Soldier Arjun Anniger cremated with full state honour
Dharwad, June 7: The mortal remains of soldier Arjun Yallappa Annigeri of Moraba village in Navalgund taluk who died after a brief illness while working in EME Battalion of the Indian Army in Assam, was created at his native place with full state honours on Wednesday.
He was working in the Indian army for the last 12 years. While working, he had suffered stroke and was getting treatment at Dibrugarh army hospital, but breathed his last at the hospital. He had visited his native place just 15 days back and returned to duty. He is the fourth son to his parents.
He is survived by his father, mother, four brothers and four sisters. His body was kept near the bust of Gandhi for public view at the village in the morning. Later, the last rites were held at the sub-police station premises of the village.
MLA Shankar Patil Munenakoppa, DC Dr SB Bommanahalli, SP G Sangeeta, AC P Jaya Madhav, DySP Dr Chandrashekar, tahsildar KB Korishettar, soldiers welfare and rehabilitation department deputy director Wing Commander Eshwar Kodolli and others paid their homage to the soldier.
The police fired three rounds as a mark of respect to the brave soldier and completed the last rites rituals.
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Two die, six injured as wall of house collapses in Bihar
Aurangabad (Bihar) (PTI): Two persons were killed and six others injured after the wall of a house collapsed on them in Bihar’s Aurangabad district, police said on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Akhileshwar Yadav (55) and Satyanarayan Yadav (65), a senior officer said.
The incident took place on Saturday night when the people had gathered to watch a wedding ceremony in the Obra area, he said.
According to villagers, the wall of a house where the wedding ceremony was going on suddenly collapsed on them, Obra Police Station SHO Nitish Kumar said.
A police team reached the spot after receiving the information, the SHO said.
"Two died on the spot, and the six injured were immediately taken to the nearest government hospital. Their condition is stated to be out of danger," the station house officer said.
The bodies were sent for the post-mortem examinations, said the SHO, adding that the matter was being examined.
