Hubballi, February 25: Former Chief Ministers Siddaramaiah and BS Yeddyurappa met and each other at Huballai airport here on Monday.

In wake of forthcoming Lok Sabha election, both the leaders have kicked off their respective party’s campaigning.

Siddaramaiah, who was supposed to go to Khanapura in Belgagavi, and Yeddyurappa, who was slated to participated in Vijaya Sankalpa Yatre in Haveri, arrived at the Hubballi airport in the same flight.

After crossing paths with Yeddyurappa, Siddaramaiah tweeted “Outside politics, I and Yeddyurappa are good friends. Power and position are not permanent here. Ultimately, human relationship between us will win”, he tweeted.

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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.