Rs 200 Cr to be released for rain-affected districts: CM
Bengaluru, August 16: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that in order to take up relief works and give compensation in the rain-hit districts including Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Hassan, Chikmagaluru, Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada, the government would release Rs 200 crore immediately.
After holding a meeting with senior officers of various departments to know the present situation in the state, he told media persons here on Thursday that respective deputy commissioners were directed to submit reports on damages due to rains within two days. All those districts have received highest rainfall than normal rainfall. It was decided to take the help of the army in relief works in Kodagu. All district ministers have camped in their respective districts and overseeing the relief works, he said.
Total 29 gruel centres were opened and 1,755 persons were given shelter. In rain-related incidents, two persons in Udupi and one each in Udupi and Shivamogga lost their lives. Though it was tried to rescue them through helicopter, it was not possible due to bad weather, he said.
Based on the reports of the deputy commissioners, the state government would decide on demanding compensation from the centre. Control rooms were set up in all deputy commissioners’ offices and they are working round-the-clock. The deputy commissioners have Rs 237.55 crore in their accounts and they were directed to take immediate relief measures, he said.
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, Revenue Minister RV Deshpande, Housing and Urban Development Minister UT Khader, Tourism Minister Sa Ra Mahesh, Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar were present.
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Jharkhand: 3 arrested for 'raping' 2 women in Gumla
Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.
All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.
According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.
“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.
The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.
“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
