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Shivamogga:Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has condoled the loss of lives in an incident of a stone quarry blast, which took place at the outskirts of the city last night, in which eight people had been killed and several others sustained injuries.

The Prime minister in a Twitter message had stated that “Pained by the loss of lives in Shivamogga. Condolences to the bereaved families”.

The Prime minister in his message also assured to secure all possible assistance to the affected in the incident.

All the victims were reportedly hailed from Bihar, and working at the stone crushing site as labourers, the sources added. (UNI)