Udupi: Biker killed as truck runs over him on NH 66 in Uppoor
Udupi: A biker was killed on the spot in an accident on National Highway 66 stretch near KG Road, Uppoor, after a truck ran over the rider who fell on the road on Friday morning.
The rider is learned to be a resident of Matapady, Brahmavar, although further details relating to his identity are yet to be ascertained.
The body of the accident victim was found severed due to the impact of the mishap.
Head constable at the Brahmavar Police Station Mahalinga arrived at the accident spot and conducted an inquest.
Social activist Nithyananda Olakadu and an ambulance driver from Brahmavar lent a hand to clear the body from the accident scene and take it to the post-mortem examination centre at the District Hospital in Ajjarakadu.
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French President Macron concludes Mumbai visit
Mumbai (PTI): French President Emmanuel Macron, along with First Lady Brigitte Macron, left Mumbai for New Delhi on Wednesday after concluding his engagements here, including bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They were seen off at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
On Tuesday, Macron held discussions with Modi as part of efforts to further strengthen India-France strategic ties.
During the Mumbai visit, the French president and his wife also met some of India's top filmmakers and actors, and had an animated exchange with them about cinema, culture and collaboration.
President Macron is on an official visit to India from February 17 to 19 at the invitation of PM Modi to participate in the AI Impact Summit hosted by India in the national capital Delhi, besides the bilateral summit in Mumbai.
PM Modi will inaugurate the summit on February 19. As many as 20 heads of states, including French President Macron, will be present at the inaugural session, Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said.
