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As mom sleeps, 1-yr-old baby falls of speeding jeep, crawls towards check-post, reunites with family hours later

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September 10, 2019

In what can be termed as a miracle, a toddler, who fell off a speeding jeep, survived and hours later reunited with the mother who hadn’t realised her child had slipped from her arms while she dozed off in the vehicle.

The incident took place on September 8, 2019. According to reports, 1-year-old Rohita fell from mother Sathyabhama’s lap at 5th mile check-post in Rajamala in Idukki district of Kerala at around 9.30pm, as their family was returning home after a visit to Palani temple in Tamil Nadu.

The family members had nodded off and realised that the toddler was missing only when they reached home at Mullarikudy, some 40 km from the spot. They reported to Vellathooval police and the message was passed to all nearby police stations.

CCTV footage shows the baby, after falling on the road, crawling towards a lit-up area close by, which turned out to be a forest check-post. Forest officials said the path is often frequented by wild animals, including elephants.

"Luckily, the baby crawled towards the light. If she had gone in the other direction, she would have fallen into a pit," said Munnar wildlife warden R Lakshmi, who rushed to the spot after she was contacted by checkpost officials around 10pm.

"The toddler was injured on her forehead and hands, and was crying. We admitted her to Munnar Tata Tea Hospital. On inspecting the CCTV footage at the checkpost, we found that she had fallen from a jeep. We informed Munnar police and the control room. The child was handed over to parents around 1.30am," she added.

Forester Jithendranath and two tribal guards were at the check-post. Munnar SI K S Santhosh, who also reached the hospital, helped the parents reunite with their child.

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June 29,2020

Bengaluru, June 29: The Karnataka government on Monday issued guidelines to conduct online classes for all students of ICSE, CBSE and SSLC under the directions of the High Court.

According to the guidelines, for the kindergarten students, online classes can be held 30 minutes a week and students in classes 1-5 will have online classes for 30-45 minutes divided into two periods for three alternate days every week.

For students in classes 6-8, the online classes will be for 30-45 minutes divided into two periods for five days every week while students in classes 9 and 10 can have the virtual classes for 30-45 minutes divided into four periods for five days a week.

Earlier, the state government barred online classes for the kids from LKG to class 5.

Minister for primary and secondary education S Suresh Kumar had said that online classes cannot be held for the kids from LKG to class V.

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July 16,2020

Hassan, Jul 16: In fresh incident of cast killing, a Dalit youth in Alur taluk of Hassan district was shot dead yesterday by the relatives of the girl with whom he was in love. 

The deceased identified as Madhu, a 30-year-old resident of Soppinahalli village. He had taken a 25-year-old girl with him and was planning to marry her after taking her family into confidence.  

The relatives of the girl, who belong to upper caste, claimed that Madhu had kidnapped the daughter of one Ramesh of the same village. The girl's uncle Rupesh had waylaid Madhu when he was on the way to the field and shot at him. 

The body of the deceased as been shifted to a mortuary. The accused Rupesh has gone absconding. Sources said that the family of Ramesh has strongly opposed the inter-caste marriage.

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May 18,2020

Mangaluru, May 18: The coastal city of Mangaluru and other parts of twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are receiving heavy rain coupled with lightning and thunder.

The rain, which started in the wee hours, continued to lash for hours. It brought much relief from the sweltering heat.

Waterlogged roads in different parts of Mangaluru cause inconvenience to motorists. The clouds were so dark that the drivers were forced to switch on the headlights while driving vehicles in the morning.

The IMD has predicted heavy rain in the coastal Karnataka for next two days.

Lighting claims a life

Meanwhile, a youth died after lightning struck him at Paduyenagudde in Katpadi of Udupi district on Sunday late night. The deceased was identified as Bharat. Though he was rushed to the hospital, he failed to respond to the treatment.

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