Vishweshwar Bhat pays Rs 1L fine, apologizes to ex-head of Raichur Kannada Sahitya Parishat
Fake news case
Raichur: Journalist and editor of the Kannada daily Vishwavani, Vishveshwar Bhat, has reportedly paid a fine of Rs 1 lakh and apologized to former chairperson of Kannada Sahitya Parishat District Unit Dr. Basava Prabhu Patil Bettadoor who had accused Bhat of publishing a defamatory and fake news about him.
M Veeranagouda Potnal, advocate for Bettadoor, said at a press meet here on Monday that Bhat, as ordered by court, paid the fine amount and issued a confessional statement, following which, the defamatory report case was concluded.
Speaking on the case, the advocate said that the 9th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was organized in Potnal village of Manvi taluk in Raichur district on January 19-20, 2018. A report by Vishwavani correspondent from Manvi taluk, Anandaswamy Hiremath, asking if organizing the event was the unitlateral decision of Bettadoor, was published in the newspaper on January 17, 2018, reminisced Potnal, adding that the information was false.
He added that Vishwavani also published a report on March 3, 2018, alleging that the Parishat had not submitted account sheets but was extorting funds.
The Karnataka Rakshana Vedike District President Ashok Kumar Jain had supported the news published by Vishwavani, due to which, Bettadoor was severely upset and filed the defamation case against the editor of the journal, said the advocate.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
