Mangaluru: Senior journalist Surendra Shetty passes away
Mangaluru: Senior Journalist Surendra Shetty (57) passed away at a private hospital in the city on Tuesday morning.
He held a Master’s Degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from the Mangaluru University.
Throughout his journalistic career, he has served in Mungaru, Sanyukta Karnataka, Kannada Prabha, Vijaya Karnataka, Vartha Bharathi, and other papers. For a while, he had been heading the Mangaluru edition of Kannada Prabha newspaper. He was the Founder and Honorary President of the Mangaluru University’s (MAAM) Media Alumni Association of Mangalagangothri. He was also the chairperson who oversaw the association’s Silver Jubilee festival.
He is survived by his wife, daughter, friends, and relatives.
Condolences: Officials of the Media Alumni Association of Mangalagangothri (MAAM), along with its Honorary President Venu Sharma, have offered condolences for the death of Surendra Shetty. Venu Sharma remembers him for his partnership and mentorship since the early days of the organization.
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UP Cong chief Ajay Rai hospitalised after fainting, stable
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai was hospitalised here after he fell unconscious due to low sodium levels, party leaders said on Saturday.
They said he was admitted to Medanta Hospital on Friday evening and is stable.
"Ajay Rai was admitted to Medanta Hospital in Lucknow at around 6 pm on Friday after he fell unconscious as his sodium levels had dropped. He fell unconscious at his residence in Lucknow. For the entire day, he was engaged in party programmes and had also gone to the airport," Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesperson Anshu Awasthi told PTI.
Congress in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pande told PTI, "Now, he (Ajay Rai) is stable and I am also reaching Lucknow."
Medanta Hospital Director Dr Rakesh Kapoor told PTI that Rai collapsed at his home on Friday evening and was subsequently admitted to the hospital's emergency ward.
Medical examinations revealed that Rai was suffering from a sodium deficiency and elevated blood pressure. Doctors administered immediate treatment and he is doing significantly better now, Kapoor said.
A team of doctors is monitoring his health. Rai is conversing with others and his condition is stable, he added.
In a post on X late Friday night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Rai a speedy recovery.
Rai hails from Varanasi and had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections against Modi from the parliamentary constituency. The Congress appointed him as the Uttar Pradesh unit chief in 2023.
