ABKS' fifth indefinite hunger strike enters second day

May 3, 2012

Karmika_Sanga_3 Mangalore, April 3: The fifth indefinite hunger strike launched by Akhila Bharatiya Karmika Sangha (ABKS) in the city demanding the better facilities at ESI Hospital in the city has entered its second day on Thursday.

Led by Sudatta Jain, the members of ABKS demanding the government to upgrade basic facilities for ESI Hospital which caters to the working class, staged an indefinite hunger strike for the first time on March 9, 2009.

When their demands received no response, Sudatta Jain staged a 54- hour long fast- unto – death agitation. The agitation was withdrawn when the then ESI director responding to the agitation, demanded a month's time to implement the demands. When the director failed to keep his word, Jain undertook a 10 km walk and staged a 60 hour fast unto death agitation on December 15, 2010.

The ESI director forced to act partially, implemented some of the demands and ignored other main demands which greatly affected the quality of health care delivered at ESI hospital. Jain, urging the government to implement the remaining demands submitted in 2009 went on an indefinite hunger strike from October 18, 2011 to October 22, 2011. The ESI director inaugurated some facilities and promised to implement all demands, Jain said.

However, the ESI director failed yet again to keep his word, forcing Jain to launch another indefinite hunger strike for the fifth time. When his memorandum presented to the ESI Director and elected representatives received no response on implementing other demands, Jain launched his indefinite hunger strike with a couple of supporters and labour leader G M Gadker from Mysore.

Sudatta Jain clarified that there were no new demands but the old demands submitted since 2009 on upgrading basic infrastructure at ESI Hospital, established in 1979, were still pending with the government. If the ESI director cannot implement the demands, the government must intervene, urged Jain staging a protest in front of DC's Office.

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3 killed as alleged wheeling stunt turns fatal in Bengaluru

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June 21,2020

Bengaluru, June 21: Three youngsters lost their lives when an alleged wheeling stunt turned near Jakkur flyover in the city today morning.

The deceased have been identified as Mohammed Hadi, Ahmed Khan and Syed Riaz, all residents of Nagavara Govindapura.

The tragedy took place at around 6:30 a.m. While two among them died on the spot, the third one breathed his last at a hospital, soruces said.

Yelahanka traffic police have registered a case in this regard.

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Shops selling essentials open only between 9 am and 12 pm in Mangaluru till Mar 31

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March 23,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 23: In its efforts to contain the outbreak of COVID-19, the district administration has ordered that all shops and establishments selling essential commodities to remain open only between 0600 hrs and 1200 hrs from Tuesday till March 31.

Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, in a press release here, announced that autorickshaws and taxis should not ferry passengers and should be utilised only during emergencies and for transportation of essential commodities among others.

Ms Sindhu has also ordered shutting down industries. Only those industries involved in the production of essential commodities, medicines, medical instruments, medicine, fuel, farm produce among others had been exempted, Please log in to get detailed story.

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166 stranded in UAE reach Mangaluru

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June 23,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 23: A charter flight carrying as many as 166 people including a child stranded in United Arab Emirates today reached Mangaluru.

The flight was chartered by M Friends Charitable Trust, Mangaluru and My Community Foundation with the sole intention of helping the repatriation of stranded passengers such as pregnant women, elderly people and those who are in need of emergency medical care.

The flydubia flight FZ4617 took off from Dubai at 2 p.m. and landed at Mangaluru International Airport at 7:22 p.m.

The passengers who arrived from UAE hail from different parts of coastal Karnataka and passengers themselves had borne the ticket fare for their travel.

M Friends president Haneef Haji Goltamajalu has thanked representatives of My Community Foundation and M Friends Trusty Ashraf Abbas Kunjattur, M Friends NRI leader Haneef Puttur, general secretary Rasheed Vittla for their efforts in chartering the flight.

In the last three weeks, 13 special flights with around 2150 passengers from various Gulf countries had landed at Mangaluru airport.

Already, throat swab samples of 1814 passengers, who had arrived in Mangaluru, have been tested and 239 people with international travel history have tested positive and the samples of 1,575 passengers have tested negative so far.