Condolences pour in over untimely death of Vijay Raghavendra's wife Spandana
Bengaluru: The untimely death of Spandana, the wife of renowned Kannada film actor Vijay Raghavendra, in Bangkok on Monday has left Karnataka in mourning. Dignitaries, including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, have offered their heartfelt condolences to the grieving family.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed his shock on Twitter, stating, "I am shocked by the untimely death of Spandana, wife of popular Kannada actor Vijay Raghavendra. I pray for Spandana's soul to rest in peace. I offer my condolences to the bereaved families of Vijay Raghavendra and BK Shivaram."
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar tweeted his condolences, saying, "I am deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of Spandana Raghavendra, wife of famous Kannada actor Vijaya Raghavendra, in Bangkok. They had met me recently and wished me well. I pray for Spandana's soul to rest in peace. My condolences to Spandana's family and friends."
Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa also posted his sympathy on Twitter, "The news of the untimely death of famous Kannada film artiste Vijay Raghavendra's wife Spandana has come as a shock to me and I pray for her soul to rest in peace. I also pray to God to give the family and friends of Spandana courage to bear the pain of separation. Om Shanti."
Labour Minister Santhosh Lad, expressing his condolences, tweeted, "Sad to hear of the news that Spandana, wife of famous Kannada film actor Vijay Raghavendra, passed away due to a heart attack. Let us pray to the Lord to give strength to Vijay Raghavendra and his family to recover from this shock."
Housing Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan also expressed his grief on Twitter, "The death of Spandana, wife of popular Kannada artiste Vijay Raghavendra, has come as a shock and is saddening. I pray that the departed soul may rest in peace. May God bless Vijay Raghavendra and his family members with strength to bear this grief."
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai tweeted, "I am shocked to hear the news of the death of famous Kannada film actor Vijay Raghavendra's wife Spandana. I pray that God may grant eternal peace to the soul of the deceased and strength to actor Vijay Raghavendra and B.K. Shivaram's families to bear the grief of the separation."
The sudden loss of Spandana has deeply saddened the people of Karnataka, and prayers are being offered for her soul to rest in peace, while support and strength are extended to the bereaved family during this difficult time.
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
