Car hits bike on Uppinangady-Kadaba state highway in hit-and-run case, one injured
Kadaba: A hit-and-run incident occurred on Tuesday at Atur on the Uppinangady-Kadaba state highway, involving a car and a bike. The bike rider was injured in the collision, while the car driver fled the scene without stopping to assist.
The injured individual has been identified as Sudhakar, a resident of Kakwe in Alankaru village.
Sudhakar was en route from his residence to Uppinangady on the Uppinangady-Kadaba state highway when a car approaching from behind lost control and collided with his bike. The impact of the collision caused Sudhakar to lose control of his bike, leading to an overturn and subsequent injuries.
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Local residents who witnessed the incident rushed to Sudhakar's aid, providing immediate assistance before transporting him to the Koila Primary Health Center for medical treatment.
Despite the severity of the collision and the injuries sustained by Sudhakar, the car driver chose to flee the scene without halting to take responsibility. Sudhakar informed the Kadaba police about the hit-and-run incident, prompting them to review the CCTV footage obtained from a nearby shop in an effort to identify the escaping vehicle.
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2001 Parliament attack anniversary: Vice Prez, PM Modi, MPs pay tributes to fallen heroes
New Delhi (PTI): Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday led Parliamentarians in paying floral tributes to those who died fending off terrorists who attacked the Parliament House in 2001.
On the 24th anniversary of the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Radhakrishnan, who is also the Rajya Sabha Chair, were among the first to offer tributes.
A brief function is held outside the now old Parliament building (Samvidhan Sadan) every December 13 to mark the day.
CISF personnel presented a salute or "samman guard" at the venue, after which a moment of silence was observed to mark the anniversary. Till 2023, the CRPF used to offer 'salami shastra' (present arms).
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, a senior party leader, were also present at the event. Union ministers Kiren Rijiju, Jitendra Singh and Arjun Ram Meghwal also lined up to offer flower petals at the photographs of the personnel who went down foiling the attack.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is in Latur to attend the funeral of former speaker of the Lower House of Parliament and ex-Union minister Shivraj Patil.
The attack was carried out by five armed terrorists, but personnel from the now former Parliament Security Service, CRPF and Delhi Police foiled the attack, with no terrorist being able to enter the building.
Six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel, a gardener and a TV video journalist were killed in the attack. All five terrorists were gunned down in the forecourt of the then Parliament building.
