Bengaluru, November 25: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy expressed deep condolences for the death of former union minister CK Jaffer Sharief.

He visited the hospital where Sharif breathed his last and paid his homage to the departed soul.

‘Sharief has a good relationship with my family. Being the union minister, he has contributed much for the country. As union railway minister, Sharief had given more contributions to the state. He had converted the meter gauge tracks into broad gauge tracks across the country”, he recalled.

Let the God give the strength and courage to his family members, relatives and friends to bear the loss their beloved person and leader, said Kumaraswamy.



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Ballia (PTI): A 21-year-old student died and six others were seriously injured when the auto rickshaw they were travelling in overturned in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district on Friday, police said.

The accident occurred near Naurangiya village of Ubhaon area on Friday morning, they said.

The auto rickshaw, full of passengers, overturned while trying to save a motorcyclist who suddenly came in front of the auto, Station House Officer Vipin Singh said.

Upon receiving information about the accident police reached the spot and took the injured passengers along with the auto driver to a hospital, Singh said.

Shilpi Maurya, a student was declared dead by doctors while the other injured are undergoing treatment, he said.

The body has been sent for postmortem, he added.