Kundapur: A bike rider died after his two-wheeler collided with cows that were the crossing the road at Doopadakatte in Kavradi village in the taluk on Sunday night.

The deceased rider has been identified as Pradeep Shetty (28), who was traveling from Kandalur towards Valthur Arari when the accident occurred. His bullet bike collided with the two cows that were crossing the road at Doopadakatte and he fell off his bike due to the impact of the collision.

A grievously injured Shetty was admitted to the Manipal Hospital, but died as he failed to respond to the treatment.

A case has been registered in Kundapur Traffic Police Station; investigation is on.

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New Delhi (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun on the margins of a multilateral conclave in Bishkek.

It is learnt that the two ministers reviewed the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

"It was a pleasure to interact with the Defence Minister of China Admiral Dong Jun during the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting in Bishkek," Singh said on social media.

There is no official word yet on what transpired during the talks between Singh and Dong.

The defence minister also met his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov.

"Great interaction with Russian Defence Minister, Andrei Belousov during the SCO Defence Ministers' Meet in Bishkek," Singh said.

Singh landed in the capital city of Kyrgyzstan on Monday to attend the conclave of defence ministers of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).