Kundapur: Woman dies in tragic fall from fifth-floor apartment
Kundapur: A tragic incident occurred near Old Gitanjali Talkies on the city's main road, where a woman lost her life after accidentally falling from the fifth floor of an apartment.
The deceased, identified as Lakshmi Pratap Naik (41), wife of Lakshmi Pratap, met with the fatal accident on Sunday around 7 pm. She had gone to retrieve coconuts left to dry on the floor of the flat when she accidentally stepped on a fibre sheet, causing it to collapse and resulting in her fall to the second floor. Unfortunately, she succumbed to severe head injuries at the spot itself. The deceased is survived by her husband and two sons.
The Kundapur town police station has registered a case regarding the incident.
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Uber, Ola partner with Bengaluru Police on safety
Bengaluru (PTI): Bengaluru City Police (BCP) on Monday said that it has, in collaboration with cab aggregator platforms Uber and Ola, implemented a technology-driven integration aimed at enhancing the safety of riders and drivers.
It would also strengthen emergency response mechanisms across the city.
As part of this initiative, emergency call facilities have been incorporated within the Uber and Ola mobile applications used for booking rides, it said.
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Through this integration, riders and drivers seeking emergency assistance can directly share real-time location data, trip details, and contact information with Bangalore City Police's 112 emergency response infrastructure from within the Uber/Ola app itself, an official release said.
Noting that this seamless flow of critical information enables quicker police access during emergencies, facilitating faster response times and potentially life-saving interventions by first responders, it said the initiative is a significant step towards leveraging technology partnerships to ensure safer urban mobility and improved public safety.
