Bengaluru, October 01: Chief Minister H.D Kumaraswamy said that the expansion of the Cabinet of the coalition government would be completed either on 10 or 12 of this month and all the vacant posts would be filled.

Speaking to reporters here on Monday, the Chief Minister said that the process of Cabinet expansion was on and Congress and JDS leaders have already decided to complete the Cabinet expansion.

Why didn’t centre protect interests of HAL?

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was asking the Congress as to why it has been making allegations about Rafale fighter jets deal. But though the central government has the veto power, why it did not protect the interests of the HAL, Kumaraswamy asked.



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Godda (Jharkhand) (PTI): A tribal couple and their minor son were allegedly hacked to death by their relatives in Jharkhand's Godda district over suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place in Danga Tola under Deodanr police station area late on Monday and police recovered their bodies on Tuesday.

"A tribal couple and their minor son were hacked to death at Danga Tola in Godda. Preliminary investigation suggests the victims were killed over suspicion of practising witchcraft," Godda Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ashok Ravidas told PTI.

Three persons have been arrested so far, he said.

"Police have arrested three persons in this connection. During initial interrogation, the accused told the police that they suspected that the victims were practising witchcraft," the SDPO said.

The axe used to kill them has also been recovered, and further investigation into the matter is underway, he said.

Deodanr police station officer-in-charge Amit Marki said the deceased tribal couple has been identified as Darbari Murmu (55) and his wife Maki Baski (50).

Their deceased son was around 12 years old. The bodies have been sent to Sadar Hospital in Godda for post-mortem examination.