Bengaluru: Leader of the opposition, Siddaramaiah expressed his condolences over the death of prominent thinker, writer, critic, and people’s activist G. Rajashekhar. 

Siddaramaiah took to Twitter and posted, “The passing away of G. Rajashekhar, a veteran Kannada critic, a brilliant thinker with a straightforward disposition and an activist fighting for cordial living is an irreparable loss for all of us. I share in the grief of his family and friends”, he expressed. 

The writer and activist had been suffering from Progressive Supra-Nuclear Palsy (PSP or Atypical Parkinson's) since 2019 and was recently admitted to the hospital in a critical condition due to a lung-related health issue. Despite receiving emergency treatment in the Intensive Care Unit, he breathed his last on Wednesday after the treatments proved to be ineffective.

KPCC President D. K. Shivakumar also took to his official Twitter with a condolatory post that read, “Deeply saddened to learn about the death of prominent thinker, critic and writer G Rajashekar, who worked towards creating a society based on harmonious co-existence. I offer my condolence to his family and admirers”, he tweeted.

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Lucknow (PTI): Adverse weather forced an IndiGo Kolkata-Patna flight to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Friday, airport sources said.

According to airport officials, weather conditions in Patna deteriorated suddenly on Friday afternoon, affecting flight operations.

IndiGo flight 6E 6917 from Kolkata, which was scheduled to land in Patna at 3.50 pm, could not land due to bad weather and kept circling in the air after failing to get clearance from air traffic control, they said.

The flight was later diverted to Lucknow and landed safely at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at around 5.15 pm. There were 180 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.

The aircraft was later allowed to depart for Patna after weather conditions improved.