Udupi: Former minister Pramod Madhwaraj absent from PM Modi’s program
Udupi: Former minister and BJP leader Pramod Madhwaraj remained absent from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s programme in Udupi on Thursday after his name was reportedly dropped from the official guest list.
Madhwaraj had donated a gold covering worth several lakhs of rupees to the Kanaka Kindi of Sri Krishna Math as a service offering. The plan originally included his participation in the event along with Prime Minister Modi during the inauguration of the gold covering.
The math administration had sent the proposed list of participants to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). However, the final list approved by the PMO did not include the name of Pramod Madhwaraj. Following this, he chose not to attend any of the Prime Minister’s programmes in Udupi.
Responding to queries, Madhwaraj confirmed the development, stating that since his name did not appear in the PMO-approved list, he opted out of the event. He added that no one contacted him afterward regarding the issue.
He expressed satisfaction that the gold covering he donated as a service was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, saying that alone gave him happiness.
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Man held for rape, assault of elderly woman in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping and assaulting an 85-year-old woman and abandoning her on the roadside in this district, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place under Venjaramoodu police station limit on Wednesday evening.
Agin, a lottery agent, was apprehended on Friday, they said.
According to police, the elderly woman was taken into a deserted building by the accused, raped, brutally beaten with a stick, causing injuries, and was later abandoned on the roadside.
Locals noticed the woman with severe head and facial injuries and rushed her to a nearby hospital, from where she was shifted to the government medical college later.
Though initially injuries suggested that she was brutally beaten up by someone, a detailed medical examination confirmed the rape.
Based on the statement of the woman and some local vendors in the area, the police identified the accused and nabbed him later.
"As per the statement of his family, he is suspected of having a mental disorder and the habit of committing such assaults following an accident. An investigation is on," a police officer said.
He was remanded to judicial custody by a local court and the woman was discharged from hospital, police added.
