Young photographer died in accident near Padil
Mangaluru, Jan 9: A young photographer died in a road accident occurred near Padil on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday.
The victim has been identified as Ganesh (28) of Yeyyadi. He hailed from Chikmagaluru. He was residing at a rented room at Yeyyadi. He was a partner of a photo studio in the city. The accident occurred when he was returning to Mangaluru after completing the photography of a marriage programme at Sajipa Narayana Guru Mandir.
His friend Sandesh was riding the scooter and he was a pillion. A container lorry had overtaken the scooter from the rear and one side of the container touched the scooter which lost its control and fell on the road. Both Sandesh and Ganesh fell on the road. But Ganesh sustained head injuries.
Though Sandesh tried to stop the vehicles to take Ganesh to the hospital for more than 10 minutes, no one stopped the vehicle. Later, an auto driver stopped the vehicle and carried him to a private hospital. But the doctors declared him brought dead.
Mangaluru traffic south police registered a case.
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Deepavali inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list
New Delhi (PTI:) India's Deepavali -- the festival of light -- was on Wednesday inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The decision was taken during a key meeting of UNESCO being hosted at the Red Fort in Delhi.
This is the first time that India is hosting a session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).
The 20th session of the panel is underway from December 8 to 13 at the Red Fort.
Chants of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' rent the air as UNESCO announced that the Deepavali festival has been added to the coveted list.
India currently has 15 elements inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and these include the Kumbh Mela, Durga Puja of Kolkata, Garba dance of Gujarat, yoga, the tradition of Vedic chanting and Ramlila - the traditional performance of the epic 'Ramayana'.
