One woman killed, 40 others injured as roof of house collapse during village festival in Karnataka
Mandya: In a tragic incident that took place on Tuesday morning in Huligepura village of Maddur Taluk, a woman who had climbed on the roof of a house along with other villagers to see the Kondotsava festivity, died after the roof collapsed. Apart from the woman’s death, 40 other people also have sustained injuries in the accident.
According to the reports, the villagers were trying to get a glimpse of the village deity Basaveshwaraswamy’s Kondotsava when the incident took place.
The deceased woman has been identified as Puttalingamma (40), wife of Dyavarasa, a resident of Huligepura village, it is learned. The injured people were taken to Maddur and Mandya district hospitals, and it has been speculated that the death count could rise in the incident.
The village was observing the Bandi festival and other worship rituals late on Monday night and later, during the early hours of Tuesday, the villagers were partaking in the Shri Basaveshwara Kondostava. Hundreds of people from nearby villages had arrived to watch the festivities and climbed the roof of the residence belonging to Patel Siddegowda. Due to the immense weight load of the people on the roof, the roof reportedly collapsed causing the disaster, it is learned.
The district in-charge minister K. Gopaalaiah has left to visit the incident site, and the senior police officials have visited the site and conducted an inquiry.
A case has been registered in this regard at the Maddur police station.
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Over 100 flights delayed at Delhi airport
New Delhi (PTI): More than 100 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport on Sunday due to adverse weather conditions.
An official said there have been no flight diversions or cancellations so far. Low visibility conditions due to dense fog have been impacting flight operations for three days now.
"Low Visibility Procedures are still in progress at Delhi Airport. However, there has been no impact on flight operations. Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information," DIAL said in a post on X at 8.45 am.
The official said more than 100 flights were delayed at the airport.
Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) operates the national capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), which handles around 1,300 flight movements daily.
"Due to adverse weather conditions, flights to/from Delhi, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Lucknow are impacted," IndiGo said in a post on X at 12.59 am.
While regretting the inconvenience caused to passengers, the airline also requested them to visit its website or app to explore alternate flight options.
