Massive fire destroys shop in Belthangady
Belthangady: In a fire incident reported from Belthangady, the fire completely charred down a shop in a complex near the private bus stand here in the city on Friday late night.
According to the reports the shop located at Gurunarayan Commercial Complex near private bus stand caught fire late in the night. The shop used to sell fancy and saloon items, the reports added.
The local fire brigade unit was informed about the incident at 10.30 pm on Friday night and by the time the team reached the spot, major part of the shop was already engulfed in the fire. The team then stopped the fire from further spreading to other shops.
The exact reason of the incident was not yet ascertained and the fire brigade team suspected it to be due to electric short circuit.
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Priyanka Gandhi participates in various official, outreach programmes in Wayanad
Wayanad(Kerala) (PTI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday took part in various official and outreach programmes, including inaugurating a health laboratory, in her Lok Sabha constituency.
Vadra, who is in Kerala on a three-day visit, inaugurated a health laboratory in Malappuram that was set up by the Kalikavu Service Cooperative Bank.
Later in the day, she interacted with potters at Nilambur, held a meeting with the Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) state president T P Abdullah Koya Madani at Edavanna and met locals at Wayanad Churam (tunnel) bypass road at Chippilithode.
Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen (KNM) is an Islamic reformist organisation.
The pottery workers, who presented Vadra with several gifts made by them, told the Congress MP about the difficulties faced by them in their profession.
She assured them that she will work on their issues.
Regarding the Wayanad Churam bypass road, the Congress MP told the people that she has already spoken to the Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari who has constituted a committee for a study to explore what is possible here and what is not.
She said that she will request for expediting the process.
