Pandavapura bus tragedy: Siddaramaiah consoles bereaved family members
Mandya: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah visited Kanaganamarady in Pandavarpura taluk in the district where a private bus was fell into a canal and consoled the bereaved family members of the deceased.
Siddaramaiah, who was on a Mysore district tour, visited the spot soon after learning about the incident. He was deeply pained after seeing the dead bodies on the spot.
He has tweeted about the incident, which has caused more than 20 deaths from the incident. My condolences to the deceased family. I am praying that God will pray for us to restart such disasters.
"I am deeply pained by this incident which has taken more than 20 lives. My condolences to the families of the deceased. I pray to God that such incident should never occur," he said in a tweet.
My deepest condolences to the families of all those who died in the tragic bus accident in VC Valley, Mandya. I also pray for speedy recovery of the injured.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) November 24, 2018
I have spoken to @CMofKarnataka & other concerned officials to ensure immediate relief for all those affected.
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Kerala Assembly polls: Trends after 9 am show UDF continues to lead
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): As counting of EVM votes polled in the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections commenced, trends after 9 am show the Congress-led UDF leading in the state.
The UDF was ahead in close to 90 seats, while the CPI(M)-led LDF was leading in over 40 seats with the BJP-headed NDA in the front in around 5 assembly constituencies as EVM votes began to be counted, according to news reports.
As per Election Commission figures, Congress is ahead in 10 seats, CPI(M) in 5, CPI in 2, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) 2 and IUML, RJD and Kerala Congress (KEC) with one each, among others.
The trends appear to support the UDF claim that it would get a huge majority. PTI
If the situation continues, the UDF stand to claim power in the state.
