Siddaramaiah holds video conference with Kannadiga Businessmen in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Dubai
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today held a video conference with Kannadiga Businessmen in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Dubai and paid heed to the woes of Saudi Kannadigas amidst covid-19 lockdown.
Mohammad Mansoor, President of IOC Bahrain explained about current issues faced by Kannadigas in GCC said among thousands of stranded Kannadigas in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and UAE majority of them are pregnant women, elderly people and patients who need immediate medical attention.
Sheikh Karnire, Director of Operations Expertise Contracting Co., Mr Mohammad Gayazulla, Secretary IOC Bahrain, Ismaeel CEO of Realtech Industrial Services among others explained Siddaramaiah the urgent need to operate operation flights from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and UAE to Managaluru and Bengaluru.
They urged Siddaramaiah to exert pressure on the chief minister of Karnataka B S Yediyurappa and Union Minister to arrange repatriation flights in the current schedule of Vande Bharat Mission Itself.
Siddaramaiah assured to take up the issue with the chief minister and other authorities concerned.
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Man shoots woman dead, hangs self in UP’s Baghpat over unrequited love
Baghpat (UP) (PTI): A 20-year-old woman was shot dead by a man who later committed suicide in an apparent case of unrequited love in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat on Thursday, police said.
The incident took place in Mahavatpur Bawli village in the Badaut area, where the accused, Satnam, 22, allegedly shot the woman before hanging himself from a tree, they said.
Superintendent of Police, Suraj Kumar Rai, said preliminary findings suggest the incident was linked to unrequited love, adding that all aspects of the case are being probed.
According to police, the deceased woman, Guddan, daughter of Lakhmi Saini, worked as a tailor from her home.
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Satnam, a resident of the same village, had allegedly been in one-sided love with her for a long time and was pressuring her to marry him.
Police said that around 10.30 am, Guddan stepped out of her house to buy some items when Satnam, who was already waiting in a back lane, stopped her.
An argument ensued, following which he allegedly shot her in the head with a country-made pistol.
The woman collapsed on the spot with serious injuries.
The accused then went back to his house and committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree, police said.
Upon receiving information, police rushed to the spot and took the injured woman to a community health centre, where doctors declared her dead.
A forensic team recovered the weapon used in the crime from the scene, they added.
Police have sent both bodies for post-mortem and initiated an investigation, they said.
