Engineering student among 2 drowned

February 6, 2012

Mysore, February 6: In two separate incidents, two persons including an engineering student met with their watery grave on Sunday.

Vinod Kannan, son of Subramani of K?R?Mill Colony, was found dead in Varuna Canal on Mysore-Bangalore road on Sunday.

He had gone missing since morning. According to N?R?Police, the boy had gone fishing.

His cousin had lodged a missing complaint. Late in the evening, it was found that the boy had drowned in water. An inmate of Sarvajanika Hostel at Bhugatahalli on Bannur road, he had recently walked out of it due to some unknown reasons. A case has been registered.

In another incident, an engineering student drowned at Balamuri in neighbouring Srirangapatna taluk. The deceased has been identified as B?Radhakrishna (19), of Kabbinale in Karkala taluk in Udupi district.

He was a second semester student of mechanical engineering at National Institute of Engineering (NIE) here. He was staying at a hostel in Mysore.

According to sources, he had been to Balamuri — a popular picnic spot — along with his 15 of his hostel mates. He jumped into the water for swimming, only to meet a tragic end.

However, it’s not known whether the mishap occurred at the banned site, or nearby. Soon after the incident, anxious friends brought him to a hospital in the city, before shifting him to another, but in vain. KRS?police have registered a case.

In Kodagu


A two-wheeler rider was killed in a mishap when a van collided with his vehicle at Handli on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as Hemanth (20). Rash and negligent driving by the van driver is said to have led to the mishap. A case has been registered.

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Agencies
May 10,2020

Mumbai, May 10: A 32-year old man, running a bakery here has been arrested for alleged promotion of products using a tagline that said his firm does not employ Muslims, police said on Sunday.

The man, who is also selling his products online had allegedly said "made by Jains on orders, no Muslim staff" for promotion purposes in his WhatApp group.

A complaint was lodged against him saying the words depicted Muslims in a bad light and Mambalam police registered a case and arrested him, a release said adding a probe was on.

Recently, a man was arrested in Mumbai after he allegedly refused to collect groceries he had ordered online since the delivery person was a Muslim.

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January 16,2020

Cuttack, Jan 16: At least 15 passengers were injured as five coaches of the Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed and three more were displaced after colliding with a goods train amid heavy fog near Cuttack in Odisha on Thursday, railway officials said.

Railway officials had earlier said that 25 passengers were injured in the incident but later officers who reached the site reported that four passengers were found to have suffered major injuries and 11 had received minor injuries.

Passengers with major injuries have been sent to Cuttack Medical College. All passengers are stated to be out of danger.

Officials said the accident happened when the passenger train hit the guard van of a good train around 7 am between Salagaon and Nergundi stations.

The officials said there was heavy fog at the site but it was not clear what led to the accident. The speedometer of both the trains have been seized for inquiry, East Coast Railway Spokesperson J P Mishra said.

Buses have been arranged for all remaining passengers to move towards their destination.

Cuttack is around 10-12 km away and Bhubaneswar(Terminating station) is 35 km.

The accident disrupted train services in the area.

Five trains have been affected due to the accident where restoration work in underway. These include the Bhubaneswar-Mumbai LTT SF Express, the Puri-Rourkela Express, Dhanbad-Bhubaneshwar Rajyarani Express which have all been diverted via Naraj.

"East Coast Railway acknowledges with deep gratitude help of nearby locals and villagers who have displayed great humanitarian values and come to the rescue of injured passengers," Mishra said.

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January 2,2020

New Delhi, Jan 2: A 20-year-old man set his motorcycle on fire after he was challaned by the traffic police in south Delhi's Greater Kailash area on Wednesday, police said.

Vikas, a resident of Sangam Vihar, was challaned by the traffic police for riding the motorcycle without helmet, a senior police official said.

The traffic police challaned him and impounded the motorcycle, following which Vikas set the bike on fire, the officer said.

A case has been registered and the accused arrested, the officer added.

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