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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Three die of suffocation from smoldering stove in Rajasthan Khairthal-Tijara district
Jaipur, Jan 12: A man, his son and their neighbour died of suffocation after they went to sleep without extinguishing a stove they lit to keep their room warm in Khairthal-Tijara district of Rajasthan, police said on Sunday.
The incident came to light when other family members broke the room's door after noticing that the trio did not come out of the room until Sunday afternoon.
Station House Officer Bhiwadi Devendra Pratap Sharam said Dhananjay (50), his son Ankit (14) and neighbour Abhishek Rai (25), lit a stove in the room to keep themselves warm and went to sleep without extinguishing it on Saturday night.
The windows of the room were closed and there was no ventilation. Overnight, the stove emitted toxic gases, leading to them losing consciousness and subsequently dying from suffocation, he said.
When they did not come out of the room the next day, family members broke the door open and found them unconscious. They were taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared them brought dead, the officer said.
The three hailed from Bihar. Dhananjay worked as a daily wage labourer and his son Ankit was a Class 10 student.
