Road caves in by 10 feet in NR Pura
Chikkamagaluru: Many roads including state highways have reportedly been caved in following the heavy downpour in Malnad.
The road near Melpal in NR Pura has dramatically caved-in. The incident took place between Melpal-Hodsalu villages. The road caved in by 10 feet for around 300 meters. Due to which, the roads connecting tens of villages has been disrupted.
Hebbal Bridge sinks again
Hebbal Bridge near Kalasa near Mudigere Taluk has once again sunk. The bridge has sunk for 15 times in the past 42 days. There has been heavy rainfall in Kudremukh and Kalasa regions. The bridge that connects Kalasa to other places has also inundated.
On Chikkamagaluru-Sringeri highway, people are driving vehicles with anxiety as the mudsliding is taking place.
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Kerala leader M A Baby elected CPIM general secretary
Madurai(PTI): Former Kerala minister M A Baby was elected as the CPI(M) general secretary at the 24th party congress here on Sunday, sources said.
A section of the party leaders had backed All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) president Ashok Dhawale for the post.
Born to P M Alexander and Lilly Alexander in Kerala's Prakkulam in 1954, Baby's first exposure to politics came when he joined the Kerala Students Federation, the predecessor of the Students Federation of India, during his school days.
He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1998.
Baby has been a member of the Politburo, the highest decision-making body of the CPI(M), since 2012.
The post of the party general secretary fell vacant following the death of Sitaram Yechury last year, after which Prakash Karat took over as the interim coordinator.
The 24th party congress of the CPI(M) began on April 2 and will end on Sunday.
