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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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.
