Smart City fund to slaughterhouse: MLA Sanjeeva Matandoor walks out of press conference
Mangaluru, October 09: Declining to answer the queries of reporters, MLA Sanjeeva Matandoor walked out of a press conference convened by him at district BJP office here on Tuesday.
“Minister Khader has given Rs 15 crore for the development of the slaughterhouse under the Smart City Project because of his concerns towards the cleanliness of the city. Isn’t it,” reporters asked the MLA at the press conference.
Unable to answer the question properly, Sanjeeva Matandoor walked out of the press conference suddenly, creating embarrassment to MLA Bharat Shetty, Vedavyas Kamath and others who were present on the dais.
Before this, Sanjeeva Matandoor also failed to answer another question raised by the reporters. At one stage, the MLA said “it’s enough in this press conference. Let us finish this” and tried to switch off the mic.
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
