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Deluge in Dakshina Kannada as overflowing rivers submerge bridges, roads

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August 10, 2019

Mangaluru, Aug 10: The unabated rain has literally brought life to a standstill in Dakshina Kannada as most rivers including Netravati and Kumaradhara overflowed, submerging roads and bridges across the district. Water in the rivers has touched the danger level at many places.

Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil has appealed to the people residing on the banks of rivers to shift to safer places. Nodal officers camping in the flood-prone areas are all set to tackle flood situation, he added.

“Residents on either side of the Netravati river between Uppinangady and Mangaluru should shift immediately. Officials have been camping in identified spots where there are possibilities of flooding. Our teams are fully prepared to face any situation,” said Mr Senthil.

The district administration has extended the holiday to anganwadi centres, schools, colleges and postgraduation centres to the fourth consecutive day on Saturday. Fishermen were advised not to go on deep-sea fishing for the next three days.

Meanwhile, stretches on national highways and state highways in the district have been flooded due to heavy rain. Stretches on Bengaluru – Mangaluru national highway at Panjala, Valalu, Udane and Lavathadka in Uppinangady have been flooded. While the flood water level on national highway at Panjala, Valalu and Udane is three feet, the road stretch at Lavathadka is under two feet water.

A 23-year-old youth who had stepped into Kapila river in order to collect sand at Sudegundi near Koppa drowned on Thursday.  With the river in spate, local residents had warned him not to collect sand. However when he entered water, he was washed away by strong current. The deceased is identified as Bhuvith.

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Mr Frank
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Saturday, 10 Aug 2019

We have to stop all inhuman acts to save human being , if there is no humanity even nature anger stand up against us....GOD BLESS INDIA.

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January 11,2020

Bantwal, Jan 11: Seven people were booked for organising protest without taking permission or intimation, police said on Saturday.

The alleged accused were identified as Nandavar Juma Masjid President Basheer, Khateeb of the Masjid Abdul Majeed Darimi, Gram Panchayath President Mohammed Shareef Nandavar, former President of Masjid Majeed, Arif Nandavar, Mustafa and Abubaker.

They have been booked for allegedly organising protest outside Nandavar Juma Masjid on Jan 10 afternoon without intimation to police or obtaining permission.

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March 23,2020

Kasaragod, Mar 23: The district administration on Monday decided to abandon efforts to map out the movement details of the NRI who came from Dubai recently and came into contact with many in North Kerala.

The district has been completely locked down since Monday morning, on the directive of the Central Government. Prohibitory orders have been slapped in the district since Sunday night to restrict socialisation of the people.

As the person now in isolation have allegedly been non-cooperative, the authorities were finding it difficult to sketch out a rote map as his movement and socialisation has been so vast and wide since his arrival here on March 12.

The middle aged and popular NRI who landed at Karipur airpprt on March 11 had been in Calicut till midnight prior to boarding the Maveli Express to make it to his hometown Kasaragod, which is 160 kms away from Calicut. He had come into contact with very many, including two MLAs of the district, prior to getting tested positive and getting isolated in the hospital.

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February 23,2020

Mysuru, Feb 23: A Quarantine station for rescued wild animals for rehabilitation will soon come up at Chamundi Animal Conservation, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre at Koorgalli, an independent facility developed by the Mysuru Zoo on the outskirts of the City of Palaces and it complies with the recommended quarantine procedures followed globally by Zoological gardens.

The work on the construction was expected to start soon as the tender process had been under progress.

The Zoo was using its own funds to develop the facility for multiple animal species and to ensure that no infections from the wild animals were spread to the healthy animals already in captivity since many years.

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