Former PM Deve Gowda selected for Maharshi Valmiki Award
Bengaluru: The state government has chosen senior politician, former PM, MP HD Deve Gowda for the Maharshi Valmiki Award of this year.
The government has agreed to honor Deve Gowda with the award based on the recommendations of the committee headed by retired judge Justice HN Nagamohan Das.
Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge, who visited Deve Gowda at his residence at Padmanabhanagar, invited him to the award ceremony and requested the former prime minister to receive the award.
Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy will confer the award during the Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi function, which will be held on October 24 at the Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha.
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Four dead, 6 injured in road accident in Bihar's Saran district
Chhapra (Bihar) (PTI): Four people, including two women, died on the spot and six others were injured in an accident in Bihar's Saran district on Wednesday morning, a police official said.
The incident took place on the Brahmpur-Revelganj road in Bhagwan Bazar police station area of the district.
Talking to PTI, Chhapra SDPO (Sadar-1) said, "Around 5.45 am, a pickup vehicle travelling from Brahmpur towards Uttar Pradesh, which had 12 people on board, lost control and overturned. An unidentified truck allegedly ran over four people, including two men and two women, who had fallen onto the road."
Of the six people who were injured, four are undergoing treatment at Sadar hospital in Chhapra, and two others, who are in a critical condition, have been referred to Patna Medical College and Hospital for treatment, he added.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
An FIR was registered at the Traffic police station, and further legal action is being taken, officials said.
CCTV footage from nearby areas is being examined to identify the truck and its driver, they added.
The SDPO said the deceased belonged to different regions of Uttar Pradesh, and police are trying to reach out to their families.
