1. As many as nine people have been killed and 14 injured in a road accident in Tumakuru district early this morning, after a collision between a lorry and a tempo, about 200 kilometres from Bengaluru. According to early reports, most of the deceased were labourers hailing from Raichur district and the tempo in which they were travelling was overcrowded. This stretch has seen several fatal accidents. Further details are awaited.
2. All eyes are on further moves of Karnataka Contractors’ Association after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai challenged them to go to Lokayukta on their charge that bureaucrats and politicians seek 40% cut to clear contracts and bills.
3. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will chair cabinet meeting today.
