Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar's car meets with accident in Kittur; Minor injuries sustained
Belagavi: Minister for Women and Child Welfare, Lakshmi Hebbalkar, and her brother, Legislative Council member Channaraj Hattiholi, were involved in a car accident early this morning near Ambadgatti village in Kittur taluk.
The accident occurred around 6 a.m. Reports indicate that Minister Hebbalkar sustained minor injuries, while Channaraj Hattiholi suffered a head injury. Both were immediately admitted to a private hospital in Belagavi for treatment.
The incident took place as the minister and her brother were returning to Belagavi by car late last night after attending a legislative party meeting in Bengaluru. The accident reportedly occurred when a dog suddenly came onto the road near Ambadgatti village. In an attempt to avoid hitting the dog, the car went out of control and collided with a tree.
The impact left the front portion of the car severely damaged.
Superintendent of Police Bheemashankar S Guled, inspected the spot and visited the hospital in which the minister is being treated. The minister's mother and other family members visited her and inquired about her.
Police said that home minister G Parameshwar made a phone call to Ms Hebbalkar's son Mrinal Hebbalkar and inquired about her health. Dr Parameshwar has instructed officers to take the utmost care about the minister, a police officer said.
"The minister has suffered minor injuries , and is stable. She does not need longer hospital stay," a doctor who is treating the minister said.
"The minister has suffered some injuries in the neck and back, but she does not need intensive treatment. She will be alright in a few days. Ms Hebbalkar's CT scan and MRI showed that L1 and L4 in her spinal cord had received minor injuries. There is no need to worry as she was responding to treatment. But she needs to rest for four weeks,'' Ravi Patil, orthopaedic surgeon and head of VOTC hospital, told reporters in Belagavi on Tuesday.
"Mr Hattiholi has suffered a minor head injury. He has gone home after being treated as an out patient. He will come back for some additional treatment. He will need to rest for a week to allow healing,'' Dr Patil said.
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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.
