8-yr-old boy killed, 40 injured as truck overturns
Sagar: An eight-year-old boy was killed and 40 others, including 24 women and six children, were injured on Sunday when their truck overturned near a village here, police said. The victims were on their way to attend a mass marriage function under the Chief Minister Kanyadaan Scheme when the mishap occurred. The driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a turn following which it turned turtle near Chitora, about 25 kms from the district headquarters. The deceased was identified as Ubez Khan, police said, adding that six of the injured persons were referred to Bhopal for treatment while the others were admitted in the district hospital.
Gwalior to find place in next list of JNNRUM
Gwalior: Gwalior will be included in the next list of JNNRUM. This assurance has been given by the Union Minister Kamal Nath to Union Minister of State energy in a meeting. During the meeting Kamal Nath said that no mistake would be committed this time. The cities of Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Ujjain have already been included in this scheme but the Gwalior was not included due to Gwalior not meriting on the standards of population. The district administration has send the figures of population as less than 10 lacks. While the cities more than 10 lacks population had been included. The peoples representative started initiatives to correct mistake and wrote several letters to the central government Mr. Scindia requested former urban development minister Jaipal Reddy and PM Manmohan Singh to include Gwalior in the scheme.
30-year-old man dies after falling from bridge
Bhopal: A 30-year-old man died after he fell from an under-construction bridge at Ghodi Nakaria locality on Saturday. According to the police the accident took place when the victim Vimal Sharma was working at the bridge. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to injuries later. The incident took place at an over-bridge built on the railway track. The victim fell on the railway track accidentally while working on the bridge. After the preliminary investigation a case under section 174 of the IPC has been registered by the police. The body was sent for post mortem.The investigating officer told that it will be investigated whether the accident took place due to negligence of the contractor or the victim died incidentally.