Car crashes into tree near Shivamogga; 55-year-old driver dies
Shivamogga: A 55-year-old man lost his life after the car he was driving crashed into a roadside tree near Sakrebailu in Shivamogga taluk recently.
The deceased has been identified as Shridhar. The accident took place within the limits of the Tunga Nagar Police Station. According to preliminary reports, Shridhar is believed to have lost control of the vehicle, causing it to veer off the road and ram into a tree before falling to the side.
He sustained serious injuries in the incident and was immediately shifted to McGann Hospital in Shivamogga. However, doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Police have registered a case in this regard.
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Minister Parameshwara says remarks on properties linked to drug peddlers 'misunderstood'
Tumakuru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said his recent remarks on the demolition of properties linked to those involved in narcotics trade were "misunderstood and misinterpreted".
His clarification follows remarks made two days ago on the government's uncompromising crackdown on the drug menace, including action against properties linked to foreign nationals allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
"It is unfortunate. It is taken in the wrong sense. I didn't mean that tomorrow itself I am going to send bulldozers and demolish the houses. That was not my intention. It was wrongly taken," he told reporters here.
Responding to Congress MLC K Abdul Jabbar's question in the legislative council on the growing drug menace in Bengaluru, Davangere and coastal districts, the minister on Thursday detailed the extensive enforcement measures initiated since the Congress government assumed office.
Pointing to the involvement of some foreign nationals, the minister had said, "Many foreign students from African countries have come to Karnataka. They are into the drug business. We catch them and register cases against them, but they want the case to be registered because once the case is registered, we cannot deport them."
"We have gone to the extent of demolishing the rented building where they stay," he had said.
