Car hits roadside tree, topples on NH 50 as driver loses control in Vijayapura: 3 dead, 2 injured
Vijayapura: Three youngsters traveling in a car died on the spot and two others were injured in an accident where the car toppled on the road after hitting a tree beside the National Highway 50 stretch near Kannala Cross in the taluk.
The victims of the accidents are identified as Abhishek Sawant (23), Vijaykumar Aurangabad (24) and Raju Biradar (23). The two others injured in the accident are being treated in hospital.
The group of five had reportedly traveled to Solapur in the car and was returning home, when the accident occurred. The car is learned to have hit the roadside tree and toppled on the road as the driver lost control over the vehicle on the stretch.
Vijayapura Rural Police Station paid a visit to the accident site for an inspection.
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Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales from FY19-20 to FY23-24: Govt
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.
Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.
He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.
In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.
According to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.
The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.
In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.
