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Brad Hogg’s pic with Kudla girl, tryst with yakshagana win 'Mangalorean’ hearts

Abhishek Bhat | coasaldigest.com news network
August 21, 2019

Mangaluru, Aug 21: Little did former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg know that the south Indian state of Karnataka too has a city called Mangalore until he met Star Sports' polyglot sports presenter Madhu Mailankdoy, who happens to be a Mangalorean.

The left-hander, who is currently in Karnataka as a commentator for the ongoing Karnataka Premiere League (KPL Season 8), had posted his photograph with Ms Mailankdoy on Instagram soon after landing in Bengaluru. The photo of Australian sports star with the desi beauty of Star Sports won much appreciation of the netizens on social media overnight.

“Must visit someday,” was the response of the all-rounder-turned-commenter, when Ms Mailankody spilled the beans about the common name city a couple of days later. Hogg soon slipped into surfing mode and much to his surprise, India’s Mangalore was greater city than the one he knew in Australian state of Victoria. (Of course, this Mangalore has now become Mangaluru after undergoing a minor spelling reform surgery as part of Kannadization drive in the state of Karnataka.)

The revelation took place when Mr Hogg had already won the hearts of Mangaloreans or people of Tulu Nadu by trying his hand with Yakshagana, a traditional art form much venerated in Mangalore region.

On Sunday, Hogg had casually attended a class organised by the Sanskriti - Yakshanubhava, a team of Yakshagana enthusiasts from Tulu Nadu led by Satish Agpala at VV Puram Arts college of Bengaluru. Mesmerised by the art, he tried to match steps with Prasad Cherkady, a Yakshagana artiste and learnt a couple of basic steps of the Trivude Talam. He went on to play a special percussion instrument known as the Chende, guided by renowned senior artist Madhur Mohan Saralaya. By next day the videos of the moment had gone viral on social media.

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Arvind D’Souza
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Wednesday, 21 Aug 2019

Didn’t he know Mangalore? So sad. I thought Church attack and Pub attack had made Mangalore world famous.

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May 2,2020

Bengaluru, May 2: JDS leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy accused the Mandya district administration of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the district and not quarantining 7,000 labourers who arrived here from Mumbai.

"As we know that 16,000 labourers from Mandya were working in Mumbai, out of which 7,000 people have arrived in the district. However, none of them was quarantined properly which is a violation of COVID-19 lockdown," Kumaraswamy told reporters here on Friday.

He claimed the district administration has shown "gross negligence" in their duty in following the procedure of COVID-19 as "one COVID-19 patient's dead body which was brought here from Mumbai has led to more cases in the district and those who accompanied the body have also tested positive for the virus."

Kumaraswamy appealed to the state government to strictly maintain lockdown norms and do not allow any relaxations in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases, stating that "any kind of relaxation could lead to a huge disaster."

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.

"Although an increased risk of COVID infection from a dead body to health workers or family members who follow standard precautions while handling the body is unlikely, the lack of scientific data requires the utmost care to avoid the inadvertent spread of COVID-19 during these times," the statement from the health department's press release read, emphasising on the dignity of the dead and the religious and cultural tradition.

The 23-page press release elaborated on guidelines regarding testing, handling of dead bodies and other specificities in relation to the management of COVID-19 bodies.

"Testing should not be insisted in every case of death, but only when they have a recorded history of influenza-like symptoms. The body should be handed over to the family members/ relatives in a dignified manner immediately after swab collection and hospitals should provide handouts with a list of dos and don'ts in English and Kannada laying down relevant information," the statement said.

It added, "At the mortuary, health care workers, mortuary staff and the family of the deceased body shall not come in direct contact with the dead body and must wear full personal protective equipment (PPE). If the family or relative are for any reason unable to cremate or bury the body, the local health authority shall arrange for the dignified last rites as per the religious traditions of the family."

Regarding autopsies (post mortem) on COVID-19 bodies, the state department said that they should be avoided, except in necessary circumstances.

The statement also gave detailed guidelines regarding the appropriate recording of COVID-19 deaths in line with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines.

Additionally, the health department made a statement about the admission procedure for COVID positive patients referred by other district administrations saying, "It is now mandatory for all the referrals from the BBMP admission and discharge of COVID positive patients to be done through the online COVID Hospital Bed Management System (CHBMS)."

The state's count of coronavirus cases was 1,51,449 in the past 24 hours.

So far, a total of 2,804 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state, while the average recovery rate in Karnataka is 49.3 per cent.

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May 20,2020

Udupi, May 20: All the six fishermen were rescued from a deep-sea fishing boat, which capsized after hitting a rock near Malpe here yesterday. 

The boat was owned by Reshma Kharvi. The incident occurred while the boat was returning after fishing to Malpe harbor. 

The helmsman lost control over the boat after steering got damaged and hit the rock and damaged. 

The crew of another boat which was near to the sinking boat immediately rushed and rescued six fishermen.

Attempts to rescue the sinking boat using the yet another boat could not materialise. 

The loss is said to be about Rs 80 lakh, including Rs. 5 lakh worth items, including fish, net, and other accessories. The boat ventured from Malpe port on May 14.

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