Former PM HD Devegowda congratulates PM Modi on 'big victory'
Bengaluru: Former PM HD Devegowda on Thursday evening congratulated PM Narendra Modi on his ‘big victory’ in the general elections where the latter managed to secure history numbers to come back to the power.
Devegowda, who lost to BJP candidate Basavaraj G S from Tumkuru constituency thanked the voters, leaders and party workers of both Congress and JD(S) in a tweet.
He also vowed to continue the work towards the betterment of the society and added that it will ‘never stop’.
The JD(S) supremo then congratulated all the elected MPs and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the saffron party’s victory which will see them come back to power with nearly 350 seats of NDA.
I thank the voters, leaders, party workers of both @JanataDal_S & @INCIndia and everyone who supported me.
— H D Devegowda (@H_D_Devegowda) May 23, 2019
Our work towards betterment of the society will never stop.
Congratulations to all the elected MPs.
Congratulations to @narendramodi on the big victory.
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Fire erupts at plastic factory in Ahmedabad; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.
The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.
"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.
Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.
