Bus owner dies after coming under his own bus in Manipal
Manipal: In a tragic accident reported from 80 Badagabettu a bus owner lost his life under harrowing circumstances. Dayananda Shetty (65), the proprietor of Mandavi private bus, met with a fatal accident while inspecting his bus undergoing repairs at a local garage.
The incident occurred on Wednesday when Shetty visited the garage to oversee the repair work on his bus.
Tragically, he found himself caught under the wheels of his own bus, presumably due to an unexpected movement of the vehicle. Despite immediate efforts to rush him to Manipal Hospital for treatment, Shetty succumbed to his injuries.
The Manipal police have registered a case in this regard and are further investigating the matter.
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Jailed Palestinian writer wins International prize for arabic fiction
Abu Dhabi: Palestinian author Basim Khandaqji, who has been imprisoned by Israel since 2004, has been named the winner of the 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) for his novel “A Mask, the Colour of the Sky”.
Khandaqji’s publisher Rana Idriss, of the Lebanon-based Dar al-Adab publishing house, accepted the award on his behalf at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi.
The book tells the story of Nur, an archaeologist living in a Palestinian refugee camp in Ramallah, who adopts a “mask” when he finds a blue identity card belonging to an Israeli in the pocket of an old coat.
Born in Nablus, Khandaqji has been imprisoned by Israel since he was 21 years old. He studied political science at Al-Quds University from prison with a thesis on Israeli studies and has published several poetry collections and novels.
In an interview in January, Khandaqji’s brother said his family had not been able to speak with him for four months, a problem many Palestinians held in Israeli prisons have faced since October 2023.
Khandaqji wrote the award-winning book in prison in 2021, when he would manage to write about two pages each day between 5am and 7am, although “very often, the papers are taken from him and destroyed by the guard”, his brother said.
