Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in Udupi
Udupi: Union Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday night arrived in Udupi. She is expected to accompany BJP Candidate from Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency Shobha Karandlaje while filing nomination papers today.
Sitharaman, who arrived in the city on Monday night stayed at Country Inn Hotel in Manipal. She visited Udupi Sri Krishna Math on Tuesday morning and offered prayers and later paid visit to Pallimara pontiff to seek blessings.
Speaking during her visit she expressed confidence about Modi government’s victory in the Lok Sabha Election and added that in the interest of development of the country, the people will re-elect Modi as the prime minister once again.
Shobha Karandlaje, MLA K. K. Chandrasekhar, Raghupathi Bhat, party leaders Uday Kumar Shetty, Bharathi Shetty and others were present along with Sitharaman in Udupi.
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Student killed, six others injured after auto rickshaw overturns in UP's Ballia
Ballia (PTI): A 21-year-old student died and six others were seriously injured when the auto rickshaw they were travelling in overturned in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district on Friday, police said.
The accident occurred near Naurangiya village of Ubhaon area on Friday morning, they said.
The auto rickshaw, full of passengers, overturned while trying to save a motorcyclist who suddenly came in front of the auto, Station House Officer Vipin Singh said.
Upon receiving information about the accident police reached the spot and took the injured passengers along with the auto driver to a hospital, Singh said.
Shilpi Maurya, a student was declared dead by doctors while the other injured are undergoing treatment, he said.
The body has been sent for postmortem, he added.
