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Iftar trip turns tragic: 6 of a family die as car rams into tree; baby thrown out to safety

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June 13, 2016

Kasaragod, Jun 13: At least six members, including a 2-year-old girl, of a family died when the car they were travelling in lost control and rammed into a tree at Pallikara in Kasaragod on Monday.

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The deceased have been idenfitied as Sakeena (39), her children Sajeer (18) and Sanira (16), Sakeena's brother's wife Khairunnisa (24), her daughter Fathima (2), Sakeena's son Irfan's wife Ramzeena (25).

Sakeena's 4-year-old son Ajmal (4) and Irfan's 8-month-old son Inaam escaped with minor injuries. Sajeer's friend Irshad (19), who was with the family in the car, is in a critical condition and is undergoing treatment.

The victims, residents of Chettukundu, were on their way to a relative's house in Kasaragod to attend an Iftar get-together. The accident took place at 6.25 pm on Monday.

Driving on the KSTP road, Sajeer lost control of the car while taking a deviation at an under-construction area. The car skid away from the road, rammed into a banyan tree and turned upside down.

Sajeer and Khairunnisa died on the spot. Sakeena and Sanira lost their lives after they were rushed to a private hospital in Uduma. The 2-year-old Fathima succumbed to injuries en route to a hospital in Mangaluru. The 8-month-old baby was thrown out of the car and miraculously escaped.

The victims were taken out by locals from the completely crushed car after cutting through the vehicle.

Though Sakeena, Sanira and Ramzeena were hospitalised by the rescuers immediately, their lives could not be saved.

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imtiaz
 - 
Tuesday, 14 Jun 2016

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raajiwoon..... may Allah forgive their sins and grant them Jannah

Leena Maria
 - 
Tuesday, 14 Jun 2016

One of the saddest reports I have ever read. Their intention was to do Iftar together. God's intention was to give them death together. Hope they will do a better Iftar in heaven.

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March 23,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 23: The Karnataka government on Monday decided to purchase 1,000 ventilators from medical devices company Skanray Technologies and five lakh Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), amid rising COVID-19 cases.

Health Minister B Sriramulu convened a meeting with officials to review the situation in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, and with the Mysuru-based firm through a video conference.

"In the meeting, it was decided to buy 1,000 ventilators immediately", the Minister tweeted.

He said the government has already taken steps to buy ten lakh masks, and decided to purchase five lakh PPE.

"The Health Department has been working on a war- footing to halt the spread of the (COVID-19) infections", Sriramulu tweeted.

The Minister appealed to the citizens to strictly follow social distancing.

Six new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Karnataka on Sunday, taking the total number of infections to the respiratory disease to 26 -- the highest number of positive cases in a single day in the State.

The Karnataka government has announced shutdown of all commercial activities barring essential services in nine districts, where COVID-19 cases have been reported, till March 31.

They are: Bengaluru city, Bengaluru Rural, Mangaluru, Mysuru, Kalaburagi, Dharwad, Chikkaballapura, Kodagu and Belagavi, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: As the stage is set for the ground-breaking ceremony for Ram temple construction at Ayodhya on Wednesday, retired Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde has called for the promotion of religious harmony and peaceful coexistence and respect for different faiths.

"It is a good idea to make that as an object of the temple so that there can be peace in the world," the former Solicitor General of India said when asked if the temple should be promoted as a symbol of national integration, and social and communal harmony.

Hegde said one of the most dangerous things for conflict today is religion. "In that background, there should be some effort from somebody or other to bring about peaceful coexistence, respecting each religion," the former Karnataka Lokayukta told PTI on Tuesday. "It is a good idea to start Bhumi Pujan as an indicator of that or foundation for developing harmony among various religions," he added.

The Supreme Court had in November last year paved the way for the construction of a Ram temple by a Trust at the disputed site of the Babri Masjid's demolition in Ayodhya. It also directed the Centre to allot an alternative 5- acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a new mosque at a "prominent" place in the holy town in Uttar Pradesh. The Uttar Pradesh government has allotted a five-acre land in Dhannipur village in Sohaval Tehsil of Ayodhya for the mosque's construction.

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June 3,2020

Karwar, Jun 3: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert, predicting thundershowers and heavy rainfall over north interior Karnataka, coastal Dakshina Kannada and Udupi over the next three days.

With Cyclone Nisarga hitting the Uttara Kannada coast on Tuesday,  parts of coastal Karnataka received heavy rainfall. Gusty winds tore through the coastal towns, as the sea too turned violent with rough waves smashing the shore.

The alert was issued with the advancement of Nisarga from east-central Arabian Sea to north Maharashtra, and adjoining south Gujarat coast. “Though it does not cover Karnataka, the range of cyclonic winds is very big and reaches north interior Karnataka also.

So an alert has been called out,” CS Patil, director in-charge, IMD, Bengaluru, said. The weather department has forecast a severe cyclonic storm and then a depression. Patil said formation of systems is a common factor before the onset of the monsoon and they help in its advancement.

“Cyclone Nisarga is helping in the quick advancement of the southwest monsoon to Karnataka, and the monsoon is likely to arrive before the scheduled date as conditions are favourable,” he added.

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