Newly inducted Minister called to Raj Bhavan, administered oath of office for 2nd time by K'taka Guv
Bengaluru, Aug 4: Newly inducted Karnataka Minister Shankar B Patil Munenakoppa was called to Raj Bhavan and was administered oath for the second time by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Wednesday, as he had taken the oath of office twice and did not read the oath of secrecy, at the official ceremony earlier in the day.
"It is observed that Shankar B.Patil Munenakoppa while taking the Oath of Office and Secrecy as Minister has taken the Oath of Office twice and has not read the Oath of Secrecy. Hence, Shankar B.Patil Munenakoppa was recalled to Raj Bhavan and the Hon'ble Governor of Karnataka administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy once again in the evening," a release from the Raj Bhavan said.
Munenakoppa, a MLA from Navalgunda, is among the new faces inducted into the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led cabinet.
A week after taking over as the Chief Minister, Bommai on Wednesday afternoon expanded his new cabinet, by inducting 29 Ministers, with Governor Gehlot administering the oath of office and secrecy to them at the Raj Bhavan here.
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4 of family charred to death in fire at house in Howrah
Howrah (PTI): Four members of a family were charred to death in a fire at their house in West Bengal's Howrah district, officials said on Monday morning.
The incident happened in Sauria village in the Joypur police station area around midnight, they said.
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The deceased were identified as Durjodhan Dolui (72), his son Dudhkumar Dolui (45), daughter-in-law Shibani Dolui (40), and granddaughter Shampa Dolui (15).
An investigation is underway to ascertain how the kuchcha house caught fire, officials said.
Two fire tenders doused the blaze, they said.
The bodies have been sent to a government hospital in Uluberia for post-mortem examination, they said.
The family was very poor, officials said, adding that Dudhkumar also has a son, who works as a migrant labourer outside the state.
