Dharmasthala: District Administration hands over relief fund to slain youth Dinesh's family
Belthangady: The DK District Administration on Monday sanctioned a relief fund for the Adivasi family of Kanyadi Dinesh who was murdered earlier last month by BJP leader and Bajrang Dal worker Krishna Dharmasthala.
The Deputy Commissioner and Social Welfare Department’sDistrict Deputy Director sanctioned a sum of Rs 4,12,500 to the Canara Bank account of the deceased’s wife Kavita Dinesh.
Dinesh was assaulted on 23 February, when the accused Krishna Dharmasthala publicly beat Dinesh leading to severe injuried, he was later admitted to Wenlock District Hospital in Mangaluru.
However, Dinesh died at the hospital on 25 February. 11 days after the death, the District Administration has sanctioned a relief fund for the family of the deceased.
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Metro services begin in Bhopal; excited residents flock to take rides, selfies
Bhopal (PTI): On the first day of the commercial run of the Metro services in Bhopal on Sunday, hundreds of residents enthusiastically took rides, expressing confidence that it will save time and provide relief from traffic jams.
An official said that the Metro’s first service began at 9 am from the AIIMS station, and by 6 pm, 5,731 people had travelled on the new mass-transit corridor.
He said that people, along with their family members, had been lining up for tickets since early morning. Several users were seen taking selfies and photos inside the Metro rakes and at stations.
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Earlier on Saturday, Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the Metro service by flagging off a train from Subhash Nagar station on a 7.5-kilometre stretch, called the “Priority Corridor”.
With this, Bhopal became the 26th city in the country and the second city in Madhya Pradesh, after Indore, to have the Metro service.
Rao Singh, who took a Metro ride, told PTI Videos that besides saving time and money, the new mode of transport will provide relief from traffic jams and pollution.
Another passenger, who identified himself as Chetan, said he was happy that Bhopal is now on the “Metro list”.
Office-goers will benefit a lot due to the Metro service, said a young man named Akshay.
While the estimated cost of the 30.8-km-long Bhopal Metro project is Rs 10,033 crore, a sum of Rs 2,225 crore was spent on the ‘Priority Corridor’, according to officials.
