12-year-old girl forced to quit school to work as domestic help in Mangaluru

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May 14, 2016

Mangaluru, May 14: A minor girl who was forced to discontinue her education and work as a domestic help for a male medical student in his rented house at Babbukatte near Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city was rescued by the Childline.

girlSoon after receiving a tip-off through its helpline (1098) Childline Mangaluru acted swiftly and rescued the 12-year-old child labourer.

Their centre coordinator Sampath Katti said that a joint operation was carried out along with the officials of the labour department, district child protection unit and the police.

The rescued girl hails from a poor family in Kodagu district. Her parents were working as labourers in a coffee plantation in Virajpet. The plantation proprietor's son is a student in one of the medical colleges in Mangaluru, and the girl was brought here to work as a domestic help in his rented house in Babbukatte, Sampath said.

"We will enroll the girl in a school under the 'shaale kade namma nade' programme of the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. The girl has been produced before the Child Welfare Committee for rehabilitation," he added.

The girl has revealed that even though she wanted to continue studies her parents forced her to work as a child labourer.

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SHAMEEM ANSARI
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Saturday, 14 May 2016

the idiot student what will he give to society after the completion of medical... ? doctor create worst patient

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January 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 16: A protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register organised by the Muslim Central Committee of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts near Adiyar on Wednesday signalled a snowballing opposition to the measures.

Harsh Mander, former Indian Administrative Service officer-turned-social activist, asserted that the nation’s fight against 'fascist' forces including Bharatiya Janata Party and its parent organisation Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh began over 100 years ago when Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa and led the freedom movement against the British.

In his address, Mr Mander asserted that the fight against CAA and NRC is also a campaign to save the secular fabric of the nation. He added that the fight began over a century ago when Hindu Mahasabha and other organisations popped up with their vision to turn the nation into a Hindu country.4

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June 23,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 23: The wholesale fresh fish dealers have voluntarily decided to suspend sale for 10 days from June 24 in the wake of fresh coronavirus outbreak in the region. 

Convening the collective decision of the traders in a letter, K Ashraf, working president of the association of Mangaluru fisheries harbour fish traders and commission agents, has urged the deputy commissioner to formally impose ban on fish trade in the city for next 10 days to prevent the spread of the covid-19. 

Mr Ashraf stated that decision was taken as many fish traders suffering from symptoms such as cough, cold and fever for last few days and some of the traders have got themselves admitted in hospitals for treatment. 

The letter urged the DC to prevent and ban unauthorized traders selling fish not only in Bander but also in neighbourhoods like Ullal Kotepur, Hoige Bazar, Bengre, Farangipet, near VRL, Kudroli, Kallapu and Maripalla. 
 

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March 22,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 22: A 22-year-old man from Bhatkal who had returned from Dubai on March 19 has tested positive for coronavirus.

Sindhu B Rupesh, Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada confrimed this today.

The youth, after landing at Mangaluru International Airport had got admitted to Govt Wenlock Hospital.

The total number of coronavirus positive patients in India rose to 342 on Sunday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

A total of 16,999 samples from 16,109 individuals have been tested for COVID-19 as of 10:00 am on March 22, as per ICMR data.

India reported two deaths today from the highly contagious virus - one each in Maharashtra and Bihar - taking the tally to six, as per state authorities.

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