Udupi: Minister Laxmi Hebalker stops car, helps student injured in road accident
Udupi: Laxmi Hebbalkar, the Minister of Women and Child Development and Udupi district in-charge, demonstrated an act of compassion on Saturday by assisting in transporting an injured student to the hospital after an accident near Kaup Cross.
The Minister was visiting the district to attend the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Belapu Vasaya Cooperative Society in Uchila, Paniyuru, and the inauguration of the Cooperative Mahal. While en route to Udupi, she witnessed a student being struck by an unidentified vehicle while crossing National Highway 66 near Kapu Cross.
The Minister stopped her car, provided first aid to the injured student, and arranged for an available auto nearby to take the student to the hospital.
The public has expressed appreciation for the Minister's humanitarian act.
Similarly, last Monday, Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar helped transport two seriously injured youths involved in a road accident on the outskirts of Chamarajanagar to the hospital.
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Essar Group co-founder Shashi Ruia dies at 80
New Delhi (PTI): Essar Group co-founder Shashi Ruia has died after a prolonged illness. He was 80.
Ruia, who co-founded metals-to-technology conglomerate Essar with his brother Ravi, died in Mumbai around 23.55 hrs on November 25, family sources said.
He had returned from the US, where he was undergoing treatment, about a month back.
His mortal remains will be kept at Ruia House from 1 pm to 3 pm on Tuesday. The funeral procession will leave from Ruia House at 4 pm towards the Hindu Worli Crematorium.
Shashi, a first-generation entrepreneur industrialist, started his career in 1965 under the guidance of his father Nand Kishore Ruia.
He, along with his brother Ravi, laid the foundation of Essar in 1969 by constructing an outer breakwater at Chennai Port. The group expanded into various sectors, including steel, oil refining, exploration and production, telecom, power, and construction.
He is survived by his wife Manju and two sons Prashant and Anshuman.
