Bus passengers have narrow escape
The Hindu
Passengers of a private bus had a providential escape on Tuesday when the vehicle lost control on Tiruchi-Madurai national highway near here and landed in a roadside ditch after the driver developed c
Passengers of a private bus had a providential escape on Tuesday when the vehicle lost control on Tiruchi-Madurai national highway near here and landed in a roadside ditch after the driver developed chest pain and died moments later. The incident occurred in Manikandam police station limits when the bus was on its way to Annavasal from here. Police sources said the bus driver, V. Anand, 27, suddenly developed chest pain and collapsed over the steering wheel.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.