Soldier, minor boy drown in Malaprabha river waters in Bagalkot
Bagalkot: A 25-year-old soldier and a minor boy are reported to have drowned in the waters of River Malaprabha in Manneri village of Badami taluk.
The two deceased are identified as Shekhappa (15) of Hansanur village in Bagalkot and Mahantesh (25) of Benal village in Gadag district, who was a soldier.
The incident is learned to have occurred when Shekhappa got into the waters for a bath but struggled to stay afloat. Mahantesh, who was on the banks of the river, noticed this and jumped into the river in an attempt to rescue the boy, but failed to do so and both Mahantesh and Shekhappa drowned in the waters.
The fire brigade and police personnel, who arrived at the spot, have retrieved the bodies of the boy and the soldier from the river waters.
Badami Police have registered a case in the matter and are investigating.
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At UN, India flags concerns over targeting of vessels in Strait of Hormuz
United Nations (PTI): Targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable", India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish has said.
Harish's remarks at a special meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) on safeguarding energy and supply flows came days after an India-flagged commercial vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman.
Omani authorities rescued all 14 crew members of the vessel sailing from Somalia, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike.
In a post on X on Sunday, Harish said that at the UNECOSOC meeting, he shared India's approach to the recent energy and fertiliser crisis caused by the West Asia conflict.
"A combination of short-term and structural measures alongside international cooperation are essential to respond to the crisis," he said.
"Reiterated that targeting of commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, are unacceptable. International law in this regard must be fully respected," he added.
The attack on the India-flagged vessel on May 13 took place amid the fragile situation in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes.
Earlier, India had described the attack as "unacceptable".
At least two other Indian-flagged ships have been attacked since the conflict broke out.
According to the UNECOSOC website, the meeting, which took place on Friday, focused on “Safeguarding energy and supply flows: Supporting global development through international cooperation”.
