Udupi : Three labourers have died when an Eicher tempo met with an accident near Perdur in Udupi on Sunday morning. It is said that the tempo was carrying pendals for the Prime minister Narendra Modi's upcoming Udupi election campaign event.
The three labourers who have died are yet to be identified. It is said that they were from Assam. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit Udupi on 1st May and he will be addressing a public rally at MGM College ground in Udupi on that day. Pendals were being brought from Chitradurga for this event in tempo which is said to have lost control due to the negligence of driver and hit the electric pole.
There were around 12 labourers in the tempo. Among them, one died at the spot and two succumbed to their injuries while being taken to the hospital. Hiriadka Police have reached the spot and begun investigation.
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New Delhi, Nov 22: Flipkart's co-founder Binny Bansal has stepped down from the board of PhonePe, the fintech company said on Friday.
PhonePe also announced the appointment of Manish Sabharwal as an Independent Director and Chair of its Audit Committee.
In this role, Sabharwal will be instrumental in upholding the integrity and effectiveness of PhonePe's financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management practices, he company said in a release.
"PhonePe also announced that Flipkart's co-founder, Binny Bansal has stepped down from its Board of Directors. Binny acquired PhonePe in 2016 and has been on its Board since then," the release said.
Commenting on the board rejig, Sameer Nigam, CEO and Founder of PhonePe said, "I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Binny Bansal for being one of PhonePe's earliest and staunchest supporters. His active engagement, strategic guidance, and personal mentorship have profoundly enriched our discussions. Binny will be missed!"
Nigam further said that Sabharwal's depth of understanding of India's macro economy, coupled with his leadership in shaping India's policies for education, employment, and employability will be invaluable as PhonePe continues to work ahead towards shared vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Sabharwal is Vice-Chairman of Teamlease Services, India's largest staffing and human capital firm.
Bansal played an instrumental role in Flipkart's acquisition of PhonePe way back in 2016 and had been on its board since then (the payments firm separated from Flipkart in 2022).