Idol of war hero General Thimayya falls off as KSRTC bus hits structure in Madikeri
Madikeri: The statue of General Thimayya in the heart of Madikeri town toppled after a KSRTC bus collided with the structure on Monday morning; there are no casualties reported due to the incident.
The bus was on the way from the KSRTC depot to the bus stand on Monday morning, when, in an attempt to avoid colliding with a pickup vehicle on the way, hit the enclosure around the idol of the general at the circle in the heart of the town. General Thimayya's idol toppled as a result of the impact of the collision.
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The driver and conductor of the KSRTC bus are learned to have sustained minor injuries due to the accident but no fatality or casualty has been reported.
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Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China's foreign ministry
Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.
Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.
Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.
They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.
The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.
Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.
The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.
On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.
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