Three workers including husband, wife killed as mud collapses at construction site in Sullia
Sullia: Three workers died at a construction site in Gurumpu on Aletti Road near Sullia town after a load of mud fell on them during work on Saturday.
Two of the deceased workers have been identified as Hiregoddetti Somashekhar Reddy (45) and his wife Shanthakka (35), who were natives of Mundargi taluk of Gadag. The details of the third are yet to be confirmed.
The work on a barricade behind a house was going on, when the load of mud allegedly collapsed on the seven workers on the site suddenly. Four of the workers managed to escape danger, but the remaining three were caught under the falling mud.
An earthmover was used to clear the mud and rescue the three workers, who were, however, declared dead by the time the load of mud was cleared.
Minister S Angara, Tahsildar Manjunath, Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer Bhavanishankar, Town Panchayat President Vinay Kumar Kandadka, Chief Officer Sudhakar along with Sullia police officers and staff members of the fire brigade Arrived at the construction site after being informed about the incident.
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BJP will form govt in Bengal with thumping majority: Nabin
Mirzapur (UP) (PTI): BJP president Nitin Nabin on Wednesday voiced confidence that his party will form the government in West Bengal with a "thumping majority".
Polling is underway for 142 constituencies in the second and final phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, covering key districts, including Kolkata, Howrah and North and South 24 Parganas.
The high-stakes contest is being seen as decisive for the ruling TMC's bid for a fourth consecutive term and the BJP's push to form its first government in the state. The first phase held on April 23 recorded a high voter turnout of over 93 per cent, reflecting intense electoral engagement.
Speaking to reporters in Mirzapur, Nabin said, "The BJP will form the government in Bengal. We are winning the elections with a massive majority."
Earlier in the day, the BJP chief visited the Vindhyavasini temple and offered prayers. The rituals were conducted by his priest Acharya Agastya Kumar Dwivedi.
On his first visit to the district after assuming office, Nabin was welcomed by party workers at several places. At the temple, he was received by city MLA Ratnakar Mishra and District Magistrate Pawan Kumar Gangwar, who felicitated him with a traditional 'angvastram'.
After offering prayers for about 10 minutes amid Vedic chants, Nabin held a meeting at a hotel with local MLAs, including Mishra, Majhwan MLA Suchismita Maurya and Madihan MLA Ramashankar Patel.
Patel said Nabin emphasised strengthening the organisation and asked public representatives to focus on serving people in their respective constituencies.
Several party leaders, including district president Lal Bahadur Saroj, district vice-president Gaurav Umar, municipal chairperson Shyam Sundar Kesari, women workers and senior officials, were present on the occasion.
Elaborate security arrangements were put in place by the district administration for the visit, with multiple officers of circle officer rank deployed, officials said.
