Ex-PM Deve Gowda stable and in good spirits, says hospital
Bengaluru (PTI): The health condition of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, who was hospitalised with fever and a urinary tract infection, has improved and he is currently "stable and cheerful", the hospital treating him said on Friday.
The 92-year-old JD(S) patriarch is currently being monitored in a regular ward, it said.
"Our honourable former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda was admitted to the Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, on 6th October 2025 for evaluation of fever and urinary tract infection. He was managed by a team of specialists and his medical condition has improved and is currently stable and cheerful, and is being observed in a regular ward," a medical bulletin by Manipal Hospitals Chairman Dr H Sudarshan Ballal said.
Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji of Sri Adichunchanagiri Math on Friday visited Gowda at the hospital.
Gowda has been politically active and had even addressed a press conference at the party office here on October 3.
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Karnataka: Six men break into jewellery shop; loot gold, silver worth over Rs 40 lakh
Haveri (Karnataka) (PTI): Six unidentified men allegedly broke into a jewellery shop and decamped with gold and silver articles worth over Rs 40 lakh in this district in the wee hours of Saturday, police said.
The theft occurred at a jewellery shop in Chikkanshihosur village in Hanagal taluk of Haveri district between 1.45 am and 2.30 am, they said.
According to police, the six men, with their faces covered and wearing gloves, allegedly broke into the shop after midnight by cutting open both shutters.
After gaining entry, they covered three of the four CCTV cameras installed inside the shop and decamped with a safe locker. However, their act was recorded on one CCTV camera that was not covered.
Citing preliminary investigations, a senior police officer said 19 kg of silver items worth Rs 21 lakh and 219 grams of gold ornaments worth Rs 22 lakh were stolen from the shop.
A case of theft has been registered, he said.
“We have some clues about the vehicle used to transport the stolen jewellery, and efforts are underway to trace the vehicle and nab the suspects involved in the theft,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
