23-year-old girl in Kundapur slips, falls into embankment while getting fodder for cattle
Kundapur: In a tragic incident reported from Amasebail village, a 23-year-old girl died of drowning after slipping and falling into the waters of an embankment in the village on Thursday, when she was getting fodder for the cattle.
The deceased girl, Mookambika, was the daughter of Sanjeeva Naik and Narasi, residents of Jambehadi in Jaddinagadde.
Mookambika, who worked in a petrol bunk, had her shift in the afternoon. In the morning, she went out with her sister-in-law Ashwini to the field to get fodder for the cattle. When Ashwini returned home with the bundle, she found that Mookambika, who had been walking behind her, was missing. She went back on the route looking for Mookambika and found her sickle lying on the bank of the embankment. When the other members of the family rushed to the spot and looked for Mookambika, they found her body in the waters of the embankment.
Mookambika is currently suspected to have accidentally fallen into the waters as she was treading the verge of the embankment amid rain and strong wind while returning home with the fodder.
Kundapur Tahsildar Pradeep Kurdekar, Amasebail Sub-inspector Ashok Kumar, Amasebail Village Administrative Officer Chandrashekhar Murthy, Panchayat Development Officer Swaminath and Gram Panchayat member Chandra Shetty were among those who visited the spot.
A case has been registered at the Amasebail Police Station based on a complaint filed by Mookambika’s mother Narasi. The officers are investigating the matter.
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Mamata demands PM's apology over 'Bankim da' remark in Lok Sabha
Cooch Behar (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he has insulted novelist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay by calling him "Bankim da".
Addressing a rally in Cooch Behar district, Banerjee said the PM was not even born when the country achieved Independence and yet chose to address one of Bengal's greatest cultural icons casually.
"You did not even show him the minimum respect he deserves. You should apologise for this, to the nation," she said.
The flashpoint was PM's reference to the author during a discussion in Lok Sabha on Monday to commemorate 150 years of the national song, Vande Mataram, written by Chattopadhyay.
TMC MP Saugata Roy objected to the use of the suffix 'da' and urged the PM to say 'Bankim babu' instead.
Modi immediately accepted the sentiment, saying, "I will say Bankim 'babu'. Thank you, I respect your sentiments," and asked in a lighter vein whether he could still address Roy as 'dada'.
Targeting the BJP, Banerjee claimed that it will destroy Bengal's culture, language and heritage if it comes to power in the state.
She also claimed that the assembly elections in the state will be declared soon after publication of the final electoral rolls following the SIR exercise, so that no one can challenge it in court.
