Karnataka Congress working president R Dhruvanarayana passes away
Mysuru: Working President of the Karnataka Congress R Dhruvanarayana, aged 61 years, died of heart attack here on Saturday morning.
Dhruvanarayana returned home on Friday night, after attending several events through the day.
After he suffered a heart attack early Saturday morning, he was taken to the DRM Multi Speciality Hospital in Vontikoppal, but passed away.
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
Dhruvanarayana joined the Congress in 1983. He contested the Assembly elections from Santemarahalli in 1999, but lost the polls. In 2004, he became an MLA for the first time after winning by a terribly close margin of one vote against JD(S) candidate A R Krishnamurthy. He was elected to the Assembly from Kollegal in 2008.
The following year, in 2009, he won the Lok Sabha polls from Chamarajanagar and retained the seat in 2014, winning by a huge margin of 1,41,182 votes. In 2019, however, he lost the seat to Srinivas Prasad.
Several leaders of the Congress have expressed grief at the death of Dhruvanarayana, who had been active in the work of the party in Karnataka for several decades.
Karnataka Congress working president R Dhruvanarayana passed away: Dr Manjunath, Doctor DRMS Hospital
— ANI (@ANI) March 11, 2023
He suffered chest pain and his driver picked him up at 6:40am. But he didn't survive.
(Pic: R Dhruvanarayana's Twitter account) pic.twitter.com/AZSa37Fbsi
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Bengaluru: Commercial building fire brought under control, two rescued
Bengaluru (PTI): A fire broke out in a multi-storey commercial building here on Friday evening, following which two people who were trapped on the terrace were safely rescued, officials said.
The incident occurred at around 5.30 pm at a commercial building located on Coles Road, they said.
However, no casualties were reported, officials added.
According to officials, the blaze started on the terrace, where a pantry and storeroom are located. The situation led to panic as the building is located adjacent to a petrol bunk, raising fears of a possible explosion.
Two people trapped on the terrace due to the fire were rescued by a police team along with Fire and Emergency Services personnel, a senior police officer said.
Four fire tenders were pressed into service, and after nearly an hour of intense firefighting, the blaze was brought under control.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
