UDUPI: The nomination papers of four candidates in Udupi district were rejected during the scrutiny of nomination papers for the State Assembly elections here on Wednesday.

The candidates whose nomination papers were rejected are Madan of Congress party from Byndoor Assembly Constituency, Kiran Kodgi of Bharatiya Janata Party for Kundapur Assembly Constituency, S. Satish Salian of Bahujan Samaj Party and Syed Arif for Karkala Assembly Constituency.

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Vijayapura (Karnataka), Oct 23: A 21-year-old woman died of head injuries after falling off a ranger swing ride at an exhibition ground here, police said on Wednesday.

They said it happened around 7 pm on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Nikitha Biradar.

Biradar had gone to the exhibition ground with her mother and some friends.

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According to police, the victim fell off the ride from a height after her safety bar broke and the safety belt she was wearing ripped.

She sustained severe head injuries and was pronounced dead at a hospital, a senior police official said.

He said a case has been registered against the event manager and the ride operator under section 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

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