Landslide near Gandi Bagilu: Hundreds of rubber, areca trees damaged
Belthangady, August 9: Hundreds of rubber trees were washed away in the water due to a major landslide creating a new stream near Gandi Bagilu of Neriya village in the taluk and two houses were also damaged in the incident.
A house belonging to Renni was also washed away in the gushing water and the family members escaped unhurt. The incident happened at 7 am. Renni, his wife and two children ran out of the house hearing the sound. Surprisingly, 70-year-old Eliyamma who was sleeping inside the house escaped miraculously. She sustained minor injuries as the water washed away the wall of the room where she was sleeping.
Rubber trees were also damaged in the incident. A tank situated in the plantation belonging to Joseph was also covered with mud and more than hundred areca trees were washed away. The intensity of the incident was so much that it has created a big sound with the sliding of an entire hill due to which a canal was created. Till now, the water is flowing in the canal. A few years ago, two houses were washed away in the same kind of incident in Neriya village.
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Fan tries to die by suicide over Nikhil Kumaraswamy's bypoll loss
Bengaluru: Channapatna JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who lost the byelection to C.P. Yogeshwar of Congress, on Sunday consoled a fan who reportedly attempted to end his life and requested him not to repeat such acts.
Manjunath, fondly called Abhi, had even penned a letter before taking the dangerous step. Nikhil, who called on Manjunath at the latter’s home in Kudloor in Channapatna, expressed shock and sadness over the incident.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy reassured Manjunath, expressing his support during the difficult time. He told him that he was deeply troubled to learn of this incident and emphasised that he would stand by him. Nikhil also promised to offer assistance in any way he could, including helping him secure employment opportunities in the future, as reported by the Deccan Herald.
He also reminded Manjunath of the importance of his children’s well-being, urging him to focus on their future. “Please, look at the faces of your growing children. Even I have a three-year-old son. The children are young, let us take care of their future also. I will arrange some job opportunities for you. I might not be an MLA but this is a challenge. I will get you employed,” he said.
Nikhil told media persons that he is extremely hurt more by Manjunath’s attempt to die than by his loss in the election. “At 7:30 a.m., we got a message that in Valetoopu, Manjunath had consumed poison yesterday. In Channapatna, our workers and leaders have built this party with zeal. Let the admiration be there in your hearts but if it crosses the line, your families get hurt and we get very pained by it,” he was quoted as saying by the publication.
Speaking of his byelection loss, Nikhil reiterated that the JD(S) had got its traditional votes, but that the votes of a particular community went against the party.
“Deve Gowda gave reservation to a community. We tried our last attempt to take that community into confidence. But they conveyed to us that they do not require us. In future, we will take other communities into confidence,” he remarked in a veiled reference to Muslims.
Nikhil lost the election by a margin of 25,413 votes to Congress candidate C.P. Yogeshwar.
