<p>Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Dharwad building collapse, as the toll rose to 12 with five more bodies being pulled out from the debris.</p>

<p>Police also arrested the building's design engineer Vivek Pawar while four other accused are at large including the relative of former Karnataka minister Vinay Kulkarni, police sources said.</p>

<p>On the third day of the rescue operation, bodies of five people, including that of eight-year-old Divya Unakal, Dakshayini (45) and Sangamesh (42), were retrieved from the rubble, police said.</p>

<p>Kumaraswamy said at least 12 people had lost their lives and 54 people had been rescued, with fears that 14 more were still trapped.</p>

<p>"A magisterial inquiry has been ordered. If required, the government is ready for high-level inquiry," Kumaraswamy told reporters after visiting the spot and speaking to the relatives of the victims and injured.</p>

<p>Kumaraswamy said he cannot announce any compensation since the model code of conduct for Lok Sabha polls was in place but he has entrusted the chief secretary to announce adequate compensation to the next to the kin of the deceased and injured.</p>

<p>Anger and frustration were palpable as more bodies were retrieved from the accident site with loud wails of relatives.</p>

<p>Locals sought to know how the civic agencies turned a blind eye to sub-standard materials being used for the construction, though everybody was apprehensive about the strength of the four-storey building.</p>

<p>Earlier the BJP MLA from Hubballi-Dharwad central and former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar visited the spot and took the stock of the situation.</p>

<p>He had demanded Rs 10 lakh to the families of the victims.&nbsp;</p>


Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Dharwad building collapse, as the toll rose to 12 with five more bodies being pulled out from the debris.

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Dharwad building collapse, as the toll rose to 12 with five more bodies being pulled out from the debris. Police also arrested the building's design engineer Vivek Pawar while four other accused are at large including the relative of former Karnataka minister Vinay Kulkarni, police sources said. On the third day of the rescue operation, bodies of five people, including that of eight-year-old Divya Unakal, Dakshayini (45) and Sangamesh (42), were retrieved from the rubble, police said. Kumaraswamy said at least 12 people had lost their lives and 54 people had been rescued, with fears that 14 more were still trapped. "A magisterial inquiry has been ordered. If required, the government is ready for high-level inquiry," Kumaraswamy told reporters after visiting the spot and speaking to the relatives of the victims and injured. Kumaraswamy said he cannot announce any compensation since the model code of conduct for Lok Sabha polls was in place but he has entrusted the chief secretary to announce adequate compensation to the next to the kin of the deceased and injured. Anger and frustration were palpable as more bodies were retrieved from the accident site with loud wails of relatives. Locals sought to know how the civic agencies turned a blind eye to sub-standard materials being used for the construction, though everybody was apprehensive about the strength of the four-storey building. Earlier the BJP MLA from Hubballi-Dharwad central and former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar visited the spot and took the stock of the situation. He had demanded Rs 10 lakh to the families of the victims.

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<p>The death toll in the Dharwad building collapse rose to eleven on Thursday with four more bodies being found from the site, the district information officer said.</p>

<p>Indian Air Force on Wednesday airlifted two teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to Karnataka`s Hubli from Hindon in Uttar Pradesh to join the rescue and search operation after an under-construction building collapsed in Dharwad on Tuesday.</p>

<p>The operation is being conducted jointly by NDRF and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).</p>

<p>The information officer said, "The number of people killed in the building collapse in Dharwad has gone up to eleven after four more bodies were found from the debris today."&nbsp;</p>

<p>More than 60 people have been rescued as the rescue operation continued for the third day.</p>

<p>Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has said that the rescue efforts will be conducted on a war footing and urged locals not to panic.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from ANI)</em></p>


The death toll in the Dharwad building collapse rose to eleven on Thursday with four more bodies being found from the site, the district information officer said.

The death toll in the Dharwad building collapse rose to eleven on Thursday with four more bodies being found from the site, the district information officer said. Indian Air Force on Wednesday airlifted two teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to Karnataka`s Hubli from Hindon in Uttar Pradesh to join the rescue and search operation after an under-construction building collapsed in Dharwad on Tuesday. The operation is being conducted jointly by NDRF and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). The information officer said, "The number of people killed in the building collapse in Dharwad has gone up to eleven after four more bodies were found from the debris today." More than 60 people have been rescued as the rescue operation continued for the third day. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has said that the rescue efforts will be conducted on a war footing and urged locals not to panic. (With inputs from ANI)

Dharwad building collapse: Death toll rises to 11, rescue operation continues

<p>The Karnataka government will adopt the girl child rescued from the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/bengaluru-portion-of-building-collapses-people-feared-trapped-22468" target="_blank">Bengaluru building collapse</a> on Monday.</p>

<p>The girl&#39;s parents had died in the collapse.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>Watch video of the rescue below:&nbsp;</em></p>

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<p>&nbsp;Bengaluru&nbsp;Development Minister KJ George said the government would adopt the girl, and take care of all her expenses.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Government will adopt the girl (whose parents died) who was rescued and will take care of all her expenses: Bengaluru Development Minister <a href="https://t.co/CkV6qd9Ue7">pic.twitter.com/CkV6qd9Ue7</a></p>
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<p>He had earlier announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the next of kin of each of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A total of seven people have died so far.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/bengaluru-portion-of-building-collapses-people-feared-trapped-22468" target="_blank">VIDEO: 7 dead in Bengaluru building collapse</a></p>

<p>Rescue operations are on with a number of people feared trapped in the rubble.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Portions of four buildings had collapsed in the city Ejipura&#39;s area on Monday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It was first thought a cylinder blast had caused the collapse but the Karnataka home minister Ramalinga Reddy seemed to refute the theory.&nbsp;</p>

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?Bengaluru?Development Minister KJ George said the government will take care of all her expenses.??

The Karnataka government will adopt the girl child rescued from the Bengaluru building collapse on Monday. The girl's parents had died in the collapse. Watch video of the rescue below: #WATCH: Girl child rescued from Ejipura building collapse site in Bengaluru. Her parents died in the incident,govt has decided to adopt her. pic.twitter.com/jZcI1VHAf5 — ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2017 × Bengaluru Development Minister KJ George said the government would adopt the girl, and take care of all her expenses. Government will adopt the girl (whose parents died) who was rescued and will take care of all her expenses: Bengaluru Development Minister pic.twitter.com/CkV6qd9Ue7 — ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2017 × He had earlier announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the next of kin of each of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured. A total of seven people have died so far. VIDEO: 7 dead in Bengaluru building collapse Rescue operations are on with a number of people feared trapped in the rubble. Portions of four buildings had collapsed in the city Ejipura's area on Monday. It was first thought a cylinder blast had caused the collapse but the Karnataka home minister Ramalinga Reddy seemed to refute the theory. Cylinders on both ground & first floor had no gas in them so it is unlikely that the buildings collapsed due to blast: K'taka Home Minister pic.twitter.com/X5wTZfutQQ — ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2017 ×

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