Kundapur: Parents of college student run over by bus donate son’s eyes
Kundapur: In an act of humanity, the parents of a 20-year-old college student, who died in an accident here on Saturday, donated the eyes of their son.
Sudeep Poojary, son of Nagappa and Jalaja Poojary, residents of Kat Beltur near Hemmady, was on his way to college in Kundapur in the bus on Saturday morning. He is said to have accidentally fallen from the bus near Hemmady Junction and was run over by the bus.
A grievously injured Sudeep was rushed to the Kundapur government hospital, but died on the way.
Ophthalmologist Dr Vijayalakshmi explained to Sudeep’s parents the benefits of donating their son’s eyes. Following the parents’ consent to donate Sudeep’s eyes, a team of surgeons from Manipal visited the Kundapur government hospital for the surgery, said Dr Robert Rebello, senior medical officer at the Kundapur hospital.
Sudeep, who was from an economically backward family, was a final-year student of BCom at the Varadaraja M Shetty First Grade College, Kageri, in Koteshwara. His elder brother and sister are working in Bengaluru.
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Hailstorm brings relief to Bengaluru from scorching summer
Bengaluru (PTI): Bringing much relief to the people battered by the scorching summer, heavy rains coupled with hailstorm lashed the city on Wednesday.
The thunderous downpour with stormy wind cooled the city, where the temperature had soared to 37 degree.
With the rains, the city, from being parched, witnessed waterlogging in just two hours.
There was waist-deep water in many areas in the city such as Richmond Town and Shanthinagar resembling a river.
The unexpected rain did not spare Vidhana Soudha, the seat of power, as water gushed inside the government offices from the lobby. The office of the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka was also flooded.
Since the downpour occurred in the evening, many office goers struggled to return home.
Uprooting of trees was reported in many parts of the city, including Malleswaram, Shanthinagar and Seshadripuram.
