Mysuru: In an incident reported on Tuesday, August 15, a soldier, identified as Suresh (42), lost his life due to a heart attack while he was visiting his village in the KR Nagar taluk of Mysuru district.

Suresh was a Naik Subedar serving in the Jammu Kashmir sector. With a service of 19 years in the army, he had returned to his hometown on military leave to mark his daughter Prakriti's 5th birthday.

Tragically, Suresh experienced chest pain while en route to an orphanage in Dornahalli to offer food as a part of his daughter's birthday celebration. His condition deteriorated rapidly, and he passed away before reaching the hospital.

The late soldier, Suresh, was laid to rest today with full state honors at Swagram.

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Seoul (AP): A plane with malfunctioning landing gear veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire on Sunday at an airport in southern South Korea, killing at least 28 people, according to the emergency office and local media.

The emergency office said the fire was almost put out and rescue officials were trying to remove passengers from the Jeju Air passenger plane at the airport in the southern city of Muan. It said the plane with about 180 people was returning from Bangkok.

South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency reported that at least 28 people had died in the fire. The Muan Fire Station said it couldn't immediately confirm the casualty reports. It said emergency workers pulled out at least two passengers.

Yonhap reported the plane veered off the runway and collided with a fence. Emergency officials said they were examining the exact cause of the fire.

Local TV stations aired footage showing thick pillows of black smoke billowing from the plane engulfed with flame.

 Deputy Prime Minister Choi ordered officials to employ all available resources to rescue the passengers and crew, according to Yonhap news agency.