and registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Further investigation is underway.
Expressing grief, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the death of eight people is extremely unfortunate, and announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased.
Fadnavis paid heartfelt tributes to the deceased and expressed solidarity with their families.
He said in a statement the injured have been immediately admitted to hospitals and the local administration is coordinating relief efforts.
The district collector and the superintendent of police are present at the spot, overseeing the situation, the chief minister added.
Environment Minister and Jalna District Guardian Minister Pankaja Munde has expressed deep sorrow over the incident.
In a condolence message, Munde extended her sympathies to the families of the deceased.
