CM Ibrahim to take over as JD(S) State President tomorrow
Bengaluru: Member of Vidhan Parishad K N Thippeswamy on Saturday said that former minister and former MLC CM Ibrahim will take over as the State President of JD(S) on April 17.
Addressing a press conference earlier today he said, “The current state president and MLA HK Kumaraswamy will take over as the Parliamentary Board President from tomorrow after making way for Ibrahim as the state president. The ceremony will commence tomorrow at 10:15 am at the party office here in J P Bhavan”.
Party national president H D Deve Gowda, former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and others will be present during the event, he added.
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5 schoolchildren among 7 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan
Islamabad (PTI): At least seven people, including five schoolchildren and a policeman, were killed on Friday in a remote-controlled blast in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to media reports.
The blast occurred at 8.35 am near a school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province, Dawn newspaper reported.
“It appears that an IED (improvised explosive device) attached to a motorcycle was detonated near a police mobile,” Kalat Division Commissioner Naeem Bazai was quoted as saying in the report.
“So far, seven individuals have been killed, including five school students,” Bazai said. At least 22 people were injured in the attack.
Most of those injured were schoolchildren, Geo News reported, adding that they were shifted to a nearby hospital.
A police van and several auto-rickshaws were damaged in the explosion, according to the report.
An emergency was declared across all Quetta hospitals after the blast, the report said quoting the provincial health department spokesperson, adding that all doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses and other medical staff were summoned.
