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2 days after returning from Dubai on vacation, Udupi youth killed in accident

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August 3, 2016

Udupi, Aug 3: A young Indian expatriate worker, who had come home just couple of days ago on a month-long vacation, lost his life in a road mishap at Ganapanakatte near Moodubelle in Udupi district.

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The victim has been identified as Johnson D'Souza (28), son of Jerald and Margaret from Moodubelle. He was working in Dubai and visited his hometown on July 31.

The tragedy occurred on Tuesday evening when Johnson was riding his motorbike towards Moodubelle town from his house. A speeding tipper lorry coming from the opposition direction rapped into the two-wheeler.

Though a critically injured Johnson was immediately rushed to a private hospital in Manipal, he breathed his last in the night.

He is survived by parents, a brother and three sisters. Jurisdictional Shirva police have registered a case and investigations are on.

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SK
 - 
Wednesday, 3 Aug 2016

RIP,,,,, Condolences to the family....sad incident

Mohammed SS
 - 
Wednesday, 3 Aug 2016

My heartfelt condolences for the family, indeed it is a very sad news unfortunately life and death is not in our hand. At least he was safe in Gulf Country, people should think about the safety of our stupid and uncultured India before commenting about other countries.

Thanzeel
 - 
Wednesday, 3 Aug 2016

Very Sad!

Heartfelt Condolence to the Family

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August 3,2020

Koppal, Aug 3: The activists of Popular Front of India (PFI) have won the heart of the people by performing the last rites of a local leader of Bharatiya Janata Party in Koppla district of Karnataka. 

Somashekhara Gowda, a senior BJP leader in Koppal’s Gangavathi died of covid-19. His family members were reportedly quarantined. His own party activists also were not ready to participate in the last rite due to the fear of coronavirus infection.

Following requests, a team of PFI comprised of district secretary Fayaz, and members Yaseen, Abdul Aalam, Shamid Razi and Husain Azarauddin performed the last rites as per Veerashaiva Lingayat traditions. 

Speaking to media persons PFI district president Zaheer Abbas lamented that people still have plenty of misconceptions about covid-19. “Due to the misconceptions, performing the last rites of those who die of covid-19 has become a challenge,” he said.

He said that PFI activists followed all the health guidelines and took necessary precautions while performing the last rites. “Under the guidance of district health officials and with the consent of the family members of the deceased, the last rites were performed as per Veerashaiva Lingayat traditions,” he said.

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May 5,2020

Bengaluru, May 5: Migrant workers blocked national highway near Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru on Monday, demanding to be sent back to their home states.

Revenue Minister R Ashok and CM's Political Secretary Vishwanath visited the spot and sent all migrant workers to BIEC center.

The protest caused more traffic and Peenya Police Inspector also suffered minor injuries while sending the migrants. Most of the migrants hail from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

As per the information from, some migrant workers tried to throw stones at the police while they tried to evacuate them from the road to the BIEC center.

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January 1,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 1: Karnatak Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol has said that the state government wrote to the Centre to fix the technical glitches in FASTag system.

"We have brought this issue to the notice of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari," he told reporters on Tuesday.

In response to the flood relief by the state government, Karjol said that the approximate cost of roads damaged in the floods was Rs 7000 crore and the government would take up the repair works soon.

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