Udupi: Worker killed as wooden door frame of under-construction house falls on head
Udupi: A 38-year-old worker reportedly died on Friday afternoon after the wooden frame of a door at a house that was under construction in Nandagokula of Korangrapady village.
The deceased, identified as Basappa Madara, is said to have been working on setting the main door of the house owned by Raghavendra Tantri on Friday and had placed the wooden frame in place. After lunch, Madara was sleeping at the sit-out when the frame accidentally fell on his head.
A grievously injured Madara was rushed to a private hospital in Udupi, but reportedly died on the way to the hospital.
A case has been registered at the Udupi Town Police Station and investigation is on.
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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.
