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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Ex-Army officer assaulted, robbed at gunpoint by woman he met through matrimonial website
Mathura(UP), Apr 5 (PTI): A retired Army colonel from Haryana has filed a police complaint here, alleging that he was held hostage, assaulted, looted and forced to participate in an "obscene video" at gunpoint with a woman he met through a matrimonial website, police said on Saturday.
The woman from Mathura, who was allegedly in on the plan to rob him, was working with other accomplices, the ex-armyman said in his complaint filed on Thursday.
According to Barsana Station House Officer (SHO) Raj Kamal Singh, Colonel Rajneesh Soni (retired), a resident of Gurugram, reported that he was contacted by a woman from Barsana on a matrimonial website in January. The woman allegedly agreed to marry him, and they began communicating.
The woman allegedly persuaded the colonel to visit Barsana on January 25, requesting that he visit the Radharani temple. When he arrived, she arranged for his stay at a guest house and took him on a tour of the area, including a visit to the temple, the complainant said.
After returning to the guest house, the woman and her accomplices allegedly told the colonel that her brother had been involved in an accident and they needed to leave immediately. They then led him to a waiting car.
"Once outside the town limits, the colonel alleges that he was attacked by the occupants of the car. They seized his phone, physically assaulted him, and forced him to contact relatives and friends to transfer money," the SHO said.
"He was then taken back to the guest house, where he was allegedly forced to participate in obscene videos and photographs at gunpoint. He was threatened that the videos would be made public if he reported the incident," the officer said.
The colonel has alleged that his purse, bag, gold chain, debit card and Rs. 12,000 in cash were stolen from the guest house.
After an unsuccessful attempt at locating the perpetrators himself, the colonel finally reported the incident to the Barsana police two days ago, he said.
"A case has been registered under relevant sections of the BNS and all facts are being investigated. Further action will be taken as per facts found in the investigation," the SHO said.
