Freedom Fighter, Former MLA Sadashivarao Bapu Saheb Bhosle passes away at 101
Belagavi: Freedom fighter, Former MLA centenarian Sadashivarao Bapu Saheb Bhosle passed away on Thursday morning at his residence in Kadoli village in the Taluk. He was 101.
He is survived by a son and a daughter along with a legion of relatives and friends.
Influenced by the thought process of Gandhiji and Vinobha Bhave, Sadashivarao Bapu Saheb Bhosle participated in the freedom movement. In 1946 (the British government had then held an election. Then Belagavi used to belong to the Mumbai province. He had contested from the Belagavi South constituency) and in 1952 (from Hirebagewadi constituency), he had become an MLA.
Later, stating his dissatisfaction that the government was not working for the people, and demanding reservation for the development of the local populace, he resigned from his MLA post in 1954 and participated in the land donation movement. He had helped the people of the village by donating 100 acres of land.
As a fine Gandhian, he garnered attention to his simple way of living.
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Eight women labourers killed as truck hits tempo on Nagpur-Mumbai expressway
Jalna/Mumbai (PTI): Eight women labourers were killed, and three others were injured after a speeding truck rammed into a tempo on the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway in Jalna district of Maharashtra on Wednesday evening, police said.
The incident occurred when a group of women was returning home after completing cleaning work on the expressway.
"A total of 11 persons, including the driver, were sitting in the tempo. As the vehicle was about to start, a speeding truck headed towards Mumbai rammed into it from behind at Kadvanchi village," a police official said, adding that seven women died on the spot and another succumbed in the Jalna government hospital.
The tempo was badly mangled, and the bodies were reportedly strewn across the road.
The deceased have been identified as Alkabai Admane (45), Laxmibai Madan (35), Meena Admane (45), Kanchan Admane (50), Tarabai Choudhari (60), Kadubai Madan (55), and Suman Admane (70), all residents of Jalna tehsil.
The identity of the eighth deceased is yet to be confirmed.
Three people are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Police have arrested the truck driver and registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Further investigation is underway.
Expressing grief, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the death of eight people is extremely unfortunate, and announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased.
Fadnavis paid heartfelt tributes to the deceased and expressed solidarity with their families.
He said in a statement the injured have been immediately admitted to hospitals and the local administration is coordinating relief efforts.
The district collector and the superintendent of police are present at the spot, overseeing the situation, the chief minister added.
Environment Minister and Jalna District Guardian Minister Pankaja Munde has expressed deep sorrow over the incident.
In a condolence message, Munde extended her sympathies to the families of the deceased.
