KSCA cricket stadium gets flooded

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August 10, 2019

Shivamogga, Aug 10: In a classic case of nature hitting back on the encroachment of humans in its territory, the Karnataka State Cricket Cricket Association (KSCA) stadium, built on the place where a historical tank existed for decades, in Navule has been inundated following heavy rainfall in the region.

Prior to the construction of the stadium in 2010, a huge water tank with an area exceeding 30 acres existed in the place, according to locals and environmentalists from the area.

"Today, the Navule tank has taken over its original pride, it was a historical tank and the extent of it was more than 31 acres. In the early 2000s, the local Zila Panchayat declared it useless and gave it to the KSCA for merely Rs 10,000 annual rent. The KSCA should take a lesson from this and stop encroaching on the area of tanks as they are an important part of the ecosystem," Ajay Sharma, an environmentalist told media.

A local added that including the heavy rainfalls, the flooding of the stadium also spoke volumes about the lack of proper drainage in the area.

"In just 3-4 days of rain, it has been flooded due to the rain and streams flowing in from the nearby areas. It was a tank earlier too, now it will take atleast a month to get the water drained out," Jayappa, a native told ANI here.

The environmentalists and locals have urged the KSCA and other cricket bodies to learn a lesson from this incident and keep it in mind before acquiring lands for their projects. They also urged the civic bodies to take steps to stop encroachment on water bodies and to protect them for future generations.

"Cricket has great ambassadors like Sachin, Dravid and Kumble, who have given messages to protect the environment, the Cricket associations should also respect nature and keep it in mind before starting new projects," Sharma added.

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Udupi's fisherwoman spends her life savings to feed needy amid lockdown

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April 24,2020

Udupi, Apr 24: While several state governments and NGOs are actively working to provide essentials to the needy amid the COVID-19 lockdown, a fisherwoman in Karnataka's Udupi has proved that even a small gesture of help for others can make a huge difference in the society.
A fisherwoman, Sharadakka, distributed rice to 140 needy families in her neighbourhood during the ongoing lockdown. The contribution was made by spending all her life savings amounting to Rs 30,000. The amount was saved by her over a period of time in an effort to build a house for herself.
On Thursday Udupi Deputy Commissioner G. Jagadeesh visited her and ensured help to build her house.
"Spending her meagre earnings, Sharadakka generously filled many empty stomachs amid the nation-wide lockdown, which is a matter of pride," said the Deputy Commissioner.

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Seven relatives who attended funeral test positive for covid-19

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July 27,2020

Kasaragod, Jul 27: Seven persons belonging to two relative-families who attended a funeral recently had been tested positive for Coronavirus on Monday.

Sources said the two families had been to Thavinjal near here for the funeral of a man who died at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital on July 19.

Later, the samples of these seven persons were sent for testing after they developed symptoms of COVID-19, the result of which came out on Monday.

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Netizens target BJP after video of Sangh Parivar ‘man’ in burqa goes viral

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June 16,2020

Vijayapura, June 16: Even as a video of a man wearing a burqa who is being thrashed by locals is going viral on social media, netizens targeted Bharatiya Janata Party for their activist resorting to heinous acts.

The man who was caught in burqa has been identified as Siddu Paragond, an activist of Snagh Parivar hailing from Sindgi town in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district.

The bizarre incident took place in Sindgi on June 11 outside a bank.

“While people including women were standing in a queue outside the bank, the person in burqa was acting in a suspicious manner. The person was trying to get too close to women which was making them feel awkward,” local residents said.

“Getting suspicious, some locals tried to interact and their suspicion rose with the strange behaviour of the person. Suddenly some men took the person away from the bank and checked only to find that it was a man in burqa. The men thrashed him and handed him over to police,” the sources said.

Confirming this, Superintendent of Police Anupam Agrawal said that the Siddu Paragond has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody. He, however, made it clear that no suspicious objects were found on Siddu. “We are trying to find out the motive for his act,” the SP said.

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