Bantwal: A bike rider collided with an auto-rickshaw, sustaining severe injuries on Saturday afternoon when the local traffic police was checking vehicles on National Highway at BC Road here.

The injured bike rider was rushed to Hospital after the accident.

The incident took place when Bantwal Traffice SI Manjunath was checking vehicles near Uday laundry. A bike rider who was riding without helmet was signaled to stop by the police team, in his attempt to escape the police the bike rider collided with auto-rickshaw injuring the rider.

People have expressed their dissent over police stopping vehicles at public places for checking which have resulted in a few similar incidents lately.

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New Delhi (PTI): At least 10 flights were cancelled and more than 270 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport due to fog and low visibility conditions on Tuesday.

An official said 6 arrivals and 4 departures have been cancelled for the day.

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Over 270 flights have been delayed and the average delay time for departures is 29 minutes, as per information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com.

"Visibility at the airport is improving; however, flight departures for certain destinations may experience delay," Delhi airport operator DIAL said in a post on X.

The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital handles around 1,300 flight movements daily.