Bantwal: Bike rider critical after lorry crashed into his two-wheeler
Bantwal: In an accident that occurred on Tuesday night, a Lorry crashed into a bike resulting in the rider sustaining serious injuries at Melkar Junction. The injured has been identified as Ganesh.
The accident reportedly occurred between a Mangaluru bound Lorry that was coming from Mani and a Sajipa bound Bike that was coming from Melkar.
Reportedly, the Bike rider coming from B.C Road was attempting to make a right turn by the road going towards Sajipa when the Lorry driver coming from the opposite direction tried to avert crashing into the bike and lost control over the vehicle and crashed into the town circle.
The impact of the crash has completely wrecked the circle, it is learned.
The grievously injured bike rider was reportedly taken to a hospital in Mangaluru.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
