Battling financial constraints post lockdown, street vendor in Puttur commits suicide
Puttur: A 63-year-old street vendor on Thursday morning committed suicide by jumping into a government well near his stall here in Puttur.
The deceased vendor has been identified as Vittal Naik a resident of Bannoru village in Puttur. He reportedly owned a stall in Padil wherein he used to sell Kabab. According to the reports, Vittal had suffered a heart attack a few days ago and had to spend lakhs of rupees for treatment. Already fighting financial constraint due to the Corona lockdown, the expense only added to his economic woes and he was under depression from several days.
Reports further added that when Vittal resumed business at his stall post lockdown relaxation he failed to get any business at the stall pushing him further into mental dilemma. This is said to be the reason behind his extreme step.
On June 18, Vittal went missing after eating dinner. His family looked for him in the nearby area but couldn’t find him. On Thursday morning, his footwear and clothes were found near the government well in Padil. His body was later pulled out of the well by a team of Fire Brigade. Vittal is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son.
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Adityanath meets Singapore Deputy PM; assures investors of biz-focussed policies in UP
Singapore/Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh is ready with land bank, business-focused policies and safety and security, Chief Minister Adityanath told investors in Singapore on Tuesday on a day he met the country's top leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.
On the second day of his official visit to Singapore, Adityanath met the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, and Coordinating Minister for National Security and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam, official sources said here.
Held in the presence of a high-level delegation, the discussions focused on leveraging Singapore's expertise in urban planning, internal security architecture and digital governance to help Uttar Pradesh achieve the target of becoming a one-trillion-dollar economy.
During talks with Gan Kim Yong, the chief minister emphasised on UP's pro-business environment and highlighted the state's vast land bank and improved connectivity expected from after the Noida International Airport becomes operational.
The meeting also explored the possibility of Singaporean companies establishing industrial townships in the Delhi-NCR, with particular focus on semiconductor manufacturing and green hydrogen modules.
During his interaction with K Shanmugam, Adityanath discussed modernisation of the state's law and order framework, with emphasis on Singapore's technology-integrated policing model and disaster management protocols.
Speaking to investors, Adityanath listed infrastructure, logistics, MROs among other projects in the pipeline in the state, and said he held more than 100 meetings with the business community during his visit to Singapore.
The UP CM also noted that Singapore investors were committed to a large number of projects in India and UP, including the Ganga Expressway.
Business leaders Adityanath met included CEO and chairpersons of Temasek, Government Investment Corp (GIC), Singapore Airport Terminal Services, and Blackstone.
