CM Bommai launches Dasara Jamboo Savari in Mysuru
Mysuru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated the ‘Jamboo Savari’ held as a part of the Dasara celebrations in the district on Wednesday.
The chief minister offered the conventional prayers to the Nandi flag five minutes prior to schedule, which had been set as 2:36 pm to 2:50 pm on Wednesday. Bommai completed the ritual five minutes before time outside the Kote Anjaneya Swami Temple of the Mysuru Palace.
He then entered the palace in an open jeep, waving to the people, on his way to the stage to launch the event.
District In-charge Minister S T Somashekhar, ministers B C Patil and Sunil Kumar, legislators S A Ramadas, Harshavardhan and C S Niranjan Kumar, government department chairpersons Mirle Srinivas Gowda, S Mahadevaiah and Kote M Shivanna, BJP district president Mangala Somashekhar, BJP leaders Devanur G Pratap and Cable Mahesh were among those present for the launch.
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Saif meets auto-rickshaw driver who took him to hospital after knife attack
Mumbai (PTI): Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan has met auto-rickshaw driver Bhajan Singh Rana, who rushed him to hospital after he was injured in the knife attack at his home in Mumbai, and thanked him for the help.
The actor also gave the driver some money and assured all help to him whenever needed.
Khan (54) was repeatedly stabbed with a knife by an intruder inside his 12th-floor apartment in the upscale Bandra area in the wee hours of January 16.
The actor suffered multiple stab injuries in the attack and underwent an emergency surgery at the Lilavati Hospital. He returned home on Tuesday.
Khan met Singh Rana on Tuesday at the hospital before getting discharged.
"I met him (Saif) yesterday at the hospital. He called to thank me, to help him reach the hospital. He praised me. I got the blessings from him and his family," the auto-rickshaw driver told PTI.
"He (Khan) introduced me to his mother (Sharmila Tagore), and I touched her feet. He gave me (money) whatever he felt was right, and said whenever I need help he will be there," Singh Rana said.
The intruder, Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, a Bangladeshi national who had illegally entered India and changed his name to Vijay Das, was held on Sunday from adjoining Thane city.
A preliminary investigation suggests the accused had entered the actor's home intending to commit theft, according to police.
He gained entry into the actor's building here by scaling its compound wall and went inside the main entrance after finding the security guards asleep, the police earlier said.
