Chikmagalur: Elderly Beggar woman donates 20 thousand rupees to the Temple
Chikmagalur: An elderly beggar woman at Kudur has shocked the district by contributing 20,000 rupees in donations to the temple.
The elderly beggar woman reportedly arrived at the Kudur Taluk Kote Paathala Anjaneya Swami Temple and searched for the president of the temple’s administrative committee and later handed over a donation 20,000 rupees to the Swamiji.
Looking at the elderly woman in her old clothing, the folks at the temple assumed that she had come to beg and tried to send her away. However, she handed over 20,000 rupees donation and requested the administrative council that it be used to make a silver mask for the Anjaneya deity, thus shocking the onlookers present, it is learned.
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345 Indian fishermen stranded in Iran return home via Armenia
New Delhi (PTI): A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals.
The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials cited above said.
The circumstances that led to them being stranded in Iran were not immediately known.
"Thank FM @AraratMirzoyan and the Government of Armenia for facilitating the evacuation of Indian fishermen today from Iran, through Armenia to India," Jaishankar said on social media.
Over 1,500 Indian nationals have left Iran through land border crossings in Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the West Asia conflict over a month ago.
"A group of Indian fishermen, stranded in Iran, are returning home via Armenia today; their flight is expected to reach India this evening," a government statement said.
It said the Ministry of External Affairs continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the West Asian region, with the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community being accorded the highest priority.
It also made a mention of five Indians being injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
According to Abu Dhabi authorities, the Indian nationals were among the 12 people injured by debris from an intercepted missile.
"In an attack in Abu Dhabi, five Indian nationals were injured; four have been discharged, one remains under treatment," the Indian government's statement said.
It said the Indian mission in Abu Dhabi is extending "full" assistance and coordinating with local authorities, adding that their flight is expected to reach India this evening.
