I-T raids underway in medical colleges in Karnataka
Mangaluru: I-T (Income Tax department) sleuths of six different teams on Wednesday morning have raided the homes, hospitals, and offices of four prominent businessmen in Mangaluru.
The hospitals in Mangaluru namely A.J. hospital, Yenepoya Medical College, the Kanachur Hospital in Natekkal, Deralakatte, and the home belonging to the owner of Srinivas College Hospital were raided by the IT department.
Searches are being carried out in various medical colleges in Karnataka by IT sleuths, sources in the Income Tax department said.
The raids were conducted in certain colleges in Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Davangere.
The IT sleuths accompanied by Enforcement Directorate officials swooped down on institutions, offices and residences belonging to owners of the medical colleges this morning.
In the state capital, raids were carried out at two colleges.
However, officials did not divulge any information on the raids.
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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.
