Belagavi: Goods vehicle topples on road as driver loses control; 25 MGNREGS workers injured
Belagavi: In an accident that occurred near Hosur village, Hukkeri taluk, on Thursday, more than 25 people, identified as labourers, were injured as the goods vehicle they were traveling in toppled on the road.
The workers, learned to be Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) labourers, were traveling from Hidkal village to Yamakamamaradi in Hukkeri taluk for work when a motorbike came in front of the vehicle suddenly. As a result, the driver lost control over the goods vehicle, which toppled on the road.
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The injured labourers were shifted to the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) in Belagavi city and are receiving medical treatment.
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Punjab Police cops withdrawn from Kejriwal's security
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI): Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, the state police chief said on Thursday.
"Time to time, we get reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and we share them with the concerned agencies.
"Following the directions of the Delhi police and the Election Commission today, we withdrew the component of the Punjab police in the security of Kejriwal ji," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Patiala.
"We showed our concerns to them. We will remain in touch with them. We will share our inputs with the Delhi police," he said.
The development comes ahead of the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly on February 5. The poll results are set to be declared on February 8.
