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Bengaluru: Woman pillion rider killed; 3rd pothole death in a week

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October 9, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 9: A woman riding pillion was killed on the spot and the rider injured after they fell off their two-wheeler while trying to negotiate a pothole-ridden road at Pantharapalya near Nayandanhalli on Sunday morning. The woman was run over by an oncoming truck.

The deceased has been identified as Radha Anjanappa (47), from Shampura, near Arabic College, Nagawara, east Bengaluru. The injured is her nephew Ravi Kumar (24). Radha's body was shifted to Victoria Hospital for postmortem and handed over to her family members. The Byatarayanapura traffic police have arrested truck driver Ramesh and seized the vehicle.

This is the third road death caused by potholes in Bengaluru in a week. On the night of October 2, a bus had run over scooterborne JJ Nagar residents Anthony Joseph, 55, and wife Sagai Mary, 53, when they were negotiating a pothole on Mysuru Road flyover. The Mysuru Road stretch where Sunday accident occurred comes under BMRCL.

Byatarayanapura traffic police said Ravi tried to avoid potholes and swerved right when a lorry brushed against the two-wheeler around 10.30am. Kumar lost control and crashed to his left, and his aunt Radha to the right.The lorry's left front wheel ran over Radha's neck. She died instantly. Radha and Kumar were wearing helmets. Passersby caught truck driver Totian Ramesh, from Tamil Nadu, and thrashed him before handing him over to police.The traffic police, who had rushed to the spot, took Ramesh into custody.

"The accident stretch is in a bad state, damaged further by Namma Metro construction. The condition of the road might have been one of the main reasons for the accident," Shiva Kumar, DCP (traffic west) said. "There is no passing the buck. We'll pay Rs 5 lakh relief to the woman's family," mayor N Sampath Raj, who visited the spot, said

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January 9,2020

Udupi, Jan 9: State Revenue Minister R Ashoka said on Wednesday that the state government is embarking on a novel method to ensure that social security schemes were available to the beneficiaries at their doorsteps.

Speaking after inaugurating the Mini Vidhana Soudha here, he said government will look into the Aadhaar number and income certificates to decide the eligibility of the beneficiaries. The initiative will help the poor to access welfare schemes without any hassles.

The initiative will be launched as a pilot project in Udupi district. Later, the project will extend to other districts in a phased manner. In Udupi district, 30,000 beneficiaries have been identified. The government has set aside nearly Rs 7,000 crore for social security schemes. The initiative will not only eliminate middlemen menace but will help the government save Rs 1,000 crore.

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May 15,2020

Bengaluru, May 15: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday said that the new amendment in the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act will substantially aid the farmers in getting remunerative price for their produce.

"Our motto is 'First Farmers'. The new amendment in the APMC Act will provide an opportunity for farmers to sell their produce directly to any purchase outside APMC or in other APMCs. This will help the farmers in getting remunerative price for their produce," CM Yediyurappa tweeted.

"Amendment will not dilute the powers of the work of the APMCs. All these marketing activities will be monitored by the Directorate of State APMC. This new amendment Act will benefit farmers in improving their income & suffering from losses due to market fluctuations," the Karnataka CM added.

Yediyurappa further said that the amendment will indirectly help farmers in doubling their income by 2022.

"This amendment will indirectly help farmers in doubling their income by 2022. I want to clarify that we have not removed the APMC Act, we are only amending 2 sections of the APMC Act which enable farmers to sell their produce at the markets where they intend to," he tweeted.

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July 11,2020

Mumbai, Jul 11: Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan announced on Twitter late on Saturday that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection.

Taking to Twitter to announce the news, he said, "I have tested CoVID positive... " He added that family and staff had also undergone tests while Bachchan has been shifted to a hospital. 

Bachchan ended his tweet saying, "All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested !"

Bachchan, who was last seen in Gulabo Sitabo that released on OTT platforms, will be seen in Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Bhrahmastra.

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