18-year-old girl on her way to college with father killed as speeding bus rams into their scooter
Bengaluru: An 18-year-old college student died after a speeding private bus rammed the scooter she was traveling with her father on, near Jalahalli Cross in the city, on Tuesday morning.
The deceased student has been identified as Disha who was studying in 2nd PU at the MES College, Malleswaram. Disha was going to college with her father on a scooter, traveling from Nagasandra at around 6:30 am on Tuesday, when a private bus coming to Bengaluru from Dharmasthala hit the scooter at the Jalahalli Cross. Disha’s father lost control of the scooter and both of them fell on the road. While the people nearby helped take them to hospital, Disha, who was grievously injured, failed to respond to the treatment and died.
Peenya Police officers have said that a case has been filed, following the accident, and investigation is on. The bus driver was detained, the officers added.
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BJP slams move to make CM Siddaramaiah as RDPR varsity chancellor replacing Guv
Bengaluru (PTI): Opposition BJP on Friday condemned the government's move to make the chief minister the chancellor of the Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) University replacing the governor, terming it as an attempt to pollute the higher education system.
State BJP president B Y Vijayendra said this attempt to cut down on the powers of the governor is a conspiracy to upset the constitutional system.
The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday approved a bill, according to which the chief minister will be appointed as the chancellor, replacing the governor at the RDPR University in Gadag.
The governor is the chancellor for all public universities in Karnataka.
Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot currently holds the post.
"With a good intention that politics should not mix in education and as per the intent of the constitution, the Governor who is also the constitutional head of the state is the chancellor of the universities. But the government led by Siddaramaiah (CM), which is engaged in a series of corruption, by abusing its existing powers, is trying to pollute the higher education system," Vijayendra posted on 'X'.
He said the government's move will allow "unnecessary political interference" in the field of rural development studies.
"The Congress government, which has been impatient towards the governor since the beginning, sees him as an enemy to cut down on the powers, and it is a conspiracy to upset the constitutional system. This move of the state government is highly condemnable," he added.
Earlier in September, the cabinet, at a meeting held in Kalaburagi, decided to divest the governor of the power to appoint the vice-chancellor of RDPR University.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil on Thursday defended the government's move and said, "It will make the university more active and quick decisions will be taken...this system is there in many states, including Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh."
