Two children among six killed in car-lorry collision in Karnataka's Koppal district
Koppal, May 28: Six people including two children and a woman died on the spot in a road accident involving a car and a lorry in Kushtagi taluk here on Sunday, police said.
The incident happened on Sunday evening on the national highway near Kalkeri village here.
According to initial reports, all the deceased are said to be from Vijayapura, police sources said, adding that the car was en route to Bengaluru from Vijayapura and the lorry was said to be on its way to Gujarat from Tamil Nadu.
The deceased have been identified as Rajappa Banagodi, Raghavendra, Akshaya Shivasharana, Jayashree, Rakhi and Rashmika.
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They said the impact of the accident was such that the car has entered the lower part of the lorry's front side, in what seems to be a head-on collision.
Crane was used to remove the car, and the bodies were shifted to hospital, officials said, adding that a case has been registered.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressing grief over the accident has announced a solatium of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.
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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.
