Veteran journalist Ravi Belagere passes away
Bengaluru: Veteran journalist and author Ravi Belagere, known as a 'literary giant', is no more.
The 62-year-old author suffered a heart attack on Thursday night and was rushed to Appolo hospital but couldn't be saved.
Ravi Belagere who had taken part in the last season of 'Bigg Boss' reality TV show also worked for Kannada publications like 'Karmaveera', 'Kasturi', and 'Samyukta Karnataka'. He founded 'Bhavana Audio', 'Bhavana Publication', and 'Prarthana School'.
Arrangements have been made to keep the mortal remains of the popular journalist at Prarthana School in Bangalore from 9 am on Friday, November 13 to enable people to pay their last respects.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
