Kalaburagi: A six-year-old boy died of snakebite on Tuesday, when he was sleeping at home in Gola (K) village of Shahabad taluk in the district.

Naveen, son of Murugendra Badigera and studying in Class 1 at the Government Primary School in the village, was the victim of snakebite, according to sources.

The six-year-old boy returned home from school Tuesday afternoon and, after lunch, was having a nap. He was reportedly bitten on the ear twice, by the snake.

The child was rushed to the Shahabad government hospital for first aid and then to the Kalaburagi district hospital for further treatment. Naveen apparently did not respond to the treatment and died, the sources said.

A case has been registered at the Shahabad Police Station.

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Varanasi: Comedian Shyam Rangeela has finally filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate from the Varanasi parliamentary constituency on Tuesday, May 14, the last day of filing papers.

Rangeela, who intended to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi had alleged on Monday that he was being denied a nomination from the seat, as he along with several other candidates were reportedly made to wait for filling papers on May 10th and May 13th.

Shyam Rangeela, taking to his official ‘X’ handle, wrote, "With your love and support, I have completed all the requirements as per the rules and submitted the nomination. I also have full faith in the democracy of this country. Now the next two-three days are crucial. Thank you all very much for your cooperation. My electoral future rests in the hands of all election officials who are the custodians of our democracy. With the hope that they all strengthen our faith, Yours Shyam Rangeela.”

Alongside, Shyam, BJP candidate Narendra Modi, Log Party's Vinay Kumar Tripathi, BJP's Surendra Narayan Singh, independent candidates Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Reena Rai, Neha Jaiswal, Ajit Kumar Jaiswal, Ashok Kumar Pandey, Sandeep Tripathi filed their nomination papers on Tuesday.

According to the Election Commision of India, a total of 41 candidates have filed nomination papers from the Varanasi constituency.