Bhatkal: Tempo plunges into gorge when truck hits
One dies, 15 sustain injuries
Bhatkal, August 05: One person died and 15 others injured when a tempo in which they were travelling from Bhatkal to Murudeshwar, hit by a truck from the rear and plunged into a gorge after the tempo driver lost control over the vehicle near Shirali National highway bridge on Sunday.
The deceased is identified as Bhyrappa Masti Nayak (5) of Shirali Saradole. The tempo which was carrying passengers from Bhatkal, stopped at Saradole stop and Masti Nayak alighted from the tempo. But when the truck hit the tempo from the rear, he sustained severe injuries and died. Other 15 passengers sustained injuries and were admitted to Bhatkal government hospital. Rural police registered a case.
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EAC-PM Chairman Bibek Debroy passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman Bibek Debroy passed away this morning, a senior EAC-PM official said.
He was admitted to AIIMS.
Debroy (69) was educated in Ramakrishna Mission School, Narendrapur; Presidency College, Kolkata; Delhi School of Economics; and Trinity College, Cambridge.
He had worked in Presidency College, Kolkata; Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune; Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi; and also as the Director of a Ministry of Finance/UNDP project on legal reforms.
He was also a Member of NITI Aayog up to June 5, 2019. He has authored/edited several books, papers and popular articles and has also been a Consulting/Contributing Editor with several newspapers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled Debroy's passing and called him a "towering scholar".
"Dr Bibek Debroy ji was a towering scholar, well-versed in diverse domains like economics, history, culture, politics, spirituality and more. Through his works, he left an indelible mark on India's intellectual landscape. Beyond his contributions to public policy, he enjoyed working on our ancient texts, making them accessible to the youth," he said in a post on X.
He also shared a picture of himself with Debroy.
