Karwar: Enroute to meeting with Minister Shivaram Hebbar, PWD Engineer dies in car mishap; 4 injured
Karwar: In an unfortunate incident reported on Saturday morning, a car in which the officials of the local Public Works Department (PWD) were en route to a meeting with Minister Shivaram Hebbar, crashed near Baleguli here.
Madukanna, the Assistant Executive Engineer of the PWD in the Siddapur office, died in the accident.
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Assistant Engineer of PWD Krishna Reddy, Technician Ravi Patil, and other official Chetan have all been shifted to a private hospital in Manipal after administering first aid at Ankola Taluk Hospital. They have all sustained grievous injuries in the accident, reports added.
The driver of the car has also sustained injuries.
Minister Shivram Hebbar visited Ankola Taluk Hospital and later canceled the meeting in the wake of the accident.
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Bengaluru: First-time Congress MLAs with merit can be made ministers, says Moily
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister Marpadi Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said that first-time Congress legislators could be considered for ministerial berths during the proposed Cabinet reshuffle if they have the requisite merit.
Moily responded to reports of over 30 first-time Congress MLAs seeking Cabinet positions by stressing the need for a Cabinet with a balance of merit among first-time, young, and senior leaders.
“We entered politics when the Chief Minister Devaraj Urs recognised us in 1972. If legislators have merit and dedication, they can be included in the Cabinet,” Deccan Herald quoted him as saying.
He said that there is nothing wrong with new MLAs aspiring for ministerial posts and that no one has the moral authority to question such aspirations. He recalled that he, too, was a newcomer in his early political days and said those with eligibility should be given ministerial posts.
“If the MLAs have merit, the Chief Minister will recognise them. In our time, we did not lobby for ministerial berths. We were recognised by the Chief Minister,” he said.
Addressing demands for a change in Chief Minister and current talk of a Cabinet reshuffle, Moily said that legislators voicing aspirations should not be seen as engaging in groupism.
He also said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to visit Karkala in Udupi district on Wednesday.
