Two elderly women were killed after being hit by a car hit on National Highway No. 5 near Sergarh in Odisha's Balasore district today.
The mishap took place when the two women of Panchagad village under Sergarh police station jurisdiction were returning home after collecting old age pension from the nearby Panchayat office, police said.
They were crossing the highway when the car hit them, police added.
i Earlier this week, the temple authorities had gone back
on their April 3 resolution wherein they decided to ban entry of men too into the core worship area at the famous Lord Shiva shrine here.
A meeting of the Trimbakeshwar Devasthan Trust held here on Sunday last cancelled its earlier resolution restricting entry of males into the sanctum sanctorum, Nivrutti Nagare, one of trustees and Chief Officer of Trimbakeshwar Municipal Council had said.
The trust revoked its decision of April 3 owing to pressure from locals, Nagare said.
Continuing with the old practice, men devotees were allowed between 6-7 AM into the core area where the main 'linga' is placed. They can enter this innermost part only after the 'sovala'.
The ancient temple, located 30 kms from Nashik, is a major Lord Shiva shrine of the country, which has one of the 12 'jyotirlingas', drawing devotees from far and wide.
