Karnataka cabinet ministers finally allocated portfolios; 17-member cabinet has three Dy.CMs
Bengaluru: Karnataka CM Yediyurappa on Monday allocated portfolios to his 17-member cabinet, on a day that also marks completion of his first month as the CM of the state.
Yediyurappa had taken oath as the CM of the state on July 26, and had formed 17-member cabinet more than 20 days after taking oath. Allocation of portfolios was however put on hold which was completed on Monday.
The much sought after post of Dy.CM has been given to three MLAs. Govinda Karajola, Dr. C N Ashwath Narayana and Laxman Savadi will be the Dy.CM I, Dy.CM II and Dy.CM III respectively.
Another important portfolio, Home Ministry excluding Intelligence Wing was given to Basavaraj Bommayi.
KS Eshwarappa was given Rural Development Panchayath Raj Ministry, Govinda Karajol was given Public Works Department along with additional charge of Social Welfare Department, Ashwath Narayan will be the Minister of Higher Education and IT and BT, Science and Technology.
Laxman Sangappa will be the Minister of Transport while R Ashok will be the Minister of Revenue Department excluding Muzarrai.
Former CM Jagadish Shettar is given Large and Medium Scale Ministry excluding Sugar. B Sriramalu was given Health and Family Welfare Ministry excluding Medical Education.
S Suresh Kumar will get Primary and Secondary Education along with Sakala. B Somanna will be the new Housing Minister of the state. C.T Ravi has been allocated Tourism Ministry while also having additional charge of Kannada and Culture.
Kota Srinivas Poojari will get Muzarrai from Revenue Department, Fisheries Ministry and Ports and Inland Transport Ministry. J. C Madhu Swamy will be the Minister of Law, Parliamentary Affairs, and Legislation while also holding additional charge of Minor Irrigation from Water resources Department.
Mines and Geology from Commerce and Industries Department was given to Chandrakantagouda Patil, while Excise was given to H Nagesh. Prabhu Chauhan was made the minister of Animal Husbandry.
The only female minister of the cabinet Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb was made the minister of Women and Child Development, Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens.
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Dangerous explosives found outside Kerala school
Palakkad (PTI): Explosives found outside a school compound in Vadakanthara in this district on Wednesday were confirmed to be of a dangerous nature, according to the First Information Report (FIR).
The explosives were found on Wednesday evening when a student threw one of the devices--which are suspected to be used for eliminating wild boar--resulting in an explosion, causing minor injuries to both himself and an elderly woman nearby, police said.
The FIR states that Narayanan, a 10-year-old student, discovered the explosives near the gate of the Vyasa Vidhya Peedom pre-primary school compound in Vadakanthara at around 3.45 pm.
Excited over the discovery, he threw one of the explosives to the ground, which then exploded with a loud sound, injuring himself and 84-year-old Leela, who was standing nearby.
School authorities and residents rushed to the scene and called the police who searched the place and found four more explosives in a bucket.
The injured were taken to the hospital, and their condition is stable, said police sources.
Palakkad North police have registered a case under section 3(a) (causing an explosion that is likely to endanger life), section 4(a) (keeping explosives with an intention to endanger life and property) of the Explosive Substance Act, and section 75 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act that deals with cruelty to children.
The FIR of the case stated that explosives were of a dangerous nature and were kept at the place to endanger human life.
A team led by a DySP-ranked officer is investigating the case.
According to police, CCTV cameras in the area have been recovered as part of the investigation, and attempts are being made to identify people who kept explosives near the school compound.
BJP district leaders alleged a major conspiracy behind the incident and demanded a thorough probe.
CPI(M) leaders alleged that the school management is affiliated with RSS, and there is training given to volunteers in the area.
Congress has also called for a detailed probe into the incident.
