Adityanath pays tribute to Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday paid tributes to socialist thinker Ram Manohar Lohia on his birth anniversary.
In a post on his official X account, Adityanath said, "Humble tributes to great freedom fighter, eminent socialist thinker and the proponent of 'Sapta Kranti', Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, on his birth anniversary."
He added that Lohia's commitment to social justice, equality and the "promotion of Hindi as the national language" would continue to inspire efforts towards building a strong and self-reliant India.
Lohia was born on this day in 1910. A freedom fighter and follower of the Gandhian ideology, he worked for the political empowerment of marginalised communities and played a key role in uniting opposition parties against the then dominance of the Congress. He passed away in 1967.
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Karnataka: Woman, son killed after motorcycle collides with stationary tipper
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): A woman and her son were killed after their motorcycle collided with a stationary tipper truck in Dakshina Kannada district, police said on Wednesday.
The accident occurred on Mahaveer College road in Moodbidri municipal limits in this district on Tuesday evening, they said.
The deceased were identified as 68-year-old Prema Shetty and her 30-year-old son Srinivas Shetty, residents of Neeralkatte in Gantalkatte, police said.
Srinivas was a daily-wage labourer, they said.
According to police, the two were travelling on motorcycle from Moodbidri towards Gantalkatte when they allegedly rammed into the tipper truck parked on the roadside near a petrol bunk.
Prema died on the spot, while Srinivas sustained critical injuries and later succumbed at a hospital, a senior police officer said.
The family had suffered a similar tragedy last year when Prema's younger son died in a rickshaw accident.
Moodbidri police are investigating.
