Karnataka Congress MLA Siddu B Nyamagouda Dies in Road Accident
Bagalkot, May 28: Senior Congress legislator Siddu B Nyamagouda from Karnataka's Bagalkot district died in a road accident near here on Monday, police said. He was 71 and leaves behind his widow, two sons and three daughters.
"The accident occurred near Tulasigeri village when the car in which Nyamagouda was travelling crashed into a divider after the driver lost control while trying to avoid a head-on collision with a truck," Tulasigeri police inspector M.B. Biradar told IANS. Bagalkot is 530 km from state capital Bengaluru and 20 km from Tulasigeri.
Four persons, including the driver, were injured. They have been admitted to a hospital here.
"The legislator was travelling to Jamkhandi via Bagalkot from Panaji in Goa upon his return from Delhi on Sunday night," Biradar said.
Nyamagouda was re-elected to the state Assembly in the May 12 election, defeating BJP's Kulkarni Shrikant Subrao by 2,795 votes. The veteran party leader was a Union Minister in the P.V. Narasimha Rao cabinet in 1990-91.
Chief Minister.D. Kumaraswamy and many Congress leaders mourned his untimely death.
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Davangere: Two policemen injured in stone pelting during Ganesha procession
Davangere: Reports state that two groups engaged in stone pelting at each other during Ganesha idol immersion ceremony in Davangere on Thursday. Two police personnel were injured in the incident.
Few days ago, two groups of youth engaged in verbal altercation regarding raising of a flag for Eid Milad celebration. On account of the clashes, police had heightened security for the Ganesha procession. Despite the additional security, stones were pelted at the procession, sources stated. Inspector Gururaj and constable Raghavendra were injured in the incident. The procession continued after the police brought the situation to control. However, the stone pelting resumed once again as the procession surged forwards.
Security has been tightened up in the area and all shops have been closed down by the police. The two police personnel, who were injured in the stone pelting, are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
