New Karnataka Cabinet has 8 first-time ministers
Bengaluru: The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government has gotten its full-fledged, 34-minister Cabinet, as 10 ministers took oath on May 20 and the remaining 24 were sworn in on Saturday.
Of the 24 new ministers who took oath on Saturday, eight are getting their first chance at handling a ministry of the Karnataka state government.
K Venkatesh from Periyapatna, KN Rajanna from Madhugiri, Mankal Vaidya of Bhatkal, Lakshmi Hebbalkar of Belgaum Rural, NS Bosaraju of Raichur, Bhyrathi Suresh of Hebbal, Madhu Bangarappa of Sorab, MC Sudhakar of Chintamani and B Nagendra of Ballari Rural are greenhorns as ministers.
The rest 26 MLAs headed ministries in the earlier state governments.
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Man beaten to death by unidentified people for stealing cattle in Jharkhand's Godda
Godda (PTI): A man was beaten to death allegedly for stealing cattle in Jharkhand's Godda district, a police officer said on Thursday.
The 45-year-old man identified as Pappu Ansari was a resident of Ranipur village under Pathargama police station limit of the district, the police officer said.
The incident occurred in Matihani village under Poraiyahat police station limit on Wednesday night. Ansari was beaten to death by unidentified persons over stealing cattle.
Confirming the incident, Deputy Superintendent of Police J P N Chaudhary said the victim had a criminal record and had been to jail in several occasions in the past.
An investigation was underway to ascertain how the incident took place, the persons involved in the crime, the DySP said.
More details would be provided only after the investigation, Chaudary added.
