Rajnath Singh to attend BJP cluster level worker's meet of four districts in Mangaluru on March 9
Mangaluru: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on March 9, Saturday will attend a meeting of cluster level party workers of three districts (Dakhsin Kannada, Udupi, Chikmagalur and Shimoga) at Nehru Maidaan here in the city. The meet will be organised between 11. am to 1.30 pm on Saturday.
Former Union Minister K Monappa Bhandary informed mediapersons on Wednesday here in a press conference.
Monappa added that an estimated crowd of about 10,000 party workers is expected to attend the meet from four districts and three Lok Sabha constituencies. Other top leadership of party in the state will also be present in the meet.
The conference will is being organized keeping the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in mind. During the conference the Central Election committee of the party will be briefed and informed about the preparations of the party in the districts for the all important elections, Monappa informed.
After the conference, Rajnath Singh will also take part in a “Intellectuals’ meet” with prominent businessmen and officials of other organizations to share ideas. The “Intellectuals’ meet” will be organised at TMA Pai hall in Mangaluru
BJP leaders Satish Prabhu, Kishore Kumar Raj and Sanjay Prabhi were present during the press conference.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
