Partial solar eclipse witnessed in Udupi, Dakshina Kannada districts
Udupi / Mangaluru, June 21: A partial solar eclipse was witnessed in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Sunday.
The eclipse, which commenced at 10:04 am and reached a maximum of 40% at 11:27 am in Udupi district and at 11:36 am in Dakshina Kannada, ended at 1:22 pm and 1:19 pm respectively. The people of both districts, however, did not have the privilege of witnessing an annual solar eclipse.
The amateur astronomical observers who gathered at the Poornaprajna College in Udupi viewed the eclipse with telescope filters, glasses and welding glass. The movement of the moon between the sun and the earth was uploaded into Youtube from the College.
Dr A P Bhat, founder – director of the observers' group; Atul Bhat, coordinator; Dr A Raghavendra, principal of the College; and Pratibha Acharya, head of the Physics Department, were present during the viewing.
In Mangaluru city and other parts of Dakshina Kannada, a partial solar eclipse could be seen in spite of a cloudy sky on Sunday. Aravinda Kudla, Science teacher, led the team of Chintana Cultural Group, which viewed the astronomical occurrence from Akash Bhavan in Mangaluru city. Kudla also explained aspects of a solar eclipse to the gathering on the occasion.
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Argument over bike accident leads to murder, triggers mob violence, arson in Ahmedabad; 2 held
Ahmedabad (PTI): A man was killed in a violent altercation triggered by a motorcycle accident in Dhandhuka in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district on Saturday, after which several shops were set on fire, a police official said.
Two men from different communities clashed this afternoon after their motorcycles collided, which intensified when members of one group went to the house of the other individual involved in the accident, he said.
"During the confrontation, Dharmesh Gamara (30) was stabbed in the leg with a knife. He later died due to excessive bleeding. Following his death, tensions flared, and a group of people set ablaze seven to eight roadside shops. Several properties were damaged," Ahmedabad Rural Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Jat said.
Videos circulating on social media showed small shops engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke rising in the area.
Police and fire brigade teams rushed to the scene and brought the situation under control, Jat told PTI.
"The fires have been doused," he said, adding that house-to-house combing and patrolling were underway in the area to identify those involved in the arson.
Two persons identified as Samir and Rizwan have been arrested for alleged involvement in the killing of Gamara, while 15-20 persons have been detained in connection with the arson, police said.
