Rider killed on spot as unidentified vehicle hits motorbike on NH 66 in Ucchila
Padubidri: A biker was killed on the spot as an unidentified vehicle hit his two-wheeler on the National Highway 66 stretch in Ucchila early Tuesday morning.
While the victim's identity is yet to be ascertained, it was found that he was riding a bike with a Puttur registration and traveling in the direction from Udupi to Mangaluru. The rider was found to have sustained serious injuries in the head, as he fell on the road due to impact of the collision.
Social activist Jamaluddin Ucchila, Hamid, Raees, Razaq, Anwar Koteshwara and Sadiq Padubidri of Muloor Ambulance services helped take the victim's body to a local hospital.
Padubidri Police have arrived at the accident spot and conducted an inspection.
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Indigo crisis: Shivakumar urges Centre to act immediately, bring situation under control
Bengaluru (PTI): With large scale flight cancellations by Indigo airlines leaving passengers stranded, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday urged the Centre to act immediately and bring the situation under control.
He called the IndiGo fiasco a the direct result of the govt's monopoly model.
Taking to social media platform 'X', Shivakumar said India is witnessing the worst aviation meltdown in its history. "Thousands of flights cancelled - leaving our people stranded everywhere".
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"The IndiGo fiasco is the direct result of the govt's monopoly model. And as always, it is ordinary Indians who are paying the price," he said.
Shivakumar said that the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, which is India's 3rd busiest airport with nearly 40 million travellers a year, is in complete chaos.
"This is hurting families, businesses and our national reputation. I urge the Union Government to act immediately and bring this situation under control. Our people deserve better," he added.
Domestic carrier IndiGo cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, the fifth day of the ongoing crisis, even as the government imposed a cap on airfares and directed the airline to process all refunds by Sunday evening.
