CBI cannot suppress Devegowda family: HDK tells BSY
Belthangady: Former CM HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday added that he was ready to face probe by any agency in the phone tapping allegations on him while adding that no investigating agency can suppress the Devegowda family.
Reacting strongly to the CM Yediyurappa’s move to order CBI probe into the phone tapping allegations on HDK government, the former CM added that it was an attempt to tarnish his image. “No media, government or agency can tarnish my image nor they can suppress the Devegowda family” HDK said in Belthangady where he was meeting the flood victims on Sunday.
Adding that during the previous tenure of Yediyurappa the UPA Government at the centre had granted flood relief funds of Rs. 1000 crore HDK questioned Yediyurappa why he was unable to get help from the centre even when his own party was in power.
He also urged Yediyurappa to reconsider the relief amount of Rs. 5 lakh to the victims for construction of houses as it would require at least Rs. 10-12 lakh for them.
Kumaraswamy visited Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala to pray for the flood affected people and seek Manjunatha Swamy's blessings before visiting Belthangadi. He offered special prayers at the temple.
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Two workers trapped after wall of opencast coal mine collapses in Jharkhand
Hazaribag (PTI): Two workers have been trapped after the wall of an opencast mine collapsed on a truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred around 11 pm on Saturday in the command area of Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) under the Urimari Police Station limits when the highwall of the mine caved in on the coal-loading vehicle, a senior officer said.
A highwall in mining is the face of exposed overburden and coal in a mine, and its stability is important for safety of miners and equipment, experts said.
The trapped coal workers, who were on the truck when the accident occurred, were identified as Sunil Yadav (30) and Raju Paswan (50), Barkagaon sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Pawan Kumar said.
"A rescue operation is underway for the two workers. Another person has already been rescued from the accident site and admitted to a hospital here," he added.
The trapped workers could not be rescued on Saturday night due to darkness, fog and a protest by coal workers there, the SDPO said.
The labourers at the opencast mine stopped their coal extraction activities after the accident, he added.
