Four women drown after car falls into canal in Karnataka's Mandya
Mandya, Karnataka (PTI): Four women drowned after the car they were travelling in fell into Visvesvaraya Canal in Mandya district of Karnataka, police said on Sunday. The incident happened on Saturday night near Gamanahalli in Srirangapatna taluk of the district, and those dead have been identified as Mahadevamma and her relatives Sanjana, Maadevi and Rekha.
Manoj, who drove the car, survived as he managed to swim to the bank of the canal. He has been admitted to hospital for treatment.
Agriculture Minister N Cheluvarayaswamy and Social Welfare Minister H C Mahadevappa met the family members of the women.
Mahadevappa said ₹ 2 lakh compensation will be given to the family of the women.
According to police, prima facie it looks like the car was on its way to Doddamulgoodu from Gamanahalli when the driver might have lost control of the vehicle at a turning, and accidentally rammed the car into a temporary ironclad wall of the canal, following which it fell into the canal.
They said the bodies have been fished out from the canal. A case has been registered and an investigation is on.
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Andhra Cabinet approves allocation of 21 acres in Vizag to TCS at token lease prise of 99 paise
Amaravati, April 15 (PTI): The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved the allocation of 21.16 acres of land to TCS in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday, at a token lease price of 99 paise.
The land, located on IT Hill Number 3, will be used by the tech giant for an IT campus, where TCS is expected to invest Rs 1,370 crore. This project is set to generate 12,000 jobs.
"Cabinet approved the allocation of 21.16 acres of land to TCS at Visakhapatnam IT Hill Number 3 for setting up an IT campus to generate 12,000 jobs," stated an official press release.
Additionally, the Cabinet approved a proposal from Mahamaya Industries Ltd to expand an integrated steel plant in Vizianagaram, among other matters.
