Ajit Pawar plane crash: PM Modi, Shah call Maharashtra CM Fadnavis
Mumbai (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday to enquire about the plane crash in which Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed.
Pawar, 66, and four other persons were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed near his hometown Baramati in Pune district on Wednesday morning, officials said.
PM Modi and Union minister Shah later called up Fadnavis and took information about the plane crash, sources said.
In a post on X, Modi said Pawar's death was untimely and very shocking.
Ajit Pawar was a leader of the people with a strong grassroots level connect, he said.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader had left early on Wednesday from Mumbai for Baramati, where he was scheduled to address rallies for the February 5 zilla parishad polls.
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Dakshina Kannada: Two girls drown while bathing near Kolyadakatta dam in Kadaba
Mangaluru: Two girl students drowned while bathing near the Kolyadakatta dam area of the Gundya river on Friday evening here in the Kadaba Taluk of the district.
The deceased have been identified as Arpita (15) and Sunita (21), both residents of Vimalagiri in Kutrupadi village.
According to reports, five girl students had visited the river along with their friends as it was a holiday. While bathing in the river, the two students reportedly entered a deeper portion of the water without realising the depth and began drowning.
Those accompanying them tried to rescue the duo, but were unsuccessful, leading to the tragedy.
After receiving information about the incident, Kadaba Police Station personnel visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The bodies were later recovered with the help of local residents.
