K'god: Body of 18-yr-old plantation worker who went missing on Thursday found in river in Panattur
Kasaragod: The body of a young worker from Belagavi, who had gone missing in the waters of the river at Manjathadka in Panattur was found on Monday morning after extensive search by the police and fire brigade personnel.
The deceased is identified as Durgappa (18), who was working as an assistant to the driver of an earthmover at a pineapple cultivation centre of the Rajapura Horticultural Corporation.
Durgappa reportedly had gone missing on Thursday, July 17 afternoon, when he went out on his motorbike to get food. As his bike was also not found, it was suspected that he had drowned in the river.
The owner of the cultivation centre had filed a complaint with the Rajapura Police, who searched for Durgappa in the river waters with the help of the fire brigade staff members and the locals.
The heavy showers in Kasaragod during the weekend and high tide in the river proved a hurdle for the search and the worker’s body was found on Monday morning, when the search was continued.
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Ready to face no-confidence motion, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Hassan (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the Congress government led by him was ready to face the no-confidence motion if moved by the opposition during the legislature session from December 8.
With Deputy CM D K Shivakumar by his side, he reiterated that they would both abide by the high command's decision on the leadership issue.
"Let them (opposition) bring in a no-confidence motion or adjournment motion or any other motion. We are ready to face it. Ours is an open book, transparent government. We are ready to face anything," Siddaramaiah said in response to a question.
However, BJP state President B Y Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R Ashoka, clarified that the party, along with the JD(S) has not discussed or decided anything so far regarding moving a no-confidence motion against the government.
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The winter session of the Karnataka legislature will begin in Belagavi, bordering Maharashtra, on December 8 and will go on till 19th of this month.
Not wanting to react to a question on the leadership issue, the CM said the Congress high command is very strong.
"D K Shivakumar and I will be committed to whatever the high command decides," he said.
Earlier in the day in Bengaluru, Shivakumar accompanied AICC Mallikarjun Kharge till airport from Vidhana Soudha, after paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary, which had led to some speculation about possible discussion between the two on the leadership issue.
The power tussle within the ruling party had intensified amid speculation about a change in chief minister in the state, after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20.
However, both the CM and Deputy CM had recently held breakfast meetings at each others residences, on the instructions of the high command, which is seen as a move to pause the leadership tussle between the two and to signal Siddaramaiah's continuation as the CM for the time being, especially ahead of the Belagavi legislature session.
