Scribe dies in road accident in HP

Sundernagar, July 28: A correspondent of a regional daily died today, when the car he was driving, fell into a deep gorge near Hanogi temple on Kullu-Mandi road, police said. Manmohan Sharma (38), the Kullu correspondent of Hindi daily ”Divya Himachal”, was driving to Mandi when the accident occurred, police said.

Sharma is survived by his wife and daughter. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal joined journalists across the state in expressing grief over the death of Sharma.

—-Agencies