AAP lawmakers to donate salary for flood-hit Kerala
New Delhi, Aug 18 : Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) head Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that all party ministers, MLAs and MPs will donate a month's salary for flood-hit Kerala state.
"All AAP MLAs, MPs and Ministers donating one month salary for Kerala," Kejriwal said in a tweet.
The Delhi government on Friday had announced that it will donate Rs 10 crore to flood-ravaged Kerala.
The death toll due to the floods across Kerala increased to 180 on Saturday with rescue operations continuing at several locations.
Since August 8, over 2.23 lakh people have been put up in 1,568 relief camps across the state.
The red alert continued in 12 of the 14 districts of the state, except Kasargode and Thiruvananthapuram.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
