Uppinangady: Driver found dead inside tank of his own tanker
Uppinangady: Driver of a tanker that was coming from Hosur towards Mangaluru was found dead in the tank of his own tanker here on Shiradi Ghat near Uppinangady on Friday.
The driver has been identified as Nagaraj, a resident of Pettupatta village in Tiruchi district of Tamil Nadu.
The police, after initial investigation added that it seemed like Nataraj fell into the tank of the tanker when he opened it, and died of suffocation.
The police reported that no injury or mark of struggle were found on Nataraj's body.
The tanker was found parked on Shiradi Ghat here on Friday, and Nataraj's body was found on Friday morning.
A case in this regard has been registered at Sakleshpur Rural Police Station.
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Sportspersons winning gold in Olympics to get Rs 6 crore cash prize, says CM Siddaramaiah
‘Silver medalists to get Rs 4 crore, bronze-winners to get Rs 3 crore’
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a cash prize of Rs 6 crore for sportspersons who win gold in the Olympics, and expressed confidence that sportspersons from Karnataka would reach the top in their respective games.
The CM, speaking during the ‘Karnataka Olympics 2025’ awards ceremony organized by the Karnataka Olympics Association, Bengaluru, on Sunday, congratulated the winners.
Assuring that the state government was supportive of sports, he said that, sportspersons who win silver would be given Rs 4 crore and bronze-winners would get Rs 3 crore as cash prize.
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Siddaramaiah added that reservation for sportspersons in appointment to government jobs is being implemented starting January 2026. “Up to 3 per cent jobs in the Police and Forest Departments and 2 per cent in the other government departments are being reserved for sportspersons. An official order will be passed in this regard in January 2026,” he said and called upon youngsters to enter the sports field in larger numbers.
The CM also lauded the contributions of the Karnataka Olympics Association in the field of sports, since 1958, when it was founded. “The Association has been even more active since MLC Govindaraj took charge as Chairperson. It is a matter of pride that just like in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the Olympics Association in our state too functions from its own building,” he added.
