Three men killed in separate bull-related incidents during festival events in Haveri
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Haveri: Three men lost their lives in separate incidents involving bulls during bull-taming contests and procession events held across Haveri district on Wednesday, coinciding with the Deepavali ‘Hatti Habba’ festivities.
The deceased were identified as Chandrashekhar Kodihalli (70), a retired HESCOM employee from Daneshwarinagar, Ghanisab Bankapur (75) from Devihosur village, and Bharath Hingameri (24) from Tilavalli village in Hanagal taluk, according to a report in Deccan Herald.
In the first incident, Chandrashekhar was walking along Old PB Road in Haveri town when a bull from the nearby ‘Kobbari Hori Habba’ bull-taming event near Veerabhadreshwar Temple broke loose and gored him fatally. He was rushed to Haveri District Hospital, where he was declared dead. The case falls under the Haveri Town Police Station limits.
In Devihosur village, within Haveri Rural Police Station limits, Ghanisab Bankapur was sitting on a platform near a house when a bull from a procession reportedly panicked and attacked him, piercing his neck and chest with its horns. He was taken to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries on the way.
In another incident, a bull-taming contest in Tilavalli village under Adur Police Station limits turned tragic when Bharath Hingameri, a spectator, was gored in the chest. The impact caused him to fall and sustain head injuries. He was taken to the district hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.
Superintendent of Police Yashodha Vantagodi confirmed that while two deaths occurred during bull-taming events, one was linked to a bull procession. She further said the Tilavalli event was held without official permission, and police have launched an investigation into the matter.
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Udhayanidhi accuses BJP of not releasing funds for TN
Gobichettipalayam (PTI): Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday charged the BJP government at the Centre with not releasing funds to the state and accused it of "snatching" TN's rights.
Addressing a poll rally at Gobichettipalayam in the western Erode district, the DMK youth wing chief claimed the Centre has not released funds to the tune of Rs 3,000 crore for education.
"They (union government) have snatched all our rights," he charged.
With regard to the Centre's proposal for delimitation, he said chief minister M K Stalin was the first person in the country to raise the voice against the union government's move. He claimed that it was a "huge victory" for the INDIA alliance, as the bill was defeated for lack of majority after the opposition voted against it in the Lok Sabha.
Listing out various welfare measures implemented by the DMK government, he said the existing "Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai" (monthly financial assistance for women) will be doubled to Rs 2,000 if DMK was voted to power again.
The deputy chief minister charged that the BJP and AIADMK have tried to stall it by moving the court. "At present more than 1.3 crore women have benefited from the scheme", he said.
"Similarly, the breakfast scheme for the government school students will be extended till Class VIII", he said adding "more than 35 lakh college students across the state will be getting free laptops once the DMK government is formed".
Udhayanidhi also pointed out at the "Illatharasi" poll promise, providing Rs 8,000 worth of coupons to non-income tax paying women where they could buy or replace any household appliances of their choice.
Elections to 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23 and the results declared on May 4 following counting of polled votes.
