Kalladka flyover opened for public use; NHAI permits vehicles on pilot basis
Bantwal: The flyover at Kalladka in the taluk was opened on Monday, June 2 for public use, after a long wait of around eight years, when the work continued on the stretch.
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) permitted on pilot basis traffic movement on the 2.1-km long flyover that connects Mani to BC Road.
The construction work of the flyover on the 64-km long National Highway 75 stretch from BC Road till Addahole in Bantwal taluk had been started in 2017. The work, however, had been stalled repeatedly for various reasons and took eight years to complete.
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Mentally unstable man arrested for bludgeoning elderly mother, wife to death in Jharkhand
Lohardaga (Jharkhand) (PTI): A mentally unstable man was arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his elderly mother and wife to death in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place in Dhanamuji village in Bhandra police station area on Saturday evening. The deceased have been identified as Rupi Oraon (62) and Somri Oraon (45), they said.
"The accused, Madwa Oraon, was arrested immediately after the incident. He allegedly attacked his mother and wife with an iron rod after an altercation over some issues, leading to their death on the spot," Lohardaga Superintendent of Police (SP) Sadique Anwar Rizvi said.
He said the bodies of both the victims were sent to Sadar Hospital, Lohardaga for post-mortem examination.
"The accused is mentally unstable. He has been receiving treatment for the last one year. He used to get agitated over small issues, and that might have been the reason behind the incident," another police officer said.
An FIR has been registered against the accused, Manoj Gupta, officer-in-charge of Bhandra police station, said.
