Firecracker tragedy: 26 people undergoing treatment in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (Karnataka), Oct 29: Twenty-six people who suffered burn injuries at the firecracker incident at Nileshwararm in Kerala are hospitalised here.
According to the hospital authorities, all 26 of them are undergoing treatment as inpatients and three of them are in Burn Intensive Care Units (BICU). All of them are from Kasargod and Kannur districts of Kerala state.
Three of them are children below seven years who are admitted to Paediatric ICUs and three of them have sustained grievous burn injuries.
Eight patients belong to the senior 40-70 years bracket and the oldest of them is Bharathan of Kannur district who is 76-years-old and is stated to be in critical condition.
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His family members who were in the hospital told PTI that Bharathan was an active member of the community and had been a regular visitor of the temple festival every year. He has sustained severe burn injuries on hands, shoulders and face the doctors have said that the treatment is going to be long drawn.
Saayan Dev (4) of Kannur district is the youngest among the victims. He is undergoing treatment for severe burn injuries in the PICU is also stated to be in critical condition.
This was the first temple outing for Saayan, his wailing mother who has also sustained minor burn injuries said.
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Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa laid to rest with full state honours
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa was laid to rest with full state honours on Monday.
The 94-year-old former minister, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday, was cremated at the Kalleshwara Mill premises, following Veerashaiva-Lingayat traditions.
Earlier in the day, Shivashankarappa's mortal remains were brought to his native Davanagere, where they were kept at the high school grounds for the public, his followers, and well-wishers to pay their last respects.
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Expressing deep sorrow over his demise, the Karnataka government ordered that his last rites be performed with full state honours.
Both the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council also mourned his passing, adjourning their sessions for the day after paying tributes.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa, several ministers, opposition leaders, legislators, and political figures paid their respects.
A number of seers from the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community also attended the last rites.
Shivashankarappa represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time before succumbing to age-related ailments.
The senior-most legislator in Karnataka, Shivashankarappa, was also one of the longest-serving lawmakers in the country, sources said.
He is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, the Karnataka Minister for Mines, Geology, and Horticulture, and four daughters. His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A six-time MLA, Shivashankarappa also served as a minister and an MP.
He was a prominent educationist, establishing several educational institutions, and was an industrialist.
Additionally, he served as the treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
