Dancer killed in accident near Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A 36-year-old dancer, who had appeared in several reality shows, died after a truck allegedly rammed into his car that was parked on the roadside of a highway on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday morning, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Sudheendra, they said.
The incident, which occurred near Pemmanahalli in Nelamangala taluk, was captured on a CCTV camera.
The CCTV footage showed the car parked on the roadside with Sudheendra standing beside it. A truck approaching from behind was seen gradually veering towards the parked vehicle before colliding with it, resulting in his death.
According to police, Sudheendra was on his way to his brother's house when his newly purchased car reportedly developed a mechanical issue. He had parked it on the roadside and was inspecting it when the speeding truck allegedly veered towards the vehicle from behind and rammed into it.
The impact of the accident was such that he died on the spot, a senior police officer said.
Soon after the accident, the driver fled the spot with the offending vehicle, he said.
Citing preliminary investigation, the officer said the driver is suspected to have dozed off while driving, leading to the accident.
A case has been registered and the driver has been nabbed, police said.
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CM launches poster campaign 'Justice for Karnataka'
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday released nine posters as part of a campaign: ‘Justice for Karnataka. Fair Share–Strong Federalism’ asking the Centre to heed state's demands.
These posters highlight key demands placed before the Finance Commission: Restoring Karnataka’s fair tax share; correcting unjust income, population and GSDP criteria; ensuring fair disaster and ecological support; strengthening decentralisation; providing dedicated infrastructure support for Bengaluru; supporting backward regions like Kalyana Karnataka; and upholding the constitutional spirit of cooperative federalism, Siddaramaiah said.
In a statement, Siddaramaiah said his government has placed its legitimate and constitutionally grounded demands before the 16th Finance Commission, seeking justice in tax devolution and fiscal federalism.
“We hope that the 16th Finance Commission reflects these concerns fairly in its recommendations, and that the Union Government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi implements them in letter and spirit, without subjecting Karnataka to petty politics or discrimination, as has unfortunately happened in the past,” the chief minister said.
Siddaramaiah underlined that Karnataka is among the country’s highest contributors to national revenues, yet its share in tax devolution was earlier reduced from 4.71 per cent to 3.64 per cent causing a loss of nearly Rs 80,000 crore.
"Flawed formulas that penalise development and population control, unrealistic GSDP calculations, inadequate disaster support, unchecked cesses and surcharges, denial of GST compensation, and non-release of recommended grants have collectively weakened the state’s finances," Siddaramaiah charged.
