Bantwal: Five teenage boys meet watery grave in River Phalguni

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November 7, 2017

Bantwal, Nov 7: Five youth drowned in River Phalguni at Aralu Moolarapattana in Bantwal taluk on Monday evening. The youth ventured into the water for a dip even after being forewarned of the danger in trying to swim at the deep end of the river.

The dead have been identified as Aslam (16), son of Ashraf of Navagrama, Mudaris (17), son of Shareef of Navagrama, Savad (17), son of G Mohammed of Shuntihithlu Kallagudde, Rameez (17), son of K Shareef of Shuntihithlu Kallagudde and Ajmal (17), son of Hakeem. Aslam, Savad and Ajmal were first PU students at Muthooru Composite PU College.As Monday was a holiday, the youth informed their families that they were attending a friend's marriage at Gurpura Kaikamba but instead went for a dip in River Phalguni. When they did not return home even after 9 pm on Monday, the family members started making enquiries with the neighbours.

Moolarapatna Mohiyuddin Jumma Masjid Khathiba informed the families that five youth had come near the bridge to take a dip in the river at 11.30 am. He said they were sent back citing the danger of swimming in the river.

When the family members launched a search along the banks of the river, they found their clothes, footwear and mobile phones. Anxious family members filed a complaint at Bantwal Rural Police Station. The fire service personnel searched for the bodies till midnight, Gram Panchayat member Ashraf Moolarapattana said.

Expert swimmers Jabbar, Salam, Sadat and others were called in for the search operations along with the fire service personnel on Tuesday morning. The bodies of Rameez, Aslam and Ajmal were retrieved at Moolarapattna while the body of Mudaris was not retrieved till late evening of Tuesday.

As the news began to spread, a large number of people gathered near the banks of the river. Mangaluru AC Renuka Prasad, Bantwal ASP Dr Arun and others rushed to the spot.

A pall of gloom descended on Moolarapattana following the news of drowning of the five youth. The family of all the youths hail from a poor background.

BJP leaders Uliyapadiguthu Rajesh Naik, ZP members Chandraprakash Shetty, B Padmashekar Jain, M Thungappa Bangera and others visited the family members.

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March 14,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 14: Infosys carried out evacuation at one of its satellite offices here on Friday after an employee came in contact with a suspected case of COVID-19, according to the company.

"We have taken a decision to evacuate one of our satellite buildings in Bengaluru as a precautionary measure, as one of our employees had been in contact with an individual with suspected COVID-19," the company said in its statement.

"Employees have been directed to work from home, and there is no impact on our client deliverables as a result of this temporary evacuation," it added.

On the other hand, Google also informed media on Friday that an employee at its Bengaluru office has tested positive for the COVID-19 and the firm has directed all its employees in that office to work from home as a precautionary measure.

"We can confirm that an employee from our Bangalore office has been diagnosed with COVID-19. They were in one of our Bangalore offices for a few hours before developing any symptoms. The employee has been on quarantine since then," Google had said in a statement. The search engine giant has asked colleagues who were in close contact with the employee to quarantine themselves and monitor their health.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.

Coronavirus, which originated in the Wuhan city of China, has so far spread to more than 100 countries infecting over 1,20,000 people. India has reported two deaths and 82 confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) had declared the coronavirus outbreak a 'pandemic' and expressed deep concern.

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February 20,2020

Kalaburagi, Feb 20: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan on Wednesday said that 15 crore Muslims can dominate 100 crore Hindus.

"The time has now come for us to unite and achieve freedom. Remember we are 15 crore but can dominate over 100 crores," said Pathan while addressing an anti-CAA rally here.

"They tell us that we have kept our women in the front - only the lionesses have come out and you are already sweating. You can understand what would happen if all of us come together," he said.

The CAA grants citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist, and Christian refugees from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

Protests have erupted across the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR).

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July 17,2020

Mangaluru, July 17: For the first time, Dakshina Kannada saw over 3,00 new coronavirus cases in a single day. The coastal district today recorded 311 positive cases. 

The number of active cases in the district is 1,725 while its overall tally stands at 3,074.

Out of the 26,242 samples tested so far, 23,168 were tested negative. 

As many as 1,278 people were discharged after fully recovering so far including 115 people who were discharged today.

The district also recorded deaths of 8 covid-19 patients in past 24 hours including a woman. The deceased are aged between 53 years and 78 years. 

With this the total number of deaths in the district mounted to 71 including 12 patients from other districts who were admitted in hospitals here. 

Meanwhile, Karnataka reported 3,693 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, which raised the virus case count to 55,115. The number of recoveries reached 20,757, including 1,028 on Friday.

At 115 fatalities, the state witnessed its biggest single-day jump. Bengaluru accounted for 75 of these 115 deaths. The number of active cases in the state are 33,205, including 508 patients who are in ICU. The state's death toll reached 1,147 while that of Bengaluru stands at 582.

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