Tejasvi Surya triumphs in Ironman challenge; PM Modi congratulates
New Delhi: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya successfully completed the Ironman 70.3 challenge on Sunday. Held in Goa, this triathlon required participants to cover a total of 113 kilometers (70.3 miles), including a 1.9-kilometer swim, 90 kilometers of cycling, and a 21.1-kilometer run. By accomplishing this, Surya became the first Member of Parliament to complete the challenge.
The Bengaluru South MP credited his achievement to the inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘Fit India’ initiative. Prime Minister Modi himself lauded Surya’s feat on X, calling it a "a commenadable feat" and expressing that it would inspire youngsters to take up fitness-related activities.
Surya, who trained intensively over the past four months, highlighted the importance of fitness for a young nation. He remarked, "Our nation is ambitious. We must cultivate physical strength and aim to become a healthy country. Fitness brings discipline, self-confidence, and success in any endeavour."
Commendable feat!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 27, 2024
I am sure this will inspire many more youngsters to pursue fitness related activities. https://t.co/zDTC0RtHL7
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
