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Chikkamagaluru woman in coma after scuba diving mishap in US

DHNS
July 4, 2017

Chikkamagaluru, Jul 4: A woman from Chikkamagaluru district is battling for life in the US after she met with a mishap during scuba diving.scubadiving

V Shruti, a native of Lakkavalli in Tarikere taluk in the district, had gone for scuba diving at Hawaii Island, US, recently, when her oxygen mask fell off. Shruti then slipped into coma.

She had recently married Seetharamakrishna of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Seetharamakrishna is a software engineer working with web services provider Yahoo in California, US.

While Shruti continues to battle for her life, her parents back home are going through tense moments waiting for the passport.

The woman’s father Vishwanath, a retired revenue department employee, mother Shakuntala and brother Karthik have applied for passport online, through Tatkal. They have received a message from the passport office, asking them to attend the screening in Bengaluru at 11 am on Tuesday.

Karthik has tweeted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, seeking their intervention for quick issue of passport.

He told DH, “My brother-in-law informed us about the incident on Friday. The doctors attending to Shruti have insisted on the arrival of her parents to continue treatment.”

Arati Krishna, vice-chairman of the NRI committee in the state, claimed ignorance about the matter, but promised to help the family if they contacted her with details.

State BJP president B S Yeddyurappa told reporters in Shivamogga that he had spoken to Sushma and that the family members will get their passports soon.

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April 29,2020

Udupi, Apr 29: Udupi Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesha on Wednesday said that though the district was in the green zone in connection with COVID-19, there would not be any further relaxations and the lockdown would continue till May 3.

According to a statement, he said that no fresh Covid-19 cases have been reported for the past month. However, the district is not immune to the threat of the infection. Thus, the lockdown would continue till May 3 with minimum relaxation.

The district has already initiated relaxations and mandatory guidelines have to be implemented, he further said.

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February 25,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 25: The coastal city of Mangaluru today witnessed yet another major agitation against infamous CAA, NPR and NRC with large number of people gathering at Kudroli’s Tipu Sultan Garden to register their protest against union government’s racist policies.

Addressing the gathering activist B R Bhaskar Prasad said, he knows the RSS inside out as he was associated with it for a prolonged period.

He said the ultimate aim of RSS is to establish a casteist society in India with the micro-minority community of Brahmins having complete control over all other major communities. 

Lambasting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for constantly harassing people of India through back to back contentious legislations, he said that the duo poised to destroy the country.

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August 9,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 9: karnataka's Health Minister B Sriramulu has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He has been hospitalised and is being treated for Covid-19. The minister has also asked all of those who came in contact with him recently to take necessary precautions.

Sriramulu made the announcement in a series of tweets on Sunday. He said, “After symptoms of flu, I have tested positive for coronavirus today.”

“Under the leadership of Honorable Chief Minister (BS Yediyurappa), all the departments of the government, including my department, have been working hard against Covid-19. From the time of corona's appearance, I have had the opportunity to visit 30 districts and work in harmony with the government's desire to treat people well. It is in this backdrop that I am going to be hospitalized and treated,” B Sriramulu said.

Karnataka’s Health Minister also added, “All those who have been in contact with me recently have been requested to take precautionary measures.”

Earlier this month, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa also tested positive for Covid-19. The state's Leader of Opposition and former CM Siddaramaiah of the Congress also declared that his samples too had returned positive for the infection. Both of the leaders are undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at the privately-owned Manipal hospital in Bengaluru.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Karnataka has 79,773 active cases while a total of 89,238 patients have been discharged in the state after recovering from Covid-19 and 3091 have succumbed to it.

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