Udupi, July 20: Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader visited the Shiroor Moola Mutt and paid his homage to Lakshmivara Tirtha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt at Vrundavan on Friday.
The minister who accompanied with former minister Abhayachandra Jain and Pramod Madhwaraj, leaders Narasimhamurthy, Ashok Kodavoor and Dinesh Putran, visited the Vrundavan.
Speaking to reporters, the Minister said that Shiroor seer who earned good respect in the society through his works, has departed. As he was in Bengaluru to participate in a meeting, he did not attend the last rites. So, he visited today and paid homage to the departed soul, he said.
When asked whether the government would initiate probe into the death of Shiroor seer following allegations of poisoning, the Minister said that the district administration and the department would take a suitable decision. As of now, the district administration and the police department have taken up the investigation, he said.


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Berhampur (Odisha) (PTI): Two girls drowned while bathing in a village pond in Odisha's Ganjam district on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Pranjali Dora (11), a class 6 student, and Manini Dora (12), a student of class 7, both residents of Patanda village in Digapahandi police station area, a police officer said.
After returning home from school, they went to the village pond to take a bath like every other day. However, they slipped and fell into deep waters. Locals noticed them drowning and tried to rescue them but failed, he said.
Fire brigade personnel from Digapahandi retrieved the girls after a two-hour search and they were rushed to a nearby community health centre, where doctors declared them dead, Digapahandi police station officer-in-charge Kishor Kumar Samal said.
He said the bodies have been handed over to the respective families after conducting post-mortem examinations at MKCG Medical College and Hospital here.
He said unnatural death cases have been registered and an investigation launched.
