Three-year-old girl killed after being mowed down by reversing goods truck in Mandya
Mandya: A tragic incident occurred in D Hosur village of Maddur taluk in Mandya district on Tuesday, as a three-year-old girl was fatally struck by a mini goods transport vehicle while it was being reversed on the road.
The victim, identified as Rifa, was the daughter of Sarvar Khan and resided with her family in a rented house in D Hosur village. According to reports, Rifa had visited a nearby dairy farm in the morning, as part of her daily routine. While returning home, she encountered the unfortunate incident.
Gangadhar, the driver of the mini goods transport vehicle, had parked the vehicle along the same road and was reversing it at the time. Tragically, as the vehicle collided with Rifa, she fell to the ground and was subsequently run over, resulting in her immediate death.
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The incident left Rifa's parents devastated and grieving over the sudden loss of their young daughter. The local residents placed the blame squarely on the driver, Gangadhar, holding him responsible for his alleged carelessness that led to the tragic accident.
Maddur Police registered a case and are conducting an investigation. They visited the site of the accident to gather evidence and further details. Meanwhile, the body of the three-year-old girl has been transferred to the mortuary of a local hospital.
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Users flee Elon Musk's X for rival Bluesky amid rising concerns over hate speech, misinformation
Seattle: In a significant shift in the social media landscape, hundreds of thousands of users have reportedly left Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) in the past week, with over a million new users joining the rival platform Bluesky. The mass migration follows the results of the recent U.S. elections, with many citing increasing concerns over hate speech, misinformation, and the growing influence of Musk’s political affiliations on the platform.
Users have been gradually leaving the microblogging platform for several months, but this exodus appears to have accelerated in the wake of Musk’s ownership and his public support for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Critics argue that under Musk's leadership, X has evolved from a platform for open discourse to one that amplifies far-right views, raising concerns over free speech and the proliferation of harmful content.
With Musk now heading the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency under the Trump administration, his previous claims about maintaining platform neutrality seem increasingly outdated. In 2022, Musk stated, “For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far right and the far left equally.” However, his actions and political ties in recent months have raised doubts about his commitment to this principle.
Bluesky, which began as an internal project led by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has emerged as a popular social media alternative, amassing 16 million users in a short time. Last week alone, the platform gained a million new users within 24 hours. While Bluesky’s user base still pales in comparison to X’s approximately 317 million active users, its appeal lies in its open and decentralised structure, which allows users greater control over the content they see and share.
