Udyavara schools, colleges to be shut due to heavy rain
Udupi: Heavy rain accompanied by gusty winds lashed Udyavara on Sunday night bringing down trees and electric poles. The schools and colleges in the vicinity of Udyavara have been declared holiday as the vehicular movement has wholly been disrupted in the area.
A massive tree was uprooted near Kamat Hotel in Udyavara market. Trees at Shambhukallu temple and Pithrodia uprooted. Electric pillars damaged and blocked the roads in some areas.
As many as 70 polls were damaged. As a result, power supply was affected in many parts. A substantial loss has been reported as the poles came down on shops and houses. More than 15 advertising hoardings, installed on the roadside on Udyavara national highway, have been damaged. A hoarding reportedly fell on a house.
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6 devotees dead, 21 injured as bus overturns in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib
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Chandigarh (PTI): A bus carrying devotees overturned in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib's while returning from Anandpur Sahib, killing six and injuring 21 others, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred near Himmatpura on Morinda-Chunni road area in Bassi Pathana at around 10 pm on Tuesday when the devotees -- all residents of Main Majri in Fatehgarh Sahib -- were returning from Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district after paying obeisance on the occasion of Baisakhi.
The bus overturned on the road after some malfunction, a police official said.
Six people, including a woman, died in the incident while 21 sustained injuries, Fategarh Sahib Deputy Superintendent of Police Raj Kumar said.
The injured have been shifted to nearby hospitals, the police said.
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