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Saudi: Umrah-bound Bhatkal family meets with accident; 2 killed; 5 injured

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January 10, 2016

Bhatkal, Jan 10: A 45-year-old man and his 7-year-old daughter were killed on spot and five other family members were critically injured when the car which they were travelling met with an accident near Taif in Saudi Arabia in the wee hours of Sunday.

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The family hailing from coastal Karnataka’s Bhatkal town and residing in Saudi Arabia, was on Umrah pilgrimage when the tragedy took place.

The deceased have been identified as Fayaz Gawai (45) and Fiza (7).

Fayaz’s 38-year-old wife, their two sons – Umar(4) and Faihan (2) – and two more relatives Ansar Shingheti (46) and Yasir Manna (40) have been hospitalised with multiple injuries. Among them the condition of driver Yasir Manna is said to be extremely critical.

It is learnt that they had started their journey towards the holy city of Makkah in a Toyota Fortuner from the industrial city of Jubail. When they reached Dhalam near Taif at around 1:30 a.m. on another vehicle belonging to an Arab national rammed into their car.

On hearing the news, NRI activists including members of Bhatkal Muslim Association rushed to the hospital and helped the injured. It is learnt that the bodies of the victims will be repatriated to Bhatkal after completing paper works.

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Wasiulla Khan
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Monday, 11 Jan 2016

As an old resident of Jubail I know Fayaz Bhai (Owner of Irwa Text) since long time. He is of great nature, soft spoken and nice personality. May Allah rest his soul in peace and give courage to his family to pass this difficult time. Ameen...

Wasiulla Khan
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Monday, 11 Jan 2016

As a long resident of Jubail, the news of Fayaz Bhai's demise has shocked and I am sure it would shock many more like me. I know Fayaz Bhai (owner of IRWA Ready Made Garment Shop located in Jubail) since many years. He is of great character and soft spoken personality. May Allah rest his and his daughter's soul in peace and give courage to family members specially to his wife and kids to pass this difficult time...Ameen

imtiaz
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Monday, 11 Jan 2016

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raajiwoon.. may allah forgive their sins n grant them Jannah......such a sad news....

shaima umar
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Sunday, 10 Jan 2016

Inna lillahi wa inna ilahi rajihoon. May their soul rest in peace. Ameen

kaleel
 - 
Sunday, 10 Jan 2016

Inna lillahi wahinna raajihoon ..

mohammad.n
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Sunday, 10 Jan 2016

Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji oon.

Saudi has to plan for train facilities for long distance trips.
Driving more than 1200 kms @ speed 120 - 140 and without proper place to rest is not at all easy. this is serious issue. thousands die in road accidents, long drive, accident due to sleepy drivers. some urgent and reckless drivers causing accidents. installing cameras and earning money on speed cars by traffic dept isn't enough. there should be a plan to stop such risky drivings.

train service can save 90% of lives which lost in road accidents in Saudi. Still Saudi isn't caring on this issue. may be they will plan after 25 years same like what they did in case of metro train.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Karnataka on Tuesday reported its biggest single-day spike of 6,259 Covid-19 cases and 110 fresh deaths, taking the total infection count to 1,45,830 and the toll to 2,704, the health department said.

The day also saw a record 6,777 patients getting discharged after recovery, outnumbering the fresh cases. Out of 6,259 fresh cases, a total of 2,035 cases were from Bengaluru Urban district. The previous biggest single-day record was on July 30 when the state added 6,128 cases.

A bulletin from the department said cumulatively 1,45,830 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state and it included 2,704 deaths and 69,272 discharges. Out of the 73,846 active cases, as many as 73,212 patients were stable in isolation at designated hospitals while 634 in the intensive care units.

Among the fresh deaths, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 30 followed by Dakshina Kannada (13) and Mysuru (9).

Most of the people who succumbed either had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI), the bulletin said. Besides Bengaluru Urban, the other districts which reported higher fresh cases on Tuesday are Mysuru 662, Kalaburagi 285, Ballari 284, Belagavi 263, Dakshina Kannada 225, Davangere 191, Dharwad and Hassan 188. Bengaluru Urban district continued to top the list of positive cases with a total of 63,033 infections, followed by Ballari 7,638 and Dakshina Kannada 6,388.

Among discharges too Bengaluru Urban tops the districts with 27,877 discharges, followed by Ballari 3,724 and Kalaburagi 3,470. A total of 14,89,016 samples had been tested so far, out of which 42,458 on Tuesday with 29,488 being rapid antigen tests.

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July 10,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 10: A 58-year-old official of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has died due to the coronavirus infection, taking the death toll in the paramilitary force because of the disease to nine, officials said on Friday.

Assistant Sub Inspector K B Premsha, posted in the CISF unit that guards the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), passed away at a local hospital on Thursday, they said.

He was admitted to the hospital on July 5 with fever. His COVID-19 test report arrived on July 7 and it was positive. Premsha breathed his last on Thursday, officials said. He was a resident of Kodagu in Karnataka.

This is the ninth COVID-19 death in the force that has recorded 1,137 cases till now, according to an official data.

Of the total cases reported in the force so far, 410 are under treatment across the country, nine have died and the rest have recovered, officials said.

They said that 20 personnel tested COVID-19 positive on Friday while 22 have recovered over the last 24 hours.

The about 1.62-lakh strong CISF is the national aviation security force guarding 63 airports at present and it is also tasked to guard vital installations in the aerospace and nuclear domain.

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April 12,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 12: A 10-month-old baby who tested COVID-19 positive on March 27 completed treatment and discharged from hospital on Saturday.

He was the youngest positive case in Karnataka, from Sajipanadu village in Bantwal taluk.

The child had been with his mother to a relative's house at Monetepadau village, situated on the Karnataka-Kerala border in the first week of March.

A few days later the child developed an acute respiratory illness and tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.

Treating the breastfeeding child was challenging for doctors as he had to be isolated. A team of doctors from Wenlock Hospital took up this challenge and successfully cured the baby.

Test reports on his mother and grandmother too have returned negative. They too had been under quarantine and were discharged with the baby.

Another positive development was that no COVID-19 case has been reported from the child's village.  

The entire Sajipanadu village was completely sealed after the child tested positive and the district had provided all the necessary supplies to the villagers.

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