Traffic movement resumes partially on Charmadi Ghat
LOCALS PREPARE AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD DURING FASTING
Chikkamagaluru: Traffic movement resumed partially after clearing the debris following landslides at Charmadi Ghat on Tuesday.
Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on either side of Charmadi after massive debris blocked the Ghat stretch following the landslides. Now, personnel from police and fire and emergency services, along with the locals, took up the task of clearing the debris to facilitate the smooth movement of traffic.
Meanwhile, the stranded passengers, especially the elderly and the kids, were offered food, drinking water and biscuits by the locals.
Rail traffic between the coast and Hassan too has been affected since June 11 morning due to the landslides in the Ghat section. It is likely to resume from Tuesday night.
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Ruskin Bond hospitalised in Dehradun due to leg problem
Dehradun (PTI): Author Ruskin Bond has been admitted to a hospital in Dehradun due to a leg problem, a close friend of the writer said here on Sunday.
After visiting Bond at the hospital, well-known Dehradun-based publisher Upendra Arora said the elderly author was unable to walk properly, following which he was admitted to a private hospital here on Saturday.
The 91-year-old Bond, a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, lives in the Landour area of Mussoorie.
Arora said Bond is undergoing physiotherapy under medical supervision and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in two to three days.
"There is nothing serious," he said.
Bond has written more than 500 short stories, essays and novels, of which 69 books are for children.
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra.
