Kundapur: Man dies after drowning while swimming at Kodi beach, another rescued
Kundapur: One person died, another was rescued when the duo started drowning while swimming in the sea at Kodi beach here in Kundapur on Monday afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Manju (38), a resident of Gandhinagar in Kunadpur. According to the reports, Manju was visiting the beach along with his wife when he went swimming with another person when the incident took place. The other person swimming with Manju tried to save him, but his efforts went in vain.
Locals immediately swung into action and tried to rescue Manju and brought him back to shores, but he had already breathed his last by the time, reports added. His body was later shifted to Kundapur Government Hospital.
Reacting to the incident, several locals voiced their concern over the lack of safety and precautionary measures at the beach even as several deaths and similar incidents have been reported here in the past.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
