NATIONAL NUGGETS

Father-son duo among 3 killed in collision between 2 bikes

BHUBANESWAR, July 10: Three persons, including a father-son duo, were killed in a head-on collision between two motorcycles in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Thursday, police said.The deceased were identified as Dau Gouda (55), his son Sunil Kumar Gouda (25), and Rajesh Panigrahi (25).According to the police, Sunil and Rajesh died on the spot while Dau succumbed to his injuries after being admitted to Patrapada Hospital.The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed grief over the deaths and announced Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia to the next of kin of the deceased, the CMO said in a post on X. (PTI)

11 peacocks found dead in MP village

JHABUA, July 10: Eleven peacocks were found dead near agriculture fields in a forest area of Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, prompting the forest department to file a case and launch a probe, officials said.The birds were found dead in Dhebar Badi village of Thandla tehsil, a forest official said.“On receiving the information about the incident, the forest department staffers reached the spot and brought the peacock carcasses to Meghnagar. Their post-mortem was performed in the veterinary hospital in Jhabua and their viscera samples were sent for examination,” the official said.DFO of Jhabua, said a case was registered against unidentified persons and investigation into the incident was launched.The carcasses were cremated with the permission of a local court, he said.The Petlawad, Thandla, Jhabua tehsils in the tribal dominated Jhabua district is known to have a large number of peacocks. (PTI)

50-year-old man involved in sand mining business shot dead

PATNA, July 10: A 50-year-old man involved in the sand mining business was shot dead outside his home in Ranitalab area of rural Patna on Thursday, police said.The victim, Ramkant Yadav, was attacked by unidentified armed assailants near his residence in Dhana village. He was rushed to the nearest government hospital but was declared brought dead, police added. Police received information that Yadav was shot at by some unidentified persons. Police reached the spot and took him to the nearest government hospital where he was declared brought dead”.The SP said the body has been sent for post-mortem examination and forensic experts are assisting in the investigation. (PTI)