Kodagu; Measures were taken to save flood-hit people: CM Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Appropriate measures will be taken to evacuate Hattihole village’s people who are badly hit by rains. Concerned authorities have already visited the spot and would take appropriate steps to evacuate people Said Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
Speaking to reporters, the Chief Minister said that he had discussions with Air Force officials to help people in these districts.
PWD Minister Revanna, Tourism and District in-charge Minister SR Mahesh have camped there to rescue the people, the Chief Minister said.
“I have spoken to the DCs of rain affected areas, including Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Chikmagalur, Shimoga, and Udupi districts and collected the information about the situation. They have been instructed to assist the public,” Kumaraswamy added.
I have directed the District in-charge ministers, deputy commissioners of these respective districts to rush to these districts and intensify the rescue operations.
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5 schoolchildren among 7 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan
Islamabad (PTI): At least seven people, including five schoolchildren and a policeman, were killed on Friday in a remote-controlled blast in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to media reports.
The blast occurred at 8.35 am near a school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province, Dawn newspaper reported.
“It appears that an IED (improvised explosive device) attached to a motorcycle was detonated near a police mobile,” Kalat Division Commissioner Naeem Bazai was quoted as saying in the report.
“So far, seven individuals have been killed, including five school students,” Bazai said. At least 22 people were injured in the attack.
Most of those injured were schoolchildren, Geo News reported, adding that they were shifted to a nearby hospital.
A police van and several auto-rickshaws were damaged in the explosion, according to the report.
An emergency was declared across all Quetta hospitals after the blast, the report said quoting the provincial health department spokesperson, adding that all doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses and other medical staff were summoned.
