Ritual begging for Datta Jayanti: C T Ravi leads Maaladhaaris, visits houses in Chikmagalur
Chikmagalur: In the background of Datta Jayanti, MLA C T Ravi led Maaladhaaris on house visits on Wednesday, to observe the practice of ritual begging.
The legislator collected a ration/allowance after conducting the ritual practice beside the Raghavendra Mutt Road, on Basavanahalli Main Road and in Narayanapura in the town.
The locals donated coconuts, bananas, rice, betel nut and jaggery as offerings during the occasion.
On Thursday, December 8, an offering is set to be made to the Dattatreya Swamy in the Irumudi garb. The Datta Jayanti celebrations will also be held at the Inam Dattatreya Peetha. In this regard, thousands of devotees will undertake a Shobhayatre on Wednesday afternoon in Chikmagalur town.
The police have issued a high alert applicable across the district and police security has been deployed.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
