Mangaluru: Social Democratic Party India (SDPI) candidate from Dakshina Kannada constituency Ilyas Muhammed Thumbe filed his nomination papers on Monday afternoon at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here.

Ilyas who is also the state president of the party was accompanied by other party leaders including Ataullah Jokatte, Hanif Khan Kodaje, Riyaz Farangipete and others to the Deputy Commissioner’s office.

The party workers along with Ilyas rallied to DC office from Hampankatta Circle before filing the nominations.

Earlier in the day BJP candidate and sitting MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and Congress Candidate Mithun Rai had filed their respective nominations at the DC office in the city.

 

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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.