Shivamogga: Brothers in Bhadravathi struck dead by lightning in their field
Shivamogga: In a tragic incident following heavy rainfall in Bhadravathi taluk, two brothers, identified as 32-year-old Beeru and 35-year-old Suresh, lost their lives after being struck by lightning in their farm near Hunasekatte Junction on Tuesday night.
The duo, both farmers residing in Gouligara Camp in Bhadravathi, had recently harvested the paddy they cultivated and stacked it in their field. Concerned about the potential damage to the harvested paddy due to the heavy rain in the region, Beeru and Suresh visited the field on Tuesday night to safeguard their produce but tragically fell victim to a lightning strike.
The incident came to light when family members, growing anxious as the brothers did not return, initiated a search.
The Bhadravathi Rural Police were informed, and upon arrival at the field, they conducted an inspection. The bodies of Beeru and Suresh were subsequently transported to the Bhadravathi Government Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
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2001 Parliament attack anniversary: Vice Prez, PM Modi, MPs pay tributes to fallen heroes
New Delhi (PTI): Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday led Parliamentarians in paying floral tributes to those who died fending off terrorists who attacked the Parliament House in 2001.
On the 24th anniversary of the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Radhakrishnan, who is also the Rajya Sabha Chair, were among the first to offer tributes.
A brief function is held outside the now old Parliament building (Samvidhan Sadan) every December 13 to mark the day.
CISF personnel presented a salute or "samman guard" at the venue, after which a moment of silence was observed to mark the anniversary. Till 2023, the CRPF used to offer 'salami shastra' (present arms).
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, a senior party leader, were also present at the event. Union ministers Kiren Rijiju, Jitendra Singh and Arjun Ram Meghwal also lined up to offer flower petals at the photographs of the personnel who went down foiling the attack.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is in Latur to attend the funeral of former speaker of the Lower House of Parliament and ex-Union minister Shivraj Patil.
The attack was carried out by five armed terrorists, but personnel from the now former Parliament Security Service, CRPF and Delhi Police foiled the attack, with no terrorist being able to enter the building.
Six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel, a gardener and a TV video journalist were killed in the attack. All five terrorists were gunned down in the forecourt of the then Parliament building.
