More than 2 lakh fans paid homage to Ambareesh in Mandya: Kumaraswamy
Mandya: It was a challenge for the government to make arrangements for the public and fans to pay last respects to senior actor and former minister Ambareesh in Mandya district. Despite many problems, it was handled smoothly, informed HD Kumaraswamy.
Addressing media persons at Sir M Visvesvaraya stadium today, Chief Minister Kumaraswamy said Ambareesh's clean mind has been working in his last days as well. "I am grateful to everyone for their co-operation," he said.
As the preparations have been made to cremate Ambareesh at Kanteerava studio in Bengaluru, his fans wanted to bring his body to Mandya. As per their wish, the government made proper arrangements for public viewing.
Mandya district in-charge minister CS Putadaraju, tourism Minister SR Mahesh and other dignitaries were present.
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Fishing vessel-submarine collision: Bodies of two missing crew members recovered
Panaji (PTI): The bodies of two crew members who went missing after a fishing vessel collided with a submarine have been recovered from the Arabian Sea off the Goa coast, a senior naval official said on Friday.
The fishing vessel, Marthoma, sank after colliding with the submarine of the Indian Navy at about 70 nautical miles off the shore last week, triggering a massive operation to trace the two crew members.
In a joint operation involving the Navy, Indian Coast Guard and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) on Thursday, the mortal remains of the missing crew members were recovered from the seabed near the shipwreck, an Indian Navy spokesperson said.
“The boat had sunk after colliding with an Indian Navy submarine on November 21. Eleven of the 13 crew were rescued on the same day by Indian Navy ships, while two persons had remained missing,” he said.
The official said that the Indian Navy and Coast Guard jointly undertook a week-long search, which helped localise the fishing boat’s wreckage.
“The mortal remains of the two crew (members) were recovered from the vicinity of the wreckage with the assistance of ONGC and are now being handed over to the authorities,” he added.
