Family outing turns tragic: Man dies of drowning at Someshwara Beach in Ullal
Ullal: A family outing turned tragic for a 47-year-old man on Sunday when he drowned and died at the Someshwara Beach here in Ullal.
The deceased person has been identified as Prashanth Bekal (47), a resident of Ambika road, Ullal here. Prashanth was working as a bus driver at the SDM College.
According to the reports, Prashanth used to visit the beach with his son, brother and friends every week. On Sunday, he went to the Someshwara beach with his son Chirayu, brother Varadaraj Bekal, nephew Vandan Bekal and others.
While swimming at the beach, Prashant was trapped in the tides and was washed away before being pulled back by his son Chirayu who is also an expert swimmer. Chirau pulled Prashant back using a rope but reports added that he had breathed his last before he was brought ashore.
Bekal is survived by his mother, wife, son and two younger brothers. His son is an Engineering student.
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Trump repeats claim he stopped potential nuclear war between India and Pakistan
New York/Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim of resolving the India-Pakistan conflict and asserted that Islamabad's leadership credited him for saving millions of lives.
"We stopped a potential nuclear war between Pakistan and India. And the head of Pakistan, a highly respected General, he's a Field Marshal and also the Prime Minister of Pakistan, said President Trump saved 10 million lives, maybe more...,” Trump said Monday.
He made these remarks at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, flanked by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Navy Secretary John Phelan, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“You know, eight planes were shot down. That war was starting to rage, and he actually said the other day that President Trump saved 10 million lives, maybe more. So we solved all these wars. The only one I haven't solved yet is Russia, Ukraine,” he said.
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Since May 10, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire after a “long night” of talks mediated by Washington, he has repeated his claim over 60 times that he “helped settle” the tensions between the two neighbours.
New Delhi has consistently denied any third-party intervention.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
