Kannada actor Puneet Rajkumar passes away
Bengaluru(PTI): Well-known Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar died here on Friday following a heart attack, hospital sources said.
The 46-year old Sandalwood star was rushed to the hospital after he complained of chest pain.
A statement from the hospital earlier said that Puneeth Rajkumar "was brought to the emergency department, Vikram Hospital with history of chest pain at 11:40 am, he was non-responsive and was in Cardiac Asystole and Advanced cardiac resuscitation has been initiated."
The son of matinee idol the late Rajkumar, and Parvathamma, he was fondly called 'Appu' by his fans.
A popular television presenter, the 'power star', who began his career as a child artist, was also among the highest paid actors in the Kannada film industry.
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Death toll from Israeli strikes in northeast Lebanon rises from 8 to 24, Lebanese news agency says
Deir al-Balah, Nov 1: Israeli airstrikes on Friday killed at least 24 people in northeastern Lebanon, the country's news agency said, raising the death toll from eight there.
It was the latest deadly toll in the area since the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah escalated last month.
Israel's military has said that its operation in Lebanon is targeting Hezbollah's military infrastructure.
Lebanon's state National news Agency reported four airstrikes in different villages across country's northeast, saying rescuers were still searching for survivors in Younine, a town in the Bekaa Valley, from the rubble of a targeted house.
Hussein Haj Hassan, a Lebanese lawmaker representing the region in Baalbek-Hermel region, said that 60,000 people have already fled their homes in the area due to Israeli bombardment.
