Udupi: MLA Vinay Kumar Sorake, who is contesting from Kapu Assembly constituency from Congress, will file nomination at 11 AM on April 23.

Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Sorake said, a special pooja will be offered at Kapu’s Janardhana and Marigudi temples before filing papers. In the same way, Polipu masjid, Udyavara church, Katpadi Vishwanath Kshetra and Udupi’s Shree Krishna mutt will also be visited.

“Later, along with supporters I will move to Udupi by holding a procession and file the papers. In this regard a meeting with the supporters and workers will be held at Hiryadka on April 21 from 9 AM to 4 PM,” Sorake added.

Congress leaders Naveenchandra Shetty, Divakar Shetty, Wilson Rodigras, Usman and others were present.

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Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was considered a potential successor to the supreme leader, died in a helicopter crash in northern Iran, state media reported on Monday. He was 63.

The tragic incident occurred amidst heightened tensions in the Middle East, particularly due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Last month, under the directive of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Raisi had overseen an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel, further escalating regional unrest.

Social media buzzed with speculation following the news of the crash. On the microblogging platform ‘X’, the hashtag #Mossad trended as netizens speculated that the Israeli intelligence agency was behind the mishap. One user commented, “It’s never an accident,” reflecting widespread suspicions.

President Raisi was returning from a ceremony to open a dam on Iran’s border with Azerbaijan when the helicopter crashed. He had been in Azerbaijan earlier on May 19 to inaugurate the dam alongside Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev. Raisi’s death was confirmed in a statement by Vice President Mohsen Mansouri and on state television, according to Reuters.

The helicopter crash follows recent escalations in the region. Iran had launched a deluge of drones and missiles on Israel in response to a suspected Israeli strike that killed top Iranian officials in Syria, deepening the conflict between the two countries.