Madikeri: In an incident reported on Friday, a government bus collided with the Squadron Leader Ajjamada Devaiya circle located at the old private bus stand in the district headquarters of Madikeri.
The incident involved a bus en route from Madikeri's KSRTC bus stand to Mysore. The collision occurred with the left side of the Sq. L. Ajjamada Devaiya roundabout.
The bus involved in the accident was from the Mysore depot and regularly operated between Dharmasthala, Subrahmanya, Madikeri, and Mysore. The bus was being driven by a driver named Madhu at the time of the accident.
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The collision resulted in damage to the left side of the roundabout, causing stones and bricks to fall to the ground. Fortunately, the statue of Squadron Leader Ajjamada Devaiya remained undamaged.
This incident comes shortly after another collision involving a bus and a statue in the area. Previously, a bus had collided with the Thimmaiah circle, causing damage to the circle and the statue.
Squadron Leader Bollajira Ayyappa, the president of the Kodava Makkada group who was instrumental in installing the Ajjamada Devaiya statue, visited the site expressing his dismay.
The incident has drawn disapproval from the public, prompting the Government Bus Depot Manager Geeta to inspect the area. Local police officials also visited the site for investigation and further action.
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Kolkata (PTI): Raids are underway by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at five locations in and around Kolkata on Tuesday in connection with its probe into the alleged irregularities in admission to private medical colleges under the non-resident Indian (NRI) quota, an official said.
ED sleuths started simultaneous raids in the Ballygunge area in the southern part of the city and New Town on the outskirts of the eastern metropolis, he said.
"We are conducting raids in connection with the irregularities in NRI quota admissions. There is a coaching centre in New Town which is being searched," a senior ED official said.
The central probe agency is investigating whether documents were forged to create false NRI credentials for admission of local Indian students in medical colleges in Odisha's Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.