Puttur: A moving car caught fire and reduced to ashes on Monday in the limits of Sampya rural police station limits.

The Ford Ikon car belonging to one Irshad of Paltadi caught fire when he was proceeding from Paltadi to Puttur. Luckily, Irshad escaped unhurt.

The driver of the ambulance, which was coming after the car, sighted the fire and informed Irshad. Soon after Irshad got off from the vehicle, the vehicle burnt and reduced to ashes.

The fire tenders rushed to the spot and doused the fire. But, until then, the car was completely burnt. Puttur Sampya police have registered a case.

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Dubai (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met with his counterparts from Europe, the UK and Egypt on the sidelines of a high-level international summit in the United Arab Emirates, where leaders and policymakers gathered to discuss key geopolitical and security challenges.

In a social media post on Saturday, Jaishankar said "it was great to be" with Luxembourg's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, and Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braze.

The minister was in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi to attend the three-day Sir Bani Yas Forum 2025, which concluded on Sunday.

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Jaishankar also met UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy on the sidelines of the summit.

"Good to see UK DPM @DavidLammy on the sidelines of Sir Bani Yas Forum 2025," he said in another social media post.

In another meeting, the External Affairs Minister said it was “nice to catch up” with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Dr Badr Abdelatty.

Sir Bani Yas Forum is an annual platform that brings together global leaders, ministers and experts to deliberate on regional and international issues.