Minister Khader visits family, pays compensation
Death in wall collapse at Hebbarabail
Puttur, July 08: Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader on Sunday visited the house at Salmara Hebbarabail where a grandmother and grandson died in wall collapse on Saturday and consoled the bereaved family members.
During his visit, the Minister handed over a cheque for compensation of Rs 11 lakh including Rs 5 lakh each for Parvathi and Dhanush and Rs 1 lakh for the damage of the house, from the Disaster Management Fund, to the family. He handed over the cheque to the mother of Dhanush. Condoling the death of the two, the Minister directed the officials to take precautionary measures to avoid such incidents during rains.
The Minister directed City Municipal Council Commissioner Roopa Shetty to serve the notice the family, above the house of Dhanush, which is responsible for the collapse of the wall and asked her to submit the action taken report.
MLA Sanjeeva Marandur, former MLA Shakuntala T Shetty, ZP president Meenakshi Shantigodu, CMC president Jayanti Balnadu, deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil, assistant commissioner HK Krishnamurthy, CMC vice president Vishwanath Gowda, PUDA president Prasad Kaushal Shetty and others were present.
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US Consulate in Dubai reportedly attacked
Dubai: Smoke was seen rising from an area near the United States Consulate in Dubai, according to witness accounts cited by Reuters.
There was no immediate official confirmation on the extent of damage or whether there were any casualties in the incident.
Earlier, the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, was also attacked. Authorities reported damage to the premises, but no casualties were recorded.
The developments come amid heightened tensions in the region, with Iran continuing to target US interests in the Middle East following deadly attacks launched on Saturday by Israel and the United States.
Near US embassy in Dubai pic.twitter.com/z5VTZNVxNO
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