President Medal to six including B. Shekar of Mangaluru
Bengaluru, Jan 25: Total six persons including Mangaluru Pandeshwara fire brigade personnel B Shekhar were given the President's Medal for 2018-19.
Fire Service Medal for Gallantry
Deputy director (technical) in the head office of the Bengaluru Fire and Emergency Services, Shivakumar was given the Fire Service Medal for Gallantry for the present year.
Medal for Distinguished Service
In the same way, Bengaluru North Zone fire service officer Devaraj, Bengaluru EPMS unit district fire service officer T Parthasarathi, Sankeshwara fire station officials MB Mudhol and Honnali fire station assistant fire service officer Thippeshappa were given the President's Medal for Distinguished Services.
'No medal for police this time'
The President's Medal to be given during every Republic Day were not announced this time. As ADGP Dr RP Sharma has brought stay order from the court against giving President Medals, the Central government has not announced the list of police personnel prepare for the medals, police sources said.
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Two people killed as poultry vehicle rams into parked truck in Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Two people were killed, and another was severely injured after a goods vehicle transporting poultry birds allegedly rammed into a stationary truck on a national highway in Belagavi in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Wasim (28) and Mubarak (22), both natives of Shivamogga district, they said.
The driver of the vehicle, Basavaraj Eerappa Hanchinamani (37), suffered critical injuries and has been admitted to a hospital, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to drowsiness, and crashed into a truck parked along the highway.
The goods vehicle was en route from Kolhapur to Sorab in Shivamogga district, carrying poultry. Several chickens were also killed in the impact, a senior police officer said.
Police personnel from the Hirebagewadi Police Station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Injured people and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital, police added.
