Four of a family step on electric wire at night in Kalaburagi district; three dead, one injured
Kalaburagi: A woman and her two sons were electrocuted while the woman’s husband was grievously injured as they stepped on an electric wire in Dhangar Galli in Chincholi town of the district on Saturday night.
The victims have been identified as Jharanamma (45), Mahesh (18) and Suresh (20). Ambannani, Jharanamma’s husband, is undergoing treatment, the police said.
Following heavy wind and showers on Saturday night, an electric line got disconnected from a pole in Dhangar Galli.
An electric wire had also fallen on the rainwater stagnant in the front yard of the victims’ house.
The rain intensified late at night and the family decided to shift the cattle in the cowshed to a safer place. The couple and their sons suffered an electric shock as they stepped on the puddle on which the wire had fallen, and the mother and sons died on the spot.
Chincholi Police have registered a case and are investigating.
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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.
