Former Karnataka Chief Secretary B K Bhattacharya passes away
Bengaluru, Nov 18: Former Karnataka Chief Secretary B K Bhattacharya has passed away, family sources said on Saturday.
The 83-year-old retired IAS officer had complained of breathlessness about two days back and was admitted to Manipal Hospital on Friday morning. The same evening he died in the hospital.
Bhattacharya is survived by his wife Teresa Bhattacharya and two children.
He was born on December 5, 1940 and had retired on December 30, 2000 as Chief Secretary to Government of Karnataka.
The members of the IAS Officers' Association have expressed deep grief over the death of Bhattacharya.
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
