Cabinet okays creation of 9 new taluks, including Mulki and Kushalnagar: Minister Deshpande
Bengaluru: Minister RV Deshpande has said that the cabinet has decided to create nine new taluks, including Mulki in Dakshina Kannada district; Kushal Nagar, Ponnampete in Kodagu district; Kalasa in Chikmagalur district, Yargatti in Belagavi district, Harohalli in Ramanagara district, Cheluru in Chikkaballapur district and Terdala in Bagalkot district.
Addressing a press conference at Vidhana Soudha on Thursday, he said that action would be taken to provide necessary infrastructure and to make various departments including revenue, rural development, and public works function in these new taluks.
The above decision was taken during the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on February 25.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
