8 month pregnant woman thrown off scooter, crushed to death by bus

September 8, 2016

Mangaluru, Sep 8: In a tragic incident, a pregnant woman was killed today after being hit by a state-run bus at Mukrampady near Puttur on the outskirts of the city.

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The victim has been identified as Aamina (32), wife of Mohammed Kunhi, a resident of Panjigaru village near Bellare in Sullia taluk.

While Mr Kunhi was riding his Honda Activa, eight-month pregnant Aaamina was riding pillion. They were heading to Puttur to meet a gynaecologist for medical check-up.

The tragedy took place at around 11:30 a.m. It is learnt that Mr Kunhi applied brakes when he noticed a speeding bus coming from the opposite direction.

As it was a slippery road, the rider lost control over the two-wheeler and it fell on the road. The pregnant woman also fell on the road. Unfortunately, within a second she was run over by the same bus.

Police said the woman died on the spot, while her husband suffered minor injuries. Her body was immediately taken to a hospital in an attempt to save the baby.

The KSRTC bus bearing register number KA 19 F 3309 was plying from Putturu twards Kumbra. More details are awaited.

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Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi raajiwoon....

Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi Rajivoon.

YA ALLAH, such a heart melting tragedy, MAY ALLAH grant JANNAH,
KSRTC had staged a big protest to hike in their salary , let me ask you is this the reason you want hike in salary, these bus drivers drive so recklessly that they dont even care about the lives of others, its high time now. Govt should take stringent action against these reckless drivers.

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32 students who took SSLC exams test positive for coronavirus

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July 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 5: A total number of 32 SSLC students, who took exams between June 25 and July 3 have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Eighty other students are in home quarantine. As per a press release from the Karnataka government here as of July 3, more than 7.60 lakh students wrote the exam, with 14,745 absentees. The report from the government stated that 3,911 students did not attend the exams as they were in a containment zone. A total of 863 students had not attended the exams as they were unwell.

Last week, a Class 10 student from Hassan had tested coronavirus positive. The student reportedly wrote an exam on June 25, despite having taken the coronavirus test. His positive result reportedly came shortly after he finished writing the exam.

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Dakshina Kannada's covid-19 tally rises to 65 as two more test positive

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May 23,2020

Mangaluru, May 23: Two more persons tested positive for covid-19 in Dakshina Kannada today taking the district's tally to 65.

One among them is a 30-year-old man who had returned from Maharashtra and was under quarantine. He underwent test at a private lab and was tested positive.

The other one is a 41-year-old woman who is a resident of Shirlalu in Beltangady and had symptoms of influenza-like illness.

She was urged by residents in the surroundings of her house to go for a test. She was shifted to Wenlock COVID hospital in the morning on Saturday.

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Karnataka govt hikes salaries of NHM doctors to Rs 45,000

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July 21,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 21: The salaries of doctors under the National Health Mission (NHM) has been hiked to Rs 45,000 in Karnataka, according to Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar.

Addressing the media on Monday, Dr Sudhakar said that the state government will bear the cost of the hike in salaries of the doctors and added that ASHA workers too will get a hike in their pay soon.

Regarding the COVID-19 management in the state, he further said that testing will be increased in the containment zones.

During a meeting chaired by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, the Education Minister said that it had been decided that booth level committees will conduct door to door survey for early detection of influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI), and vulnerable persons.

He also implored private hospitals to admit and treat COVID-19 patients and asked them to not be hesitant in admitting pregnant women.

Karnataka on Monday reported 3,648 COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 67,420, informed the state health department.

According to a bulletin issued by the department, the state recorded 72 more deaths due to COVID-19 with the toll at 1,403 while six patients who tested positive for the infection have died due to non-COVID causes, as of Monday. There are 42,216 active cases in the state.

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What about the nurses???