Chitradurga, Nov 4: In a gruesome road accident, two lorry drivers were killed on the spot and three others injured in a head-on collision with a tipper lorry near Hirehalli village of Challakere taluk of the District on Monday morning.
According to the police, the deceased were identified as drivers of both vehicles and they are Sivaraj (35) and Surendra Karatagi.
The injured were shifted to Chitradurga government hospital with one of them critically injured.
Yadgir, Feb 27: A four-year-old girl and her four-month-old sibling died after consuming pesticide mistaking it to juice at Kodal village in Vadagera taluk of Yadgir district on Wednesday.
After noticing her daughters lying lifeless, mother Shehnaz attempted suicide by consuming poison.
Khairunna (4) mistook pesticide for juice and consumed it while her mother was busy doing household chores. She also reportedly made her four-month-old sister drink.
Upon seeing the siblings lying lifeless, Shehnaz, fearing her husband and mother-in-law, attempted suicide by consuming poison.
All three were rushed to Yadgir district hospital. The siblings died while their mother is battling for her life.
Mangaluru, Apr 23: The scarcity of water in Kukkavu area of Belthangady town in Dakshina Kannada district has forced school-going children to dig a well with their hands.
The children studying in primary schools were seen lifting the heavy buckets of water from the well.
The residents were facing the water shortage from the past couple of days, amid the coronavirus lockdown.
A group of five adolescents managed to dug the well as deep as 12 feet within just a span of four days.
" We are facing water problem now. With the support of my five more friends, we dug this well. At the beginning we just found soil, then in the deeper layers, we also found stones. We got access to the water at 10 feet down," said Dhanush, a class 9th student, while speaking to news agency.
The shortage of water during the summer months is a perennial problem in across several states in India, and the growing population has only added to the woes.
In extreme conditions, poor have to draw water from small water holes.
Bengaluru, Jan 10: To deal with the problem of animal waste and illegal slaughterhouses in Bengaluru, Mayor M Gowtham Kumar held discussions with concerned departments and consultants to devise a strategy.
Speaking to ANI, Kumar said, "There are some illegal slaughterhouses in and around Bengaluru. We had a discussion with our Special Commissioner (Health) and Chief Health Officer (CHO) also to take up necessary action. We had a discussion last week also."
He also stated that a program has been framed to find illegal slaughterhouses and to shift animal waste generated every day.
"We have framed a program to find illegal slaughterhouses and design them properly. We have planned with our consultants that for the animal waste generated daily, we need four compactors to shift it either to Hoskote or another place that we have identified. We are on it", he said.
The segregation of animal waste and illegal slaughterhouses has been a continued issue in the Bengaluru civic area, a relief from which is expected after the implementation of proposed steps.
Comments
Add new comment