Rottweiler bites college student; street dog mauls pregnant woman

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November 19, 2017

Mangaluru, Nov 19: At least four persons suffered injuries in separate cases of dog attacks in Mangaluru and Bantwal taluks in last three days.

On Saturday, a Rottweiler dog jumped the compound and bit a BBM student without any provocation at Patrao Lane in Mangaluru city. 

On hearing the student's cries, the dog's Shalini Rai, who runs a paying guest facility, and her neighbours rushed to the spot and rescued the student.

The injured student questioned Shalini why the dog had been left unchained. The verbal dual intensified and Shalini allegedly used foul language, following which the student filed a police complaint.

Three incidents in Bantwal

In Bantwal, a pregnant woman and a student were attacked by a street dog on Saturday. The woman was treated at Wenlock Government Hospital in Mangaluru while the boy was administered treatment at the government hospital in Bantwal.

On Thursday a street dog had mauled a 50-year-old woman at Bhandaribettu village in Bantwal taluk. Hemavathi was on her way to beedi branch when the dog chased and bit her near Krishna Bhajana Mandir. She was treated at the government hospital in Bantwal.

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Mohan
 - 
Sunday, 19 Nov 2017

Should ban Rott breed. Some countries already banned that dog

Kumar
 - 
Sunday, 19 Nov 2017

Kill all street dogs.. those are too dangerous

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July 19,2020

Belagavi,  Jul 19: In a heart-wrenching incident, a woman used a pushcart to take the body of her dead husband to the crematorium after she allegedly did not receive any help from relatives who suspected him to have died of Covid.

The woman and her son were seen pushing the body in the Athani thaluk of Belagavi.

The man had died two days ago at his residence and no family member apart from the close members attended the last rites due to the fear that he was COVID-19 positive.

It was later found that the deceased person was COVID-19 negative.

A total of 3,693 new COVID-19 positive cases and 115 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Friday, said the state health department.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state is presently at 55,115, including 33,205 active cases. While there are 20,757 recoveries, the death toll stands at 1,147.

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August 9,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 9: A youth was killed and three others injured as a pillar of an old temple on the outskirts of Bengaluru fell on them as they and five others dug under it in search of treasure, police said on Saturday.

"One treasure hunter got crushed under a pillar, three suffered injuries and have been hospitalised while five are on the run," a police official said.

The incident occurred at a centuries-old Anjaneya temple in Hindiganala village near Hoskote, around 50 km away from the city, on Thursday night.

Suresh, 23, got crushed to death while Manjunath, 23, Srinivas, 22, and Sebastian Raja Rathna, 22, were injured.

Following the unexpected accident, the injured treasure hunters called a 108 ambulance, leading to the entire incident coming to light.

The ambulance staff helped the youth stuck under the temple pillars and took them to hospital.

Police have registered a case under various sections of the Ancient Monuments Act, the Karnataka Treasure Trove Act, and the Indian Penal Code.

According to the official, local youth the village as well as a nearby village were involved in the hunt.

Police are on the lookout for the five treasure hunters on the run.

However, the police official said that it was an old ruined temple and there was nothing there.

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June 23,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 23: An elderly person, who was undergoing treatment for covid-19 in Mangaluru, breathed his last on today. 

The victim, identified by number P-6282, was a 70-year-old man. He had returned from Bengaluru on June 7. 

He was suffering asthma and pneumonia. He had Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) symptoms and was hence admitted to the designated covid-19 hospital in Mangaluru on June 12. 

His condition continued to worsen and today he breathed his last, sources said.

With this the total number the deaths of covid-19 patients in Dakshina Kannada district mounted to 9.

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