Former Council Chairperson N Thippanna passes away in Ballari
Ballari: Former Chairperson of the Legislative Council N Thippanna (97) passed away at his home in the city on Friday morning.
He is survived by a son. Family sources have said that Thippanna’s funeral rites will be held in his native place, Thuravinoor of Chitradurga district, on Saturday.
The veteran politician had served as a lawyer for many years before entering politics. A four-time MLC, he had also been the Leader of Opposition in the Council and the Chairperson for a short period.
After contesting and losing the Lok Sabha elections from Ballari with the JD(S) ticket, Thippanna joined the JDU. He also served as President of the JD(S) Karnataka unit after the JDU was merged into the JD(S).
In addition, he held the post of the state president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha in 2012.
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Xi, Trump reach series of new common understandings: China's foreign ministry
Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.
Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.
Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.
Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.
They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.
The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.
Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.
The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.
On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.
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