Uppinangady: A 29-year-old bike-rider killed on the spot when a lorry collided head-on with the bike he was travelling in on Uppinangady-Guruvayanakere state highway near Pedamale on Wednesday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Ashok Pujari, a resident of Moodbail in Piligod.

The accident occurred when a lorry collided head-on with Ashok Pujari’s bike when he was travelling from Uppinangady to Beltangady. On the spot, Ashok Pujari succumbed to injuries.

Putturu traffic police have registered a case.

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Saturday alleged that the voters were intimidated and threatened by the ruling BJP regime. Rai's remarks came as counting for nine Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh shows a strong performance by the BJP and its ally, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).

“It was already decided in UP that the BJP is fighting the elections with the help of its machinery. The result of that has come out. All the machinery of the government, from police to administration, was deployed. Voters were intimidated and threatened. This is a complete murder of democracy,” Rai said, as reported by Hindustan Times.

According to latest ECI trends the BJP and its ally, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is performing strongly. Out of the nine Assembly constituencies where bypolls were held, the BJP is leading in five seats—Kundarki, Khair, Ghaziabad, Phulpur, and Majhawan. Its ally, the RLD, is ahead in Meerapur. The Samajwadi Party (SP), however, is not far behind, leading in three constituencies: Karhal, Katehari, and Sisamau.