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Satna, February 3:A horrifying incident occurred on Kothi Road in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, late Monday night when a 45-year-old man was fatally injured by an iron wire strung across the road. The wire, tied to a tractor carrying a heavy mixer machine, struck Ramjas Chaudhary’s neck as he rode his bike, resulting in his instantaneous death. Two of his cousins, Arvind Chaudhary (38) and Ramprasad Chaudhary (40), riding with him, were seriously injured. The accident occurred around 11 PM near Gadhia Tola cemetery. Poor visibility at night prevented the bikers from noticing the wire. The three cousins were en route to attend a family ceremony at their maternal cousin’s house in Bagha when the tragedy struck. Police immediately arrived at the scene, took the deceased to the mortuary for pos...

Pandhurna, February 3:The administration in Pandhurna took strict action against illegal constructions on Monday, demolishing multiple unauthorized colonies. In a rare display of hands-on enforcement, SDM Alka Ikka personally operated a JCB, while Tehsildar Vinay Prakash Thakur drove a tractor to remove construction material from the sites. Following the collector’s directives, demolition teams targeted illegal layouts along Varud Marg, Amravati Road, and behind Wankhade Sabha Bhawan. Roads, boundary walls, electric poles, and other unauthorized structures were dismantled. Revenue department investigations revealed that fertile agricultural land on Amravati Road was being illegally converted into plots for sale. A local resident, Pradeep Nehare, was found to have developed the layout wi...