Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) The Karnataka Police on Friday arrested three persons in connection with the stone quarry boulder collapse at Madapattana village in Bengaluru South taluk that claimed the lives of seven workers.The arrested accused have been identified as Panduranga, owner of Sai Ram Crusher; Lokesh, the quarry in-charge; and Raju, the local in-charge.According to the police, the three have been taken into custody for questioning. Panduranga had taken Basaveshwara Crusher on lease and w…
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Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Thursday visited the hospital where workers injured in the Madappatna quarry tragedy in Bengaluru are undergoing treatment and blamed the state government’s alleged negligence for the incident that claimed seven lives.At least seven migrant labourers from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and North Karnataka were killed after a huge boulder crashed onto workers at a stone quarry early on Thursday morning.Th…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) In a major development, the Karnataka Police on Thursday said the massive boulder that crushed seven workers to death at a quarry in Bengaluru South taluk was pushed from an upper quarry by an excavator operating at a different quarrying site, indicating alleged negligence that led to the tragedy.At least seven migrant labourers from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and North Karnataka were killed after a huge boulder crashed onto workers at a stone quarry early in the morni…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday expressed grief over the deaths of seven migrant workers from Bihar and North Karnataka in the boulder collapse at a stone crusher unit in Madapattana, Bengaluru South taluk.At least seven migrant labourers from Bihar died after a massive boulder collapsed at a stone quarry in Bengaluru South taluk early in the morning. Several others were injured, while rescue teams fear that more workers remain trapped beneath the de…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) At least seven migrant labourers from Bihar were feared dead after a massive boulder collapsed at a stone quarry in Bengaluru South taluk early on Thursday morning. Several others were injured, while rescue teams fear that more workers remain trapped beneath the debris. The death toll is likely to go up. The incident occurred at around 5 a.m. at the Kaveri Crusher unit in Madapatna village, within the jurisdiction of the Tavarekere Police Station.According to preliminar…