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Four medical students killed in ghastly road mishap

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October 6, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 6:  Four college students lost their lives when their speeding car was crushed under a truck on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway in the early hours of Friday.

The incident occurred near Kempanahalli/Sangabasavana Doddi village, Ramnagaram district, on the outskirts of Bengaluru.

The car was coming towards Bengaluru from Mysuru, when it hit the median, crossed the lane and rammed into a Haryana registered truck.

The victims have been identified as Joel Jacob, Divya, Nikhit Job and Jeena Elda. The deceased are said to be medical students — two from Rajarajeshwari Medical College, Bengaluru and other two from VIT college, Vellore, Tamil Nadu and all of them hailing from Kerala.

"It must have all happened within seconds. The truck, which was coming from the other direction collided with the car which was stuck near the divider and all four died on the spot. It remains to be determined if the youth were under the influence of alcohol," Ramangara SP Ramesh Banoth said.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Thammaiaha said that Jacob’s parents live abroad and that his relatives who reside in Bengaluru have been informed. Through Jacob's family, the police have also reached out to the families of the other deceased students. Their bodies are currently at the Rajarajeshwari Medical College in Bengaluru, the officer said.

A case of accidental death has been registered at the Ramanagara Police Station and investigations are on. 

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May 12,2020

Bengaluru, May 12: The South Western Railway on Tuesday informed that a 'Shramik special train' has left Karnataka for Bihar carrying 1,428 migrants onboard.

The special train carrying migrants to Motihari, Bihar departed from Kabaka Puttur in Karnataka.

Passengers were observing social distancing norms during boarding.

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had recently granted permission for movement of stranded citizens including migrants labourers, workers, students, tourists to return to their native towns.

As per the list provided by the Karnataka government, South Western Railway is arranging special trains. These special trains are being run from point to point with no stoppages en-route.

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April 26,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 26: A 24-year-old man has been arrested in Vijayapura district in Karnataka for posting the photograph of a COVID-19 girl patient as his whatsapp status photo with a derogatory message, police said.

Anil Rathod on Saturday posted the picture of the girl student as status message with a caption, "Bad News Student got Positive"

By putting her photograph as his whatsapp status message, he tried to create fear among the masses and intentionally defamed her by making her photo go viral, the the police said in a statement.

It is an offence to reveal the identity of the COVID-19 patients by taking the photograph and putting it in the public domain, the police said.

Rathod has been booked under for spreading rumours and causing panic, they said.

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March 28,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 28: Karnataka government on Saturday launched a food helpline number --155214-- for the labourers who have been affected due to lockdown imposed by the central government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

This came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Tuesday announced a 21-day lockdown in the entire country effective from midnight to deal with the spread of the coronavirus, saying that " social distancing" is the only option to deal with the disease, which spreads rapidly.
Similarly, other states including Delhi have started both official and non-official helpline numbers for necessary assistance.
Both the government institutions and social organizations are contributing together in the fight against coronavirus during the lockdown.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), there are 918 confirmed cases of coronavirus cases in the country and 19 fatalities have been reported.

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