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Young bizman dies as Range Rover crashes into railings during test-driving

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March 27, 2019

Bengaluru, Mar 27: The dream of a young Bengaluru-based businessman and his family to own a luxury car culminated in a tragedy. Sagar J Rao, 31, was killed while four others, including his wife and six-year-old son suffered severe injuries as a Range Rover SUV he was test-driving met with an accident in south Bengaluru, on Tuesday.

The incident took place at the Nayandhalli toll gate on Nice Road, near PES College Toll Plaza, Hosakerehalli. Byatarayanapura traffic police suspect Rao, a resident of Padmanabhanagar and a native of Mysuru, was at the wheel of the SUV that was moving at a high speed at the time of the accident.

Rao sustained grievous injuries and died en route to hospital, while his wife Sandhya Sagar, 27, son Samartha S, 6, Sagar's friend Gautham S, 30, and demo car driver Shivakumar sustained injuries.

Police said Rao, who was into interior designing, planned to buy a Range Rover and evinced interested in test-driving the car. A showroom at Roopena Agrahara arranged for a test-drive and sent the demo car to Rao. Shivakumar, was in the passenger seat in the front as Rao drove the car on NICE Road towards Hosakerehalli Ring Road when the accident occurred around 3 pm.

The driver was driving at a high speed and lost his control while approaching a toll plaza near PES College. He veered the car to the extreme left and initially hit a cement block and later the road railings. The car jumped the railings and flipped over several times before landing in a 10-metre-deep ditch,” a police officer said.

Dr Soumyalatha SK, deputy commissioner of police (traffic west), said the injured were rushed to BGS Global Hospital, near Kengeri, where Rao was declared brought dead. “We’ve registered a case and seized the car, which was completely damaged in the accident,” Soumyalatha said.

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Wednesday, 27 Mar 2019

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July 30,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 30: As the protest by Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers entered the 20th day, Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Wednesday assured them that he would take up their demands with Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.

The ASHA workers are sitting in protests with a number of demands that include a minimum salary of Rs 12,000 per month.

Assuring that their matter will be taken up, Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu said while speaking to reporters, "We know how hard ASHA workers have been working as frontline warriors in the fight against COVID-19. I will discuss with CM about their demand for a minimum wage of Rs 12,000 per month and the final decision will be taken soon."

"We went to the police to allow us to protest. Officials then took us to the CM. During the meeting, he demanded some time to sort out our issues. 

We told him we are protesting for the past 20 days and that it was he who needs to call a meeting with us. Only then will he know the problems being faced by ASHA workers," an ASHA worker said clad in her signature pink sari.

"When asked as to why salaries of ASHA workers were not hiked, while it was done for doctors and other healthcare officials, the CM requested for time to look into the matter. 

We are not much happy now, but will if he comes in front of the media and promises to sort out our issues, then we will listen to him", she added.

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April 15,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 15: With the reporting of the death of an 80-yr-old female from Hirebagewadi taluk in Belagavi district, the number of persons, who were died due to COVID-19 related disease, increased to 12, in Karnataka on Wednesday.

According to official sources, the deceased was a relative of another COVID-19 infected person, was succumbed to death this morning at a designated Hospital in Belagavi district.

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February 11,2020

Belagavi, Feb 11: Tension prevailed for sometime here after a few villagers spotted four country-made pistols disposed in the garbage site by the road between Markandey Nagar – Waghavade village on Sunday. Police rushed to the spot and seized the arms which are believed to be of Portugal era.

Sources said some villagers noticed a pistol lying along with heaps of refuse. They informed Bhavakanna Patil, the owner of the agricultural field adjacent to the garbage site. Patil and the villagers checked the garbage and found three more pistols totalling four.

Police said the pistols are about 50 to 60 years old. Going by their condition, all rusted, it is believed that they were left unused for a long time. The Belagavi rural police who have filed a suo motu case related to the incident are getting into the skin of case to trace the owners and those who disposed them in the garbage pit. 

According to preliminary investigation, it is learnt that such pistols were in vogue during Portugal rule in Goa. There are chances that those who inherited the arms may have disposed it for the fear of possessing weapon illegally. The chances of some notorious people who reside in the vicinity near Waghavade and surrounding areas, where burglaries and dacoity are frequently reported, disposing the arms due to the fear of police also cannot be ignored. Police Commissioner Lokesh Kumar was not available for comments.

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