CM Siddaramaiah conducts aerial survey of flood-hit Bhima River region
Kalaburagi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah arrived at Kalaburagi Airport on Saturday and held a preliminary review meeting with officials regarding the damage caused by floods in villages along the Bhima river.
District officials and in-charge secretaries from Kalaburagi, Bidar, Yadgir and Vijayapura districts were present at the airport and provided detailed updates on the situation.
Following the review, the Chief Minister, accompanied by Ministers M.B. Patil, Krishna Byre Gowda and Priyank Kharge, undertook the first round of an aerial survey of the affected areas.
Later in the afternoon, around 2:30 pm, Siddaramaiah is scheduled to carry out a second aerial survey focusing on crop losses across Bidar district.
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Mentally unstable man arrested for bludgeoning elderly mother, wife to death in Jharkhand
Lohardaga (Jharkhand) (PTI): A mentally unstable man was arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his elderly mother and wife to death in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place in Dhanamuji village in Bhandra police station area on Saturday evening. The deceased have been identified as Rupi Oraon (62) and Somri Oraon (45), they said.
"The accused, Madwa Oraon, was arrested immediately after the incident. He allegedly attacked his mother and wife with an iron rod after an altercation over some issues, leading to their death on the spot," Lohardaga Superintendent of Police (SP) Sadique Anwar Rizvi said.
He said the bodies of both the victims were sent to Sadar Hospital, Lohardaga for post-mortem examination.
"The accused is mentally unstable. He has been receiving treatment for the last one year. He used to get agitated over small issues, and that might have been the reason behind the incident," another police officer said.
An FIR has been registered against the accused, Manoj Gupta, officer-in-charge of Bhandra police station, said.
