Mangaluru: U T Khader opens MCC’s renovated Mangala swimming pool

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February 16, 2019

Mangaluru, Feb 16: Minister for Urban Development and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge U T Khader today inaugurated the renovated the Mangala swimming pool managed by the Manglauru City Corporation here.

Mangala Swimming Pool, which is of a size of 50mtsx15 mts, has the capacity of containing 25 lakh litres of water. While it starts at a depth of 4 ft on the shallow side, the diving end is of a depth of 16 ft.

The pool remained closed since July 2018 for renovation which included the installation of a new ozonation plant at a cost of Rs 98 lakh and peripheral development works.

The ozonation will ensure the water quality improves, and that costs can be saved in the long term. Mayor K Bhaskar Moily said, “The renovation work is over and we will dedicate the pool for the public on Saturday.”

The new ozonation plant was set up on 25 cents vacant land adjacent to the swimming pool. An old filter plant, which was filtering water for the pool, has been dismantled and the new ozonation plant is functional. The plant will save Rs 50 lakh per year for the MCC since it does not require replacement of water from the pool every six months. At present, water from the pool is being replaced completely once in six months. With the new ozonation plant, water needs to be replaced once in two or three years, the mayor said.

The contract to install ozonation plant was handed over to Walrus Pools & Fitness Private Limited, a Bengaluru-based agency. The ozonation plant will make water in the pool crystal clear. Further, it will keep the pool free from algae and make it safe for swimmers, he added.

At present, the MCC authorities charge Rs 20 as entry fee for swimmers, and the monthly pass is also distributed for Rs 400. The entry fee for children and senior citizens is Rs 10 per session and Rs 200 per month.

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He said: "There are more than 6,000 people under quarantine in hotels, hostels, schools etc in different parts of the district. They include those who returned from other countries and other states.”

“We have allowed them to return to the district. Now I am receiving complaints that many of them are violating quarantine guidelines and venturing out. This is unacceptable.”

“As it is a risk to the whole society, severe action will be taken against the neglect and apathy of the persons under quarantine,” he said.

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Udupi, Jan 1: A 53-year-old Journalist of a Mangalore-based media house was found dead at his flat in Manipal on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Rohit Raj (53), a resident of Pandeshwar Mangaluru.

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June 11,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 11: A love triangle took a violent turn when a final-year engineering student was assaulted by both her current and former lovers. She's now battling for her life in the ICU, police said. 

For the 22-year-old woman, who lives in Sidedahalli, it was a case of fast-changing relationships. She broke up with a fellow student Babith, 21, a few months ago after having dated him for four years. Four months ago, she started seeing another collegemate named Rahul, 22, and everything seemed fine. 

On June 7, she went to Rahul's house, ostensibly for his birthday party, after informing her parents. Babith got wind of it and barged into Rahul's house. The trio got into an argument, and Rahul abused and assaulted her. 

The woman decided to leave him, and went with Babith to his house in Chikkabanavara, North Bengaluru. But things didn't end there. Babith picked an argument with her. Things became so bad that he attacked her with a helmet. 

He then panicked and called her parents, asking them to take her home. When her parents arrived, they found only Babith, his mother and sister in the house. Babith's family directed them to a bedroom where she was lying motionless, with her face being badly wounded. 

When her parents demanded to know what had happened, nobody responded. They took her to a hospital where her condition remains serious. A while later, Babith came to the hospital and gave her parents the key of her scooter. He told them what had happened and allegedly warned them against filing a police complaint. 

Her mother, however, filed a complaint with the jurisdictional Soladevanahalli police. According to her, Babith had fought with her daughter at their house for not taking his phone calls six months ago. 

Shashikumar N, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), said both the men had been arrested and that further investigations are underway. 

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