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Jubail factory fire leaves families of Mangaluru victims shell-shocked

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April 17, 2016

Mangaluru, Apr 17: The families of the expatriate workers from Mangaluru region who lost their lives in a fire mishap at a petrochemical company in Saudi Arabia on Saturday were too shocked to react when the tragic news reached them.

fire3At least 12 people including Indian expats were killed and 11 others sustained injuries after fire broke out in Jubail United Petrochemical Company plant on Saturday during routine maintenance. Among the victims four or five are said to be Mangalureans.

Groom-to-be

Little did the family members of Vincent Monteiro, who are receding at Adyarpadavu, here, know that he would be charred to death on the day when was supposed to visit his hometown.

Sources closed to the aggrieved family said that Vincent's elders had requested him to postpone the vacation for a month as they were in search of a suitable bride for him. Their plan was to arrange Vincent's wedding during the vacation.

Being the fifth among six children of Late Lawrence Monteiro and Cristina Monteiro couple, 36-year-old Vincent was away from home for past 14 years as he was working in Mumbai, Dubai and Saudi Arabia.

No Eid-ul-Fitr

Another victim Mohammed Ashraf had planned to visit his home in Haleyangady during Eid-ul-Fitr which is nearly three months away.

The second among five children of late Abdul Khader and Zainabi couple, 30-year-old Ahsraf had been working as a pipe technician in Jubail for past three years.

His elder brother Mohammed Shareef was working in Saudi Arabia for the last eight years and Ashraf joined him three years ago. Even though both of them work for the same company, the elder one was in his room when the tragedy took place as he works the night shift.

In fact, Ashraf's service was regularised 11 months ago and he had visited his native in May 2015.

After hearing shocking news, his mother has fallen sick. A pall of gloom has descended on the house with neighbours visiting the family members and consoling them.

No confirmation yet

On the other hand, in Vamanjoor, the wife Balakrishina Poojary does not even know whether he is alive or dead. “Last night I received a message saying my husband is injured in fire mishap. I couldn't contact him after that,” said Lavanya. However, her neighbours said that they received information that Balakrishna breathed his last in the hospital. He was working in Saudi Arabia for the last two years.

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Mangaluru expats among 12 killed in Jubail factory fire; many critical

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March 23,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 23: The Karnataka Government will impose stricter restrictions till March 31 to tackle the spread of COVID-19, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Monday.

''While all non-essential government establishments will also be closed from today, we are discussing on whether there should be a total shutdown similar to what was in place on Sunday during 'Janata Curfew'. We will take a call on this after discussing this with Opposition leaders by evening,'' he added.

Addressing press persons after a meeting with doctors and experts from private hospitals, the Chief Minister said free food will be served to the poor in Indira Canteens all through the day.

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June 21,2020

India on Sunday witnessed annual solar eclipse or 'surya grahan' 2020, the third eclipse even for this year after first two lunar eclipses took place in January and June and the last annual solar eclipse of this decade.

The solar eclipse started from around 9 a.m. across the Indian map as the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth came in a straight line, and the country witnessed the 'deepest' annular solar eclipse in over a century.

Astrologers said it a fourth super rare hybrid eclipse which is a mix between an annular and total solar eclipse.

Areas like Hyderabad, Chennai, Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Delhi, Patna, Shillong and more witnessed a partial phase of the annular solar eclipse from 9 a.m.

In the eclipse, the distance of the Moon and Earth will be larger than usual which means the moon will not be able to cover up the sun fully and will leave out the borders of the sun - giving an appearance of a "Ring of Fire".

Press Information Bureau in a tweet informed that it is the last annular solar eclipse in India of this decade.

People can catch glimpse of the partially covered sun between 10 a.m. and 2.28 p.m. as per the time differing as locations in India. The eclipse will continue for over three hours covering 84 per cent Sun.

There are three types of solar eclipses - total, partial, and annular.

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February 13,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 13: After pro-Kannada outfits called for a state-wide bandh today, the police are on high-alert to avoid any untoward incidents.

The dawn to dusk bandh was called demanding implementation of Sarojini Mahishi report which recommended certain percentage of jobs to Kannadigas in private & public sector companies.

There is no official holiday declared for schools and colleges. Besides, all government institutions and private establishments are open.

But, in some parts of Karnataka, autorickshaws and taxis, including Ola and Uber stayed off the roads.

Even though the bandh is unlikely to hit normal life in coastal Karnataka, stones were pelted on a Tirupati-Mangaluru bus in Farangipet.

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