Khader gets Urban Development, Housing
Bengaluru, June 8: In the JDS-Congress coalition government, Mangaluru MLA UT Khader got Urban Development and Housing portfolios, which were allotted today.
It is said that Khader who is the only Congress MLA from coastal Karnataka would get the ministerial berth in the coalition government.
On June 6, he took oath as the minister at a programme held at Raj Bhavan. Being the only Congress MLA from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu districts, Khader had served as the Health and Food and Civil Supplies Minister in the previous Siddaramaiah –led Congress government effectively.
It may be recalled that ‘Varthabharati’ published a report saying that Khader would get important portfolios like Urban Development and Housing because of his performance in the previous government.
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Two die, six injured as wall of house collapses in Bihar
Aurangabad (Bihar) (PTI): Two persons were killed and six others injured after the wall of a house collapsed on them in Bihar’s Aurangabad district, police said on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Akhileshwar Yadav (55) and Satyanarayan Yadav (65), a senior officer said.
The incident took place on Saturday night when the people had gathered to watch a wedding ceremony in the Obra area, he said.
According to villagers, the wall of a house where the wedding ceremony was going on suddenly collapsed on them, Obra Police Station SHO Nitish Kumar said.
A police team reached the spot after receiving the information, the SHO said.
"Two died on the spot, and the six injured were immediately taken to the nearest government hospital. Their condition is stated to be out of danger," the station house officer said.
The bodies were sent for the post-mortem examinations, said the SHO, adding that the matter was being examined.
