Providing jobs to labourers, our top priority: CM Yediyurappa assures all-party delegation
Bengaluru: Our priority is to provide employment to labourers by boosting economic activity. Efforts are on to respond to the plight of the people with human approach in the capacity of government, CM BS Yediyurappa assured an all-party delegation led by opposition leader Siddaramaiah.
Speaking after consultation with the Siddaramaiah-led delegation at the CM's residence office Krishna on Friday, he said, " I have been informed that several communities have come under distress due to the lockdown. Survey would be held in coming days to provide help, aid and assistance to them" he said.
"A special package of Rs 1,610 crore has been announced for those affected by the lockdown. Funds have been announced for florists, fruit and vegetable growers, weavers, hairdressers, building workers, auto and taxi drivers", Yediyurappa added.
Situation under control
The CM also opined that compared to other states, the COVID-19 situation was under check in Karnataka and the government was ensuring that all the precautionary measures are being taken to cap the spread of Corona Virus in the state. He then called on all the citizens to join hands in the fight against the deadly virus.
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Four of family found dead in Maharashtra’s Nanded district in suspected mass suicide
Nanded (PTI): A farmer, his wife and their two sons were found dead in two different locations in Maharashtra’s Nanded district on Thursday morning, in what police suspect to be a mass suicide, an official said.
Around 8 am, the bodies of Ramesh Sonaji Lakhe (51) and his wife Radhabai Lakhe (45) were discovered on a cot in their home at Jawala Murar village in Mudkhed tehsil, he said.
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The bodies of their sons, Umesh (25) and Bajrang (23), were subsequently found on nearby railway lines. It appears they jumped in front of a speeding train, the official said.
Police inspector Dattatray Manthale told reporters, “The parents were found dead inside their home, while the sons took their lives on the railway tracks. We have asked a Forensic Science Laboratory team to collect evidence. The truth will come out only after a thorough technical investigation and autopsy.”
While the nature of their death appears to be part of a suicide pact, police said the exact circumstances remain unclear.
The family belonged to the small-scale farming community, but it is not yet confirmed if financial distress or a domestic crisis triggered the extreme step, the official said.
Neighbours described the Lakhes as a hardworking family who struggled against the odds of small-land farming to sustain themselves.
The Nanded rural police are recording statements of relatives and checking for notes or final messages left by the family.
