Bengaluru, November 25: Rural Development, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Krishna Byre Gowda condoled the death of former union minister and Congress leader CK Jaffer Sharief who died here on Sunday.

Jaffer Sharief is one among the political stalwarts that Karnataka has seen. He was so influential leader in the Congress. As the Minister for Railways and Coal, Sharief has done good works. He has contributed a lot to the Karnataka. As a secular leader, Sharief has gained the love and affection of all sections of people. With his demise, Karnataka has lost a great leader. Let his family get the courage to bear the loss of the leader, he said.

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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.