17 ministers bite the dust
Karnataka Assembly Election
Bengaluru, May 15: Though Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was denying the anti-incumbency factor influencing this election, 17 ministers of the Congress government bit the dust in the election held for Karnataka assembly.
Forest minister Ramanath Rai, Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa, Mines and Geology Minister Vinay Kulkarni, Woman and Child Welfare Minister Umashri, Law Minister TB Jayachandra, Labour Minister Santosh Lad, Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya, Youth Services and Sports Minister Pramod Madhwaraj, Transport Minister HM Revanna, Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy, Horticulture Minister SS Mallikarjun, PWD Minister Dr HC Mahadevappa, Small Industries Minister Dr Geeta Mahadeva Prasad, Medical Education Minister Dr Sharana Prakash Patil, Muzarai Minister Rudrappa Lamani and Animal Husbandry Minister A Manju have seen a humiliating defeat in the election.
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6.2-magnitude quake strikes off coast in southern Chile, no damage reported
Santiago (Chile), Nov 8: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Chile Friday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no warnings of a tsunami.
The quake's epicentre was 278 kilometres west-northwest of Cochrane, Chile, according to the US Geological Survey. Cochrane is a sparsely populated area in the Patagonia region.
The USGS said that the quake, at 6.37 am Chilean time, had a depth of 10 kilometres.
Chile's national disaster agency deemed the earthquake as one of “lower intensity,” but it said it will keep evaluating for any potential damage.
Chile is located in the so-called “Ring of Fire” in the Pacific that is uniquely vulnerable to earthquakes. Chileans still have painful memories of a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in 2010 that spawned a tsunami and killed 526 people.
