Local singer Jitendra Shetty Karyana dies after illness in Mangaluru
Belthangady: Noted local singer Jitendra Shetty Karyana died at a private hospital in Mangaluru on Friday morning, following a short spate of illness. He was 55.
Shetty was a native of Padangady Karyana and was currently residing in Thenkakaranduru. He is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.
Shetty was known to have been involved in a variety of musical forms, including bhajan and ‘bhakti rasamanjari for the last several years. He was also the coordinator of ‘Swathi Musical’, Belthangady, and supporter of the ‘Namma Materla Onje’ art troupe.
Shetty was greatly respected as an artiste who strove to promote art and artistes all through his life, said sources.
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Birsa Munda's great-grandson, injured in road accident, dies of cardiovascular failure in Ranchi
Ranchi (PTI): Tribal icon Birsa Munda's great-grandson Mangal Munda, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital here after being injured in a road accident, died of "cardiovascular failure" on Friday, an official of the health facility said.
He was 45.
Mangal Munda breathed his last at 12.30 am at the state's apex health facility - Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences.
Munda sustained severe head injuries after he fell from the roof of a passenger vehicle in Jharkhand's Khunti district on November 25.
"Birsa Munda's kin Mangal Munda died of cardiovascular failure around 12.30 am. He was on a ventilator after being critically injured. We tried our best to save him but failed," RIMS Medical Superintendent Dr Hiren Birua told PTI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office, Union Health Minister JP Nadda and the Jharkhand Chief Minister's office were in touch with the RIMS authorities in connection with Munda's treatment.
