Newly-wed man, mother die in accident near Coimbatore
The Hindu
A newly-wed man and his mother were killed after the car they were travelling in collided with a truck on the flyover near SIDCO industrial estate on Coimbatore – Pollachi Road on Wednesday morning.
The Traffic Investigation Wing (TIW West) of the police said that S. Shyamprasad (28) and his mother S. Manjula (50) from Sundarapuram in Coimbatore were killed in the accident.
Shyamprasad’s wife Swathy (24) of Bodinayakanur in Theni district and his father Savudayappan (60) were injured.
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the State government to file its statement of objections on an application filed by Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. (BTC), challenging the June 6 orders passed by the government in rejecting the BTC’s applications seeking permission to conduct on-course horse races and betting during the June-August season.