Tragic road accident claims lives of two young students in Bhatkal
Bhatkal: Two youths lost their lives in a tragic road accident late on Saturday night on the Venkatapur stretch of the National Highway in Bhatkal, triggering grief and shock across the town.
According to sources, the victims were travelling in a car from Shirali towards Bhatkal at around midnight when the vehicle reportedly lost control and rammed into an electric pole on the roadside. The exact cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained.
It was noted that three to four CCTV cameras are installed in the vicinity of the accident spot. Police officials are expected to examine the footage to determine the sequence of events leading to the collision.
In the impact, a 15-year-old boy, identified as Bilal, son of Mohammed Ashraf Ruknuddin Shipai of Azad Nagar in Bhatkal, died on the spot. Bilal was a Class 10 student. The car was driven by Ayan, son of Abdul Salam Akrami, aged 20, who sustained critical injuries in the crash. He was being shifted to Mangaluru for advanced medical treatment but succumbed to his injuries on the way. Ayan was pursuing a degree at a college in Mangaluru.
Police have registered a case and are continuing further investigation into the incident.
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Curbs imposed in parts of Kashmir; protests break out in Shia dominated areas
Srinagar (PTI): Protests broke out on Friday in some Shia-dominated areas of Kashmir, including Magam and Budgam, against the US-Israel strikes on Iran, officials said.
Apprehending the protests on the last Friday of Ramzan, restrictions were imposed this morning in Srinagar and other parts of the valley, especially the Shia-dominated areas.
The restrictions on the assembly of people were imposed in the morning as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in view of the likelihood of protests, the officials said.
The protesters shouted slogans against the US and Israel aggression in Iran, and in support of Palestine, they said.
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However, the officials added that the protests remained peaceful so far.
They situation is being monitored closely, they said.
Juma-tul-Vida (last Friday of Ramzan) is also being observed as Youm-ul-Quds to express solidarity with Palestine and there are apprehensions of anti-Israel protests after the congregational prayers, they said.
The authorities also shut the historic Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta locality of the city here.
"On the last Friday of holy Ramzan, when tens of thousands gather from towns and villages for prayers and supplication at the historic Jama Masjid Srinagar, its gates have once again been locked from all sides," Kashmir's chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said in a post on X.
He said it was the seventh consecutive year, "the rulers have denied permission to Muslims to pray here".
"As Israel has forcibly shut the gates of Masjid al-Aqsa during Ramzan, similar painful reality is witnessed here. Our hearts bleed. Shame on those who lock the houses of Allah against the faithful," the Mirwaiz added.
