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3 from Kerala feared killed in US apartment fire

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October 29, 2016

Alapuzza, Oct 29: Three members of a family hailing from near Pattanakkad here were killed after a fire at their apartment complex in New Jersey . The news regarding their death was confirmed by their relatives at Putiyakavu on Friday morning.

Untitled-1Venugopal R, an assistant sub-inspector with the excise department, said his nephew Vinod B Damodaran, 44, wife Sreeja, 38, and their daughter Ardhra, 13, of Geethanjali House, Putiyakavu, Pattanakkad were killed after a fire in their apartment complex in New Jersey on Monday .

"Vinod, who was a research scientist at Rutgers University there, used to call us daily. But he did not call us from Monday .Though we tried to contact him, we could not reach him. Following this, we contacted the university officials and they informed us that the family was among the victims of the fire mishap. Their bodies were almost completely burned. So the process for a DNA test is progressing. Their bodies will be cremated there. We are trying to complete the legal procedures there as soon possible with the help of Indian Embassy, Norka-Roots and various Malayalee associations in USA," he said.

Vinod and family had visited Puthiyakavu in April. Vinod was working in Bombay and he and his family left Bombay for USA eight years ago. Ardhra was an eight standard student in New Jersey .

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January 20,2020

Mysuru, Jan 20: Fears over CAA and proposed NRC have affected the ongoing 7th economic census. Following complaints of violence against enumerators and registration of FIR with people declining to give information, the state government has asked deputy commissioners and superintendents of police to hold awareness programmes about it.

The planning, programme monitoring & statistics department has requested the home department to provide cooperation at the police station level while additional chief secretary P Ravi Kumar, in his letter to all DCs, has asked them to create awareness. According to sources, enumerators in T Narasipura town of Mysuru district faced resistance as some residents misunderstood the reason for this census.

A senior officer of the directorate of economics and statistics said that additional chief secretary (ACS- Planning, Programme Monitoring & Statistics Department) Shalini Rajneesh has written to the home department and superintendents of police of all districts seeking their help to create awareness about the economic census.

According to sources in the directorate, in many places, people are refusing to share information under the misconception that it is related to CAA/ NRC. “Many are mistaken about the economic census. As a precaution, police help has been sought,” an officer said.

Authorities in Mysuru said the 7th economic census began on December 20 and will conclude on March 30.

“In Mysuru city alone, we need to cover a population of 11 lakh. In T Narasipura, we faced problems due to misconceptions about Census and CAA. We reported the incident which happened in an area where minorities reside in large numbers,” he explained. Mysuru SP CB Rishyanth said his office has not received any direction in this matter.

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August 7,2020

Udupi, Aug 6: Three people including police personnel entered a well and rescued an elderly woman who had accidentally fallen into Udupi on Thursday.

A police sub-inspector and two others got down into a well and rescued the elderly woman, who accidentally fell into well at near her home at Kukkikatte.

The locals immediately alerted to police and fire and rescue personal.

Udupi town police sub-inspector Sadashiva Govroji, fire and rescue staff Vinayaka and a local Auto-driver Rajesh Nayak got into the well and brought the woman out safely.

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April 16,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 16: The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday has identified eight districts from Karnataka as COVID-19 hotspots.

Districts that have reported a higher number of cases are classified as hotspots, the districts where cases have been reported as non-hotspots, and green zones where no cases have been reported.

Bangalore Urban, Mysuru, Belagavi, Dakshina Kannada, Bidar, Kalaburgi, Bagalokote and Dharwad have been identified as Covid-19 hotspots by Union Health Ministry, tweeted the state health department on Wednesday.

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