State disappointed by no Bharat Ratna for Seer
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress has expressed disappointment over the omission of late Dr. Shivakumar Swamiji from the list of those awarded Bharat Ratna on Friday evening.
For years, there was a demand to confer the highest civilian award on the Swamiji, who was a philanthropist and touched the lives of many from different religions and castes in the span of 111 years. The Seer had also established Sri Siddaganga Education Society, helped thousands access education.
Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy had said that the Swamiji was eligible for the Bharat Ratna Award and the BJP had supported this. BJP state President BS Yeddyurappa had also given a statement regarding this in Tumkuru recently. He had urged the center to bestow the Bharat Ratna Award upon the Siddaganga Seer.
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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.
