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Mangaluru police to strengthen social media monitoring cell

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February 1, 2019

Mangaluru, Feb 1: Underscoring the need to regulate social media content which has a potential to create communal tension in the city, Police Commissioner T R Suresh today said that efforts are being made to strengthen the city police’s social media monitoring cell and catch the accused.

In his interaction during the ‘meet the press’ programme here at Press Club, he urged the people not to spread rumours and hate messages on social media.

He said the stretch between Hampankatta and Clock Tower Circle, and between KMC Hospital Attavar and Bishop Victor Cross Road will be developed as no-honking zones.

Mr. Suresh said a notification for declaring the stretch between Hampankatta and Clock Tower Circle as a no-honking zone was issued in 1993.

Similarly, the notification regarding KMC Hospital and Bishop Victor Cross Road was issued in 2000.

Mr. Suresh said that awareness activities about these two zones will be part of the road safety week programme that will start on Sunday. “We will then start enforcing the rule. Violators will be booked under the Indian Penal Code for violating orders that are promulgated,” Mr. Suresh said.

The police are studying other potential areas that need to be declared as no-honking zones, he added.

As per directions from the Union government, Mr. Suresh said the city police has opened a ‘one-stop centre’ at the Women’s Police Station for cases of harassment to women. The women will get all assistance, including medical and legal, at the centre.

Mr. Suresh said the city police have proposed to have a new building for the centre, which will also have a facility for the victims to stay.

On action against illegal sand extraction, Mr. Suresh said that 90% of cases are being booked at the instance of the police.

Under the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, the police are not empowered to register a First Information Report directly and it has to be done by the Department of Mines and Geology. The Department was taking time in registering FIR following raids by police, he said.

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January 11,2020

Shivamogga, Jan 11: Members of Karnataka Congress women's wing staged a protest in Shivamogga on Friday against the rise in onion prices and domestic LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) cylinders.

As a mark of protest, the demonstrators wore garlands made of onions, drew rangoli on the road and cooked food with firewood. The protestors also carried posters comparing the price of cylinders in Congress and BJP-led government in the Centre.

The price of non-subsidised LPG was hiked by Rs 19 per cylinder from January 1, 2020.

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April 26,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 26: Three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 503 as per Karnataka government.

There are 302 active COVID-19 cases in Karnataka presently, while 182 patients have been discharged, 19 deaths have been reported, state government informed.

The total number of positive coronavirus cases across the country are 26,917, including 20,177 active cases of the virus. So far, 5,913 patients have either been cured or discharged while 826 deaths have been recorded in the country, as per data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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July 26,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 26: A total of 5,199 new COVID-19 cases and 82 deaths were reported from Karnataka on Sunday, the state's health department said.

With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state stands at 96,141, including 58,417 active cases and 35,838 recoveries.
So far, 1,878 deaths have been reported from Karnataka.

Meanwhile, India reported a spike of 48,661 cases and 705 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.

A total of 9,46,777 tests have been done so far and the number of tests per million in the national capital stands at 49,830.

The total COVID-19 positive cases stand at 13,85,522, including 4,67,882 active cases, 8,85,577 cured/discharged/migrated, and 32,063 deaths, it added. 

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