Kasaragod, Sept 5: A court here has acquitted six people accused in the murder of Communist Party of India (Marxist) activist M.B. Balakrishnan at Mangad, near Uduma, here in September 2013.
Pronouncing the verdict on Tuesday, the Principal District Sessions Court acquitted Congress workers A.K. Ranjith, 34; A. Suresh, 29; U. Sreejayan, 43; Shyam Mohan, 23; Majeed; and Shibu, stating that the prosecution had failed to produce enough proof to prove the involvement of the accused in the murder.
The prime accused in the case and Youth Congress activist Prajit drowned in a well earlier this year while he was trying to save a cock.
Balakrishnan was stabbed to death on the night of September 16, 2013, a Thiruvonam day, triggering political tension in the district for a while.
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CPM activist murder: After main accused sacrifices his life to save a cock, court acquits 6 Cong workers
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September 5, 2018
Pvt medical colleges in DK set aside 4,000 beds for covid-19 patients
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July 22,2020
Mangaluru, Jul 22: On the direction of the Karnataka government, private medical colleges in Dakshina Kannada have reserved 4,000 beds for the treatment of Covid-19 infected patients.
With this, the district will have a total of 4,720 beds for the treatment including that from the government set up.
The district administration has directed the eight private medical colleges to reserve 50 of its beds for treating the infected patients. Accepting the direction of the district administration, the management of medical colleges have submitted details on the beds reserved to the authorities concerned.
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Dentist arrested for alleged sexual harassment during treatment
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January 30,2020
Mangaluru, Jan 30: A dentist has been arrested by the Dakshina Kannada district police on charge of sexually harassing a woman patient during treatment at a hospital in Beltangady taluk.
The accused has been identified as Dr Sudhakar. He is facing charges under section 354, 354A(1)(I) of IPC.
The incident occurred yesterday when a local woman had been to the government hospital at Kasaba village in Beltangady for dental treatment.
According to the woman, Dr Sudhakar deliberately touched her body inappropriately and sexually harassed during treatment.
The shocked woman went to the jurisdictional Beltangady police station and lodged a complaint. The doctor was arrested and produced before the court.
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Karnataka: Covid-19 positive cases mounts to 651 including 304 recoveries and 26 deaths
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May 4,2020
Bengaluru, May 4: A total of 37 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in Karnataka taking the total number to 651, State Health Department said on Monday.
"Thirty seven new coronavirus positive cases have been confirmed in Karnataka from 5 pm yesterday to 5 pm today. The total number of cases in the state stands at 651," the department said.
The total number of cases includes 27 deaths and 321 persons who have been discharged. Of the remaining 302 cases, 296 patients are in isolation in designated hospitals and six patients are in ICU.
India has registered 2,553 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and the total number of cases now stands at 44,532.
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kill all anti-national RSS And BJP from kerala also from south india...blood is the answer for blood specially for them....in comming century india will be divided based on north people & south people..we have to prepare battle now itself, we dont want to ruler from third class north indian beger people.
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