Humane act of cops gets public appreciation

Vartha Bharati | 12-06-2018 | 20:36:00 IST

Ujire, June 12: It was horrible experience for the motorists and passengers on the Charmadi Ghat road today. As the road was blocked due to landslide, the hundreds of vehicles stuck on the road without any alternative route.

But the passengers and motorists, mainly aged and children, found it difficult to spend time in the vehicles without water and food for hours. Noticing their plight, the police personnel of the Dakshina Kannada police helped the passengers and motorists with drinking water and biscuits and exhibited their humanity. This humane act of the police personnel attracted widespread appreciation.

Because of the heavy rainfall, landslides were occurred blocking the entire road at second and third curve of the ghat section. This situation has forced the vehicles to stop on the road without any option. Responding quickly, the police allowed the traffic movement in an alternative route. But the police had tough time to clear the vehicles standing in queues.

As the children, aged and diabetes patients in the vehicles were suffering without drinking water and food, the police supplied drinking water and biscuits to them.

One way traffic

Now, the police have taken steps to remove the mud from one side of the road and allowed the traffic movement. Shortly, remaining mud would also be removed and ensure two way traffic, said Dakshina Kannada SP Ravikanthe Gowda.

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Next round of Iran-US negotiations expected soon: Pak's Defence Minister

13-04-2026 ¦ 13-04-2026 IST

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Islamabad (PTI): Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said that the next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon.

Asif made these remarks on Monday, a day after the Islamabad talks failed to clinch a deal.

The 21-hour talks between the US and Iran on Saturday were the first of their kind since 1979 due to the involvement of top-level officials from both sides. The two sides, however, failed to secure a lasting peace deal to end hostilities following their talks in Pakistan over the weekend.

Speaking to the media outside Parliament House, Asif said there had been a sense of satisfaction after the talks that there were no negative developments so far.

“Only positive progress has been observed,” he said, indicating that the ongoing diplomatic efforts were moving in a constructive direction.

The next round of Iran-US negotiations was expected soon, he added.

The Express Tribune reported that responding to a question about whether Pakistan would play a decisive role in shaping the region’s future, Asif said that ultimate decisions rest with Allah.

Vice President JD Vance, who led the US delegation at the negotiations in Islamabad, said the Iranian side did not accept Washington's terms for ending the war even as the US presented its "final and best offer".

Hours after the talks collapsed, US President Donald Trump said on social media that the negotiations with Iran failed as "Iran is unwilling to give up its nuclear ambitions."

Pakistan led the diplomatic push to bring the two sides to the table, which became possible after an appeal by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier this week, leading to a pause in the fighting.

The conflict began after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, paralysing global energy markets and disrupting trade.