In the meeting, the action taken so far in the development and providing infrastructure facilities to the border areas of the state from the concerned departments was reviewed and a report has been sought by the government within 10 days regarding the future plans in this direction.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 27 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday assured that compensation would be given to the kin of youth who died due to electrocution.

Raipur Jan 21 PTI Expressing concern over the rise in COVID-19 casualties Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has instructed health officials to conduct an audit of deaths due to the infection an official said The state has reported 82 deaths in the last 10 days due to the infection and comorbidities the official said The state on Thursday reported 15 deaths the highest single-day fatalities since the cases started increasing early this month The chief minister has expressed serious concern over the sudden increase in the number of deaths due to COVID-19 the official from the state public relations department said After receiving information about 15 deaths Baghel directed the principal secretary of the health department to ensure that an audit is conducted for each of the casualties he said Baghel also directed all district collectors to remain alert and strictly monitor the situation in view of the rising deaths he added As per an official release the chief minister has directed senior administrative officers to ensure that proper arrangements are in place to prevent the spread of infection and to provide better treatment facilities to the infected persons Instructions have been given to hospitalise patients based on their health condition and collectors have been asked to ensure strict adherence of COVID-19 guidelines and monitor the health of patients in home isolation it said Till Thursday the state had recorded 1081178 COVID-19 cases which includes 13697 casualties and 1035745 recoveries There are currently 31736 active cases in the state PTI TKP ARU ARU

Patna Nov 16 PTI Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting with officials on issues related to the liquor ban in the state and asked them to take stern action against those policemen and excise department staffers found to have violated the prohibition themselves an official said The meeting was convened after 47 people died recently due to the consumption of spurious liquor in the state The seven-hour meeting was attended by all ministers senior administrative and police officials of the state Talking to reporters after the meeting Chaitanya Prasad Additional Chief Secretary Department of Home said The CM condemned the recent hooch incidents and has given strict instructions to the officials concerned to take action against those who are involved in these cases The CM has also given an order to take stern action against policemen including Station House Officers SHOs if they are found to have been involved in violation of the liquor ban in the state he said Strict departmental action will be initiated against those SHOs who have failed to enforce the prohibition in their respective areas he said adding that they will not be given posting as a station in-charge for the next ten years Forty-seven people across the state died after allegedly consuming illicit liquor since Diwali The Nitish Kumar government had on April 5 2016 banned the manufacture trade storage transportation sale and consumption of liquor in the state Instructions have also been given to senior officials of the Prohibition Excise Registration Department as well as the police to conduct frequent meetings and discuss the issues involving prohibition Prasad said An in-depth investigation will be conducted in the recent hooch tragedies and those found guilty should be subjected to trial the additional chief secretary said The CM also directed the officials concerned to identify the routes through which liquor is being smuggled to Bihar from other states and maintain a close vigil he said The state government will soon start a campaign about the ill effects of drinking alcoholic beverages he added SK Singhal Director General of Police who was also present in the meeting told reporters A decision has also been taken to identify those police stations in the state where no action was taken or recoveries were made under the prohibition law in the last two-three years All SHOs have been instructed to strengthen the intelligence gathering mechanism in their respective areas to nab those who indulge in manufacturing or supplying illicit liquor in Bihar from outside he said Departmental action has already been taken against 206 policemen including two inspectors and 30 sub-inspectors who failed to enforce the prohibition in their respective areas he added PTI PKD BDC BDC

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Agra Aug 23 PTI Two people were killed and 15 injured when the roof of a house caved in during a birthday party here on Monday an official said The incident took place at Dhandhupura locality in Taj Ganj area of Agra around 830 pm At the time of the incident the cake was being cut and some guests were dancing According to District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh two people were killed and 15 received injuries The rescue operation is going on and the injured were sent for treatment to various private hospitals and the government-run SN Medical College Ashish 20 one of the injured told PTI that 30 people were present in the party at the time of the incident UPs Additional Chief Secretary Information Navneet Sehgal said The Uttar Pradesh chief minister has instructed the district administration to carry out relief work Instructions have also been issued to remove the debris and make available medical treatment facilities he said PTI CORR NAV RDK RDK