Saalumarada Thimmakka at St. Aloysius College
Mangaluru, July 03: 105 year-old environmentalist Saalumarada Thimmakka on Monday visited St. Aloysius College of the city.
She was here to participate in ‘Vrukshanjali’, an environment conservation programme being conducted in the college. Later, she planted two saplings – Kadamba and Suragi species- and watered them at St. Mother Teresa park on the premises of the Aloysius PU College.
Speaking to reporters, she expressed her dissatisfaction against the government which failed to provide any facility. She was living in a rented house in Bengaluru. But the government has not responded positively to own a house for herself, she said and hoped that the present JDS-Congress coalition government may consider her demand.
College principal Rev. Dr Praveen Martis SJ, environmental expert Umesh BN, environmental activist Dinesh Holla, college registrar Dr Narahari, step-son of Thimmakka, Umesh, programme coordinator Shilpa and Durga Menon were present on the occasion.
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Businessman burnt to death as moving car catches fire in Noida
Noida (PTI): A 46-year-old businessman was burnt to death after his moving car caught fire in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar district, police said on Tuesday.
According to police, the victim was identified as Rajkumar Singhal, who was engaged in the paint business. The incident occurred late on Monday night near Sorkha village under the Sector 113 police station area.
Station House Officer Krishna Gopal Sharma said Singhal was driving towards Parthala Chowk when his vehicle suddenly caught fire for reasons yet to be ascertained.
Singhal was unable to get out of the car and died in the blaze, the SHO said.
Fire tenders reached the spot after receiving information, but the car had already been gutted, police said. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and an investigation is underway.
Police suspect the presence of paint or other inflammable material in the car may have caused the fire to spread rapidly.
