Senior RSS worker seeks BJP nomination from Dakshina Kannada in 2024 LS polls
Mangaluru: Senior Rashtriya Swayam Sevak (RSS) worker and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) Leader Ganesh Shenoy during a press conference here on Monday revealed to have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National President J.P Nadda seeking an opportunity to contest as a party candidate from the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha Constituency.
During the press conference at 'Patrika Bhavan,' Shenoy displayed a copy of the letter addressed to the BJP senior leadership.
He further highlighted that, since the Congress came to power in Karnataka, electricity bill surged by 55%, followed by price of land registration, milk, buttermilk, curd also surged. “Harassment of Hindu activists has also increased, however, our leaders have not protested properly.”
Shenoy added, "Narendra Modi's achievements have not reached every home. This is why, even at this age, I am entering politics." BJP workers Panambur Narasimha Bhandarkar and K. Venkatesh Naik were present at the press conference.
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Lift collapses at Rajasthan mine, 8 officials of Hindustan Copper Limited rescued, 7 still inside
Jaipur (PTI): Eight of the fifteen members of a team of Hindustan Copper Limited who had been trapped in a mine in Neem ka Thana district since last night were rescued on Wednesday morning.
Fifteen officials of the public sector company got trapped in a mine Tuesday night when a cage used to carry the personnel fell down along the shaft after a rope broke, police said.
Three persons were rescued and taken out of the mine in the first round and five more were taken out in the second round.
Neem ka Thana Collector Sharad Mehra told reporters that remaining persons would also be taken out in around two hours.
Earlier, Dr Mahendra Singh, a part of the medical team, said the three rescued were sent to SMS hospital in Jaipur with fractures and other injuries.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said officials have been instructed to speed up the relief and rescue operations.
"Information was received about the accident caused by the breakage of the lift rope in the Kolihan mine of Hindustan Copper Limited in Khetri, Jhunjhunu. The concerned officials have been instructed to immediately reach the spot and speed up the relief and rescue operations and provide all possible help and health facilities to the affected," he said in a post on X.
A vigilance team, along with senior officials and workers of the state-owned company, had gone inside the mine for an inspection.
However, when they were about to come up, the rope holding the cage broke due to which it collapsed and the personnel were trapped at a depth of several hundred feet, police said.
