Four labourers die, nine injured as a truck slips into gorge in Kasargod

January 28, 2014

Kasaragod, Jan 28: Four labourers were killed and nine others injured, some critically, when a borewell-digging truck slipped into a gorge in the hilly Kattankavala village near Chittarikkal, some 40km from Kanhangad.

The mishap occurred around 6pm as the Tamil Nadu registered truck equipped with heavy borewell-digging equipment fell down into the gorge as the vehicle's braking system failed while moving along the sloppy road, sources at the Chittarikkal police station said.

The identity of the dead could not be established as yet, police said, adding that the migrant labourers possibly hailed from Tamil Nadu.

The bodies have been sent to the Pariyaram Medical College and their identity could be established only after inquest, they said.

The injured are also receiving treatment at the hospital. Locals assisted by the police led the rescue operation shortly after the mishap. However, fading light hampered the relief operations.

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DK-Udupi local authorities' constituency by-poll: 4 candidates – Cong, BJP, SDPI, Ind – in fray

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October 8,2024

Mangaluru: The by-election to the legislative council from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi local authorities' constituency will be a contest among four candidates. An independent candidate, Muhammed Riyaz, has withdrawn his nomination on Monday, the last day for withdrawal.

Deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP stated that candidates Kishore BR (BJP), Raju Poojary (Congress), Anwar Sadat S (SDPI), and Dinakar Ullal (independent) will be in the fray.

Polling will be held at 392 booths in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts between 8am and 4pm on Oct 21.

A total of 6,032 voters from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are eligible to vote. While there will be 234 polling booths in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi will have 158 stations. Gram panchayat members, corporators of the Mangaluru City Corporation, members of city municipal councils, town municipal councils, town panchayats, MLAs, MLCs, and Lok Sabha members are eligible to vote.

Election observer of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Pankaj Kumar Pandey, reviewed the poll preparations at the deputy commissioner's office on Monday. He issued directions to officials regarding arrangements to be made during the election and counting of votes.

The deputy commissioner stated that out of 6,032 voters, 3,127 are women and 2,905 are men. He said the counting of votes will be held at St Aloysius PU College in the city on Oct 24.

Udupi deputy commissioner Vidya Kumari K, city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal, Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO Anandh K, Dakshina Kannada SP Yathish N, Udupi SP Arun K, and additional deputy commissioners Santhosh Kumar G and Mamatha Devi were present.

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