Sand labourer dies after jumping into river during police raid

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October 26, 2016

Bantwal, Oct 26: In a tragic incident, a sand labourer lost his life after jumping into river in his bid to evade arrest during a police raid on an illegal sand extraction site at a remote village in Bantwal taluk on Wednesday.

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The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Sharif (30), said to be a local resident.

The incident occurred when sleuths from Bantwal rural police station raided the sand extraction site at Margadangady near Mallarapattana.

A frightened Sharif immediately jumped into river when a policeman tried to catch him. However, he went missing in the water within a few seconds.

The police immediately called fire fighters and local swimmers. After a thorough search the swimmers found dead body of Sharif in the river.

A tense atmosphere prevailed in the village after the incident. A few locals alleged that Sharif jumped into river when a policeman showed revolver and threatened to shoot him.

A group of angry residents damaged to police vehicle. Superintend of police Bhushan Gulabrao Borase paid a visit to the village for spot investigation. Security has been beefed up in the area to prevent untoward incidents.

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shareef
 - 
Wednesday, 26 Oct 2016

people don't take it as communal

Ullal
 - 
Wednesday, 26 Oct 2016

Inna lillahi wa inna Ilahi rajvoon RIP, Every where suffering middle class or poor people example in Ullal there is no officer born to raid fish mill because it is running by politics and rich people, I totally agree that sand business is illegal but it won't harm any one but in Ullal it harm current generation and coming generation so divert your investigation right place.

HOFZ
 - 
Wednesday, 26 Oct 2016

Why no police raided mining mafia ? And fixing in department ?

Naren kotian
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Wednesday, 26 Oct 2016

Not a loss for nation ....sand jihadis must be taught a lesson . .

..instead of praising our police ...they are blaming our policee.....love u dk police ....

karthik
 - 
Wednesday, 26 Oct 2016

what he wanted he finally got, simply blaming police is not a good idea.

Praveen
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Wednesday, 26 Oct 2016

whatever this community people do, they will unite and protest whether crime or marriage.

Jeevan
 - 
Wednesday, 26 Oct 2016

have these are locals out of their mind? if police shoots him also no issue he is doing criminal offense he deserves to die.

Shaad
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Wednesday, 26 Oct 2016

There is no difference between Hindutva terrors and DK Police now a days.

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March 25,2020

Udupi, Mar 25: A 34-year-old man who returned from Dubai tested positive for novel coronavirus in Udupi district. This is the first case in the district. 

He returned from Dubai on March 18 and got admitted to a government hospital in Udupi on March 23 for fever. The swab samples were sent to Shivamogga laboratory for testing.

The report which arrived on Wednesday confirmed that he was positive for COVID-19, said DHO Dr Sudhir Chandra Sooda.

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August 1,2020

Gadag, Aug 1: A woman in Gadag district of Karnataka mortgaged her 'mangalsutra' to buy a television set for her children following the Karnataka government's decision to continue the classes through TV amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A resident of Radder Naganur village, Kasturi, who is also a mother of two, purchased a television set against her 'mangalsutra' for Rs 14,000. She bought the TV after her children's school teachers asked them to attend classes via the television set.

Kasturi said, "I can not send the children to the neighbours' house every day and it was necessary for them to study. We had no other option but to buy a TV set."

She said, "Both, my husband and I are daily wage workers and during coronavirus, we do not have work or money."

"I sold my 'mangalsutra' for Rs 20,000 and bought a TV for Rs 14,000," said Kasturi while happily adding, "Now, my kids can study at home itself."

Kasturi's daughter, Surekha said, "We did not have the TV for several months but now when we have it, we will study and get a bigger 'mangalsutra' for my mother."

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June 2,2020

Udupi, Jun 2: As many as 150 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Udupi district on Tuesday. This is the highest spike in COVID-19 cases in a single day in the district.

According to the district administration, all the 150 persons have travel history from Maharashtra. The number of COVID-19 cases has more than doubled when compared to June 1, when the district recorded 73 cases.

Deputy Commissioner G. Jagadeesha said here that of the 150 persons who tested positive, 120 were male and 30 female. This also included nine children aged less than 10. All these persons had been shifted to the designated hospitals for treatment.

He said that since 2,000 persons were tested in the last two days, 150 persons were found positive. Earlier, about 200 to 300 persons were being tested daily and about 10 to 15 used to be found positive. Nearly 10 % of persons coming from Mumbai/Maharashtra tested positive for COVID-19.

“We have 1,120 beds to treat COVID-19 positive cases in the district. Even after including these 150 persons, we still have 800 beds left. Hence, people need not panic. We will provide treatment for all affected persons,” Mr. Jagadeesha said.

With 150 cases on Tuesday, the total number of persons who have tested positive in the district since March has touched 410. There are 345 active cases.

As many as 63 persons who had recovered had been discharged from hospitals. There was one death due to the disease on May 14. The test reports of nearly 5,400 persons are still awaited.

The district had recorded only three COVID-19 cases from March 29 to May 14. But the number of COVID-19 cases started increasing from May 15.

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