Bike rider injured, pillion rider killed as ambulance rams into two-wheeler in Kasargod’s Badiyadka
Kasargod: A teenager, pillion riding a two-wheeler died, while the rider sustained injuries when an ambulance rammed into their two-wheeler on Wednesday here in Badiyadka of Kasargod district.
The deceased teenager has been identified as Abdul Shaahil (16), a resident of Badiyadka Peradaala. The Scooter rider Abdussamad (19), who sustained severe injuries in the collision, was admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru.
The accident reportedly occurred at the Badiyadka circle. The Ambulance, which was headed towards Ukkinadka Medical College is said to have collided with the scooter. Both the grievously injured riders were initially admitted to Kumble Hospital. But unfortunately, Shaahil was unresponsive to the treatment and breathed his last in the hospital. However, Abdussamad was later shifted to a hospital in Mangaluru for further treatment, it is learned.
Badiyadka Station’s Police have registered a complaint in this regard.
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EC will leave no stone unturned to hold free, fair elections in West Bengal: CEC Kumar
New Delhi (PTI): Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday asserted that the Election Commission will leave no stone unturned in holding free, fair and transparent polls in West Bengal where the first phase of voting is scheduled to be held on April 23.
Interacting with officials involved in poll management, the CEC said the elections will be fear-free, violence-free and intimidation-free.
Officials said the poll authority will ensure elections are also inducement-free and "booth jamming free".
No employee of the state government, local bodies or autonomous bodies will be allowed to influence the electoral process, they said.
The ruling TMC in the state has accused the EC of playing in the hands of the BJP, a charge vehemently rejected by the election watchdog.
The EC and the TMC have also been at loggerheads over the special intensive revision of voters' list with the party accusing the poll authority of deliberately disenfranchising voters to benefit the BJP. Both the EC and the BJP have rejected the charge while dubbing it as baseless.
The second phase of voting in West Bengal will be held on April 29 and votes will be counted on May 4.
