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Infant suffocation: 1-year-old baby dies while eating ‘chakkuli’

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October 31, 2017

Mangaluru, Oct 31: In a heart-wrenching incident, a one-year-old child was suffocated to death while eating chakkuli at Gerukatte village in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.

The victim is Arush, son of Vittala, resident of Gerukatte village. The incident took place on Monday evening. Chakkuli or Chakli is a famous savoury snack in South India.

According to sources, the child put a piece of chakkuli in the mouth. It got stuck in his throat while swallowing. Though the parents immediately rushed Arush to a nearby clinic, he breathed his last.

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Abdul Jaleel
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Nov 2017

RIP.. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajoon

Priyanka
 - 
Tuesday, 31 Oct 2017

so sad, parents responsible for the death of small kid.

jayaram
 - 
Tuesday, 31 Oct 2017

Really shocking news, after all one small chakuli how can kill a kid, need to get the doctor report for the clarification of the incident.

Mahesh
 - 
Tuesday, 31 Oct 2017

ohh very sad, parents should be more carefull with kids. anything can be harm them.

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April 6,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 6: The Covid-19 Task Force aims to conduct 80,000 throat swab and blood tests over the next three weeks here.

According to Task Force Nodal Officer C N Manjunath an order for one lakh anti-body test kits has been placed, and was expected to arrive on April 12.

"From January 20 to March 23, more than 1.2 lakh people arrived at international airports from abroad. Of these, we have kept 37,358 under observation. The Health officials and personnel in fever clinics and hospitals are being trained to conduct the tests. There is no necessity to obtain a clearance to test people with suspected infection. Only laboratories need to get permission to test their blood and throat swab samples."

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May 23,2020

Mudigre, May 23: The throat swab sample of a Primary Health Care doctor at Mudigere in Chikkamagaluru district tested negative for COVID-19. 

It was wrongly tested positive for COVID-19 on May 19, clarified DC Dr Bagadi Gautham. 

The doctor's throat swab was tested again in Shivamogga and Hassan labs where it has tested negative. He will be discharged from hospital, said the DC.

All the 28 contacts of the doctor too tested negative. 

A total of 485 primary contacts and 961 secondary contacts of the doctor were quarantined after the throat swab of the doctor was tested positive. All the contacts who have been quarantined will be sent back home from quarantine centres, added DC.

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February 13,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 13: Jnandev Kamath, former President of erstwhile Mangalore Stock Exchange Limited died late last night in a private hospital in the city.

He was 65 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.

Jnandev Kamath was an alumnus of SDM College of Law and Business Management. 

He was one the founding members of Mangalore Stock Exchange Limited. He was an avid sportsman, an accomplished cricketer, a champion rallyist and golf coach. 

He often played for Pentlandpet Sports Association (PPSA) in his younger days.

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