Activist brutally murdered in Dandeli
Karwar, July 28: President of Dandeli taluk Horata Samiti and advocate Ajith Nayak was brutally murdered in Dandeli last night at around 11pm. Ajith was found in pool of blood near bus stand on J.N road. Locals immediately rushed him to the nearby hospital but he breathed his last on the way.
Ajith Nayak was coming out of his office located near J.N road when an unidentified assailant attacked him with sharp weapon. Ajith sustained injuries on his neck and chest.
Ajith was spearheading the movement for separate Dandeli taluk. A former president of city corporation, he had also served as the president of Dandeli taluk horata samiti.
Ajith Nayak was close to Margaret Alwa and late S. Bangarappa. He had also served as the president of Dandeli block congress committee.
He came into limelight when he started separate Dandeli taluk movement through Dandeli Bachao committee in 2007. After resigning from his corporation membership Ajith Nayak contested in assembly election.
Ajith Nayak is survived by wife and two sons. Dandeli police have filed a case and investigation is on.
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5 schoolchildren among 7 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan
Islamabad (PTI): At least seven people, including five schoolchildren and a policeman, were killed on Friday in a remote-controlled blast in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to media reports.
The blast occurred at 8.35 am near a school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province, Dawn newspaper reported.
“It appears that an IED (improvised explosive device) attached to a motorcycle was detonated near a police mobile,” Kalat Division Commissioner Naeem Bazai was quoted as saying in the report.
“So far, seven individuals have been killed, including five school students,” Bazai said. At least 22 people were injured in the attack.
Most of those injured were schoolchildren, Geo News reported, adding that they were shifted to a nearby hospital.
A police van and several auto-rickshaws were damaged in the explosion, according to the report.
An emergency was declared across all Quetta hospitals after the blast, the report said quoting the provincial health department spokesperson, adding that all doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses and other medical staff were summoned.
