Pall of gloom descends over villages of victims who died in Mandya bus accident
Mass cremation of eight persons at Vadesamudra
Mandya, November 25: A pall of gloom descended over the villages of the victims who died when a private bus they were travelling in plunged into VC canal at Kanaganamaradi village in Pandavapura taluk on Saturday. Total 30 persons died in the accident. Now, there was a grave silence in the houses of the victims.
The family members and relatives who lost their children, wives, husbands and grandparents were inconsolable. No one dared to console Rani, who lost her son Ravikumar who was studying 7th standard when she was mourning. After coming home after the mass cremation, she recalled her son and could not stop crying.
Chikke Gowda-Vasanth who lost her 15-year-old son Prashanth were seen weeping looking at the marks card and medals he won. “He was a bright student in the 7th standard. He has got ‘A’ grade and became first in the class. He has got various medals in competitions”, his parents remembered.
Mass cremation
The cremation of 30 victims who lost their lives in the bus accident was conducted in their respective villages on Sunday. As it was delayed to handover the bodies to the relatives as postmortem was conducted at the place where the accident occurred, the cremation was conducted on Sunday. But some persons were cremated on Saturday late night.
Pavithra (11), Kariyamma (65), Chikkaiah (40), Kamalamma (55), Prashanth (15), Rathnamma (60), Shashikala (45), Ravikumar (12) of Vadesamudra were cremated enmass in the village. Apart from them, GK Likhitha (5), Preksha (2), Manjula (60), Chandru (35), Papanna (66), Poojary Kempaiah (50), Yashodha (18), Divya, Jayamma (50), Soumya (5), Kalpana (11), Ningamma (70), Rathnamma (50), Eraiah (60), Savitramma (40), Preethi (15), Anusha (17), Sumathi (35), Soumya (30), Shivamma (50), Mani (35), ravikumar (15) were cremated in their respective villages.
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Speaker UT Khader attends local cricket tournament during Bhatkal visit
Bhatkal: Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly U. T. Khader visited Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district on Saturday and attended a local cricket match being played as part of a tournament organised by the Cosmos Sports Centre of Bhatkal.
After attending a programme at Anjuman Hami-E-Muslimeen, Khader proceeded to the Bhatkal Taluka Stadium, where the tournament is underway. He was accompanied by office-bearers of the Cosmos Sports Centre and several local community leaders.
Those present during the visit included President of Majlis-e-Islah Wa Tanzeem and former JD(S) leader Inayathullah Shabandri, Vice President of Tanzeem Atiqur Rahman Muniri, General Secretary Abdul Raqeeb MJ, President of Cosmos Sports Centre Ismail Anjum, Managing Director of Mohtisham Complexes S. M. Arshad, former president of the Bhatkal Muslim Youth Federation Imtiyaz Udyawar, among others.
Addressing players and organisers, Khader extended his best wishes to the participating teams and urged the players to uphold the spirit of sportsmanship. He said such tournaments help promote unity and brotherhood among the youth.
The cricket tournament began on November 21 and will conclude with the final match on December 21. It is being organised as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Cosmos Sports Centre.
Cosmos Sports Centre is one of the member clubs of the Bhatkal Muslim Youth Federation and is known for its active role in promoting sports in the town. Apart from sporting activities, the centre is also involved in various social and community initiatives, including efforts to promote education among students.
