Retired Army man killed in road accident at Manjeshwar
Manjeshwar: A retired Indian Army personnel died in a road accident on Wednesday evening at Talapady. The deceased has been identified as Dinesh (45).
Dinesh was a resident of Udyavar and was working as a security guard in a company based in Mangaluru, reports added.
The incident took place when Dinesh along with another person was on its way to report to duty on Wednesday. He was hit by a truck coming from Kerala.
Dinesh reportedly died on the spot while the pillion rider escaped unhurt in the accident.
A case has been registered at Manjeshwar Police Station in this regard.
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Senior Congress MLA, former Minister Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passes away
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, official sources said.
He was 95 and represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time.
Shivashankarappa is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, Karnataka Minister for Mines and Geology and Horticulture, and four daughters.
His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A former minister, Shivashankarappa, served as treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for several decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
He was also a noted educationist who established several educational institutions and was an industrialist.
