Is Siddaramaiah cornered in cabinet expansion?
Bagalkote, June 7: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah denied the allegation that he and his supporters were neglected in the expansion of the cabinet of the coalition government.
During his first visit to his constituency Badami after election here on Thursday, he offered pooja to goddess Banashankari Devi. Later, he told reporters that his close aides were in the cabinet. One should discharge his duty for the Congress party and government and not for his close friends or followers. Vacant six posts would be filled based on the basis of the region, caste and social justice, he said.
The allegation that Congress has bowed down to JDS is far from truth. The Congress has given up the CM post to JDS only to keep communal BJP at bay. He would develop Badami constituency comprehensively in the five years, he said.
Condolence
Siddaramaiah also visited the house of farmer Rajappa Jalageri who committed suicide on May 35 at Jammanakatti in Badami taluk, and consoled the family members and gave a cheque for Rs 5 lakh from the government and Rs 1 lakh personally as compensation.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
