Udupi: 35-year old woman killed in road accident at Kinnimulky
Udupi: In a tragic road accident, a 35-year old woman identified as Mamatha, died after her two-wheeler was hit by an oncoming private bus on Thursday evening here at Kinnimulky in Udupi.
Mamtha reportedly was owning a beauty parlor in Udupi and was wife of Sudhakar, a resident of Alevoor.
According to the reports, Mamatha was heading towards Govinda Kalyana Mantapa road when an oncoming bus rammed into her two-wheeler, injuring her severely.
The bus driver fled the scene immediately after the accident while Mamtha was rushed to a local hospital where she was declared brought dead by the doctors.
A case has been registered at Udupi Town Police Station and investigations are underway.
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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.
