Two youngsters killed as car falls into dry canal in Mandya
Mandya: A car traveling on a bridge near Avverahalli in Pandavapura taluk of the district on Tuesday morning fell into a waterless canal as the driver lost control over the car, with the accident resulting in the death of two youth traveling in the car.
The deceased youth are identified as 18-year-old Nandish and 20-year-old Yogananda, who were residents of Byadarahalli in Pandavapura taluk.
A case has been registered at the Pandavapura Police Station and investigation is going on.
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The canal near Avverahalli has been a site for several such accidents earlier too, some of which were fatal, said the locals. Although the local legislators were requested repeatedly over the years to get a barrier constructed around the canal, the villagers' appeals have failed to draw a positive response from the MLAs, they added.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
