Vitla: Workers trapped in landslide incident near Kayaradka
Vitla: A landslide incident occurred on Friday in Kayaradka near Surikumer, trapping workers under the soil as a hill collapsed.
The affected laborers have been identified as Rajesh Naik Baila and Umesh Naik Nellie, both locals. The incident unfolded during construction work on the compound of Jacinta Martis' house. As the soil was being excavated for foundation work, a section of the hill collapsed, trapping the workers underneath.
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Local residents came to the rescue, managing to extricate the trapped workers. Following the rescue, Rajesh Naik Baila and Umesh Naik Nellie were taken to a private hospital for medical attention.
Vitla Police Inspector Nagaraj H and Revenue Officer Vijay visited the site to assess the situation.
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Punjab Police cops withdrawn from Kejriwal's security
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI): Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, the state police chief said on Thursday.
"Time to time, we get reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and we share them with the concerned agencies.
"Following the directions of the Delhi police and the Election Commission today, we withdrew the component of the Punjab police in the security of Kejriwal ji," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Patiala.
"We showed our concerns to them. We will remain in touch with them. We will share our inputs with the Delhi police," he said.
The development comes ahead of the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly on February 5. The poll results are set to be declared on February 8.
