JD(S) Sindagi candidate Shivananda Patil Somajala dies of heart attack
Sindgi: Shivananda Patil Somajala, the JD(S) candidate for the upcoming Assembly election, died of heart attack on Friday night. He was 55.
He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
Somajala participated in the party convention in Vijayapura town on Friday and returned to Sindgi in the afternoon. He is learned to have visited his friends late in the day. At around 9 pm, when he was speaking to the friends, he suddenly collapsed. Somajala was rushed to the hospital, but is said to have died on the way.
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy has expressed shock at the unexpected death of the party senior member.
“Somajala participated in the Pancharatna Rathayatra through Sindgi constituency on Wednesday and bid me farewell when we reached the Devara Hippargi constituency the next day, before returning to be a part of the rally in Nagathana constituency yesterday afternoon,” Kumaraswamy posted on Twitter.
The JD(S) leader added that, having retired from the Army after completing a career with selfless service, Somajala developed a strong desire to involve in social service. As he had excellent capacity as an activist and a manager, he grew close to Kumaraswamy in a short period.
“I am greatly disturbed by the loss of Somajala. I pray for his soul to rest in peace and for the Almighty to give strength to his family members to overcome the grief,” the former chief minister tweeted.
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US–Iran first round direct talks conclude in Islamabad: Report
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The first round of direct talks between the United States and Iran, held in Islamabad, has concluded, Al Jazeera reported citing sources close to the development.
According to the report, following the discussions, delegations from both sides agreed to exchange written documents, a move aimed at ensuring clarity and consensus on the understandings reached during the meeting.
Both the Iranian and US delegations arrived in Islamabad on Saturday, April 11, amid high security for the peace talks.
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