Car gutted in fire accident on NH 66 near Surathkal
Surathkal: A car traveling along National Highway 66 near the old toll gate of the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) in Surathkal was completely destroyed after a fire broke out inside the vehicle on Thursday morning.
The car, reportedly a BMW, was en route from Udupi to Mangaluru when the fire ignited near the NITK campus. Fortunately, no casualties were reported, and all passengers managed to escape unhurt.
Local residents, who noticed the fire, alerted the fire brigade. Firefighters arrived at the scene to extinguish the flames, but the vehicle was already gutted by the time they reached. Officers from Mangaluru Traffic (North Division) and the Surathkal Police were also present at the site after receiving information about the incident.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Rahul Gandhi to attend friendly football match between Messi, Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad
Hyderabad (PTI): Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will attend the GOAT India Tour event featuring football legend Lionel Messi at the RGI Cricket Stadium here on Saturday evening, Telangana Congress sources said.
A friendly match will be played between the two teams -- Singareni RR9 and Aparna-Messi All Stars. These two teams will be playing a 15-20 minute friendly match and five minutes before the game, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, a football enthusiast and Messi will join and will dribble the ball together.
Rahul Gandhi will land here on a special flight at 4.30 PM and will proceed to Taj Falaknuma Palace Hotel where Messi will be staying.
After watching the game, Gandhi will leave for the national capital by 10.30 PM.
Elaborate security arrangements are being made for the event at the RGI Cricket stadium.
Rachakonda Police Commissioner Sudheer Babu said security would be provided with 3,000 personnel.
