Doctor, two hospital staff members injured as ambulance overturns near Belthangady bridge
Belthangady: An ambulance belonging to a private hospital in Kakkinje overturned near the Belthangady bridge on Sunday night.
Three people who were in the ambulance, including a doctor, were injured in the accident. The doctor, identified as Dr Nithin, suffered a fracture in the hand and was admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru for treatment.
The other two injured hospital staff members in the vehicle, identified as Rithesh and Husair, are receiving treatment at the Belthangady government hospital.
They had come to Belthangady in the ambulance to inquire about a medicine parcel when the accident occurred. While the men sustained injuries, the vehicle was crushed in the mishap.
The accident is said to have also resulted in a traffic jam that lasted about half an hour. The Belthangady traffic police, however, acted promptly with the cooperation of the locals and helped the free movement of vehicles resume on the route.
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After arriving from Delhi, Shinde heads to his native village; Mahayuti meet likely on Sun
Mumbai(PTI): Outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who returned to Mumbai from New Delhi on Friday morning, is travelling to his native village in Satara district amid continuing suspense over his successor a week after the assembly poll results.
Shinde had told reporters in New Delhi on late Thursday night that the next meeting of the Mahayuti alliance on government formation will be held in Mumbai on Friday.
However, the caretaker CM, who heads the Shiv Sena, is travelling to his native village Dare in Satara district in western Maharashtra and the meeting is now expected to take place on Sunday, the sources said.
The Shiv Sena leader has repeatedly said he would not be an obstacle in the government formation and abide by the decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the next chief minister.
Different viewpoints are emerging in the Shiv Sena over Shinde's place in the next government to be headed by the BJP, the biggest constituent in the Mahayuti, which posted a thumping win in the just-held assembly polls.
Many leaders in the Shiv Sena are asking Shinde to accept deputy CM's post if offered by the BJP. However, another section feels it wouldn't be right for him to accept No. 2 position after serving as CM for more than two-and-a-half years, the sources said.
"The government formation process will start after the BJP announces its legislature party leader," they said.
During his Delhi trip, Shinde had met Shah and discussed formation of the next government in the state. His deputies in the outgoing state cabinet Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) and Ajit Pawar (NCP) had also met the senior BJP leader.
Talking to reporters in the national capital, Shinde called the discussion “good and positive”.
Shinde, Fadnavis and Pawar had also met BJP president J P Nadda.
