Bengaluru, Dec 19: A labourer died when a heap of mud caved in on him during a storm water drainage work in the city on Wednesday.

The victim has been identified as Madivalappa Gouda (27), hailed from Alagadali village in Shahapur taluk of Kalaburgi district.

The Water Board was laying water supply pipeline near Padmavathi Kalyana Mandir in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. Three workers were working in the storm water drainage. At this time, the mud caved in on them. But the locals rescued two of them, while Madivalappa trapped under the mud and died, it is said.

Fire brigade rushed to the spot and lifted the body. RR Nagar police registered a case.

Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.



Melbourne (PTI): Three Indian students were among 40 people injured in the terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, according to a media report on Tuesday.

Two out of these three students are believed to be receiving treatment in the hospital, The Australia Today news portal reported. 

The names of the Indian students injured during Sunday's attack have not been disclosed yet.

ALSO READ: Affront to non-Hindi speaking people: Chidambaram slams use of Hindi words in bills' names

The Indian students sustained injuries during the shooting, and their exact condition has not been formally confirmed yet, it said. 

Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, 50, opened fire on a gathering during the Jewish festival Hanukkah by the Sea celebration.

At least 15 people were killed in the attack, including a 10-year-old child. Five of the injured remain in critical condition, while two injured police officers are in serious but stable condition, it added.

New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the investigation is expanding as new information emerges, including international travel by the alleged attackers and the discovery of extremist material, the report said.