Mangaluru: Former Lok Sabha MP from Mangalore and Union Minister Venur Dhananjay Kumar on Monday afternoon passed away at a private hospital in Mangaluru. He was 67.

A lawyer by profession, Dhananjay went on to represent Mangalore constituency in the Lok Sabha for four successive terms.

He was cabinet minister for civil aviation and tourism in 1996, Union Minister of State for Finance from 1999-2000 and Union Minister for State for Textiles from 2000-2003.

A Staunch loyalist of former Karnataka CM B. S Yeddiyurappa, he was elected as the president of Karnataka Janata Party. He has also served as the Special Representative if the Government of Karnataka to the Union Government.

People can get the last glimpse of the former minister on Tuesday between 7.00 am to 10.00 am at his residence at Kadri Kambala in Mangaluru. His mortal remains will then be taken to Venur for funeral rights

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Tel Aviv/Tehran: Conflicting claims have emerged over the status of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following recent US-Israeli strikes.

The developments come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of “growing signs” that Iran’s supreme leader may be “gone.” His remarks triggered a wave of unverified reports suggesting that Khamenei had been killed in the strikes.

Several Israeli media outlets, including News 12 and The Times of Israel, cited officials claiming that the Iranian leader had died.

Israeli media reports also quoted officials adding that the dead body of the Iran's Supreme Leader was found. It also stated that the photo of Khamenei's dead body was shown to US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

However, Iranian media and officials have rejected these claims. According to reports from Tehran, authorities said Khamenei is “safe and sound” and dismissed the reports as false.

There has been no independent confirmation of either claim so far.