Bantwal: Couple reaches polling booth, cast vote before heading to their wedding venue
Bantwal: A couple whose wedding ceremony was scheduled to be on Thursday decided to reach polling station and vote before heading to their wedding.
The couple has been identified as Bride Pratigya, D/O Ashok and Pushpalata and bridegroom Sumith Poojary.
The couple first reached Government school at Subhas Nagar of Bantwal Taluk where Pratigya franchised her vote and later headed to Polali Government school where Sumith franchised his vote before heading to their wedding ceremony.
Speaking to the media, the couple added that voting is a democratic right and every citizen should understand the importance of their cote.
Their wedding was scheduled to take place at Polali temple of Bantwal Taluk on Thursday.
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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.
