Shivamogga: Gandhi statue in Holehonnur vandalized on Sunday night by unidentified duo
Shivamogga: The idol of Mahatma Gandhi installed at the heart of Holehonnur town in Bhadravathi taluk was vandalized by unidentified persons late Sunday night.
The Gandhi statue that was standing inside an enclosure is suspected to have been vandalized by a duo on a bike that came to the Holehonnur town Gandhi Circle.
The locals have staged a protest against the incident and also blocked National Highway 13. With the blockade affecting the movement of traffic on the Shivamogga-Channagiri-Chitradurga line, a long queue of vehicles was seen on the roads on the outskirts of the town.
The police officers and forensic experts visited the spot for an investigation of the matter. CCTV camera footage of the scene near the statue is being checked to get information on the people who vandalized the statue.
Shivamogga Rural MLA Sharada Poorya Naik also visited the town. Congress Holehonnur Block leader Umesh, who visited the Gandhi Circle, called the destruction of a statue of the Father of the Nation as 'the most degradable act in a democracy'.
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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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