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One dies, several houses collapse in rain

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June 29, 2011

Vamanjoor

Mangalore, June 29: One person is suspected to have been killed in a rain-related accident and at least five houses were damaged partially or fully since Monday evening.

Dakshina Kannada district received an average rainfall of over 115 mm and the water level in the Nethravathi rose by another one metre in Bantwal.

Meanwhile, two trees fell on Mangalore-Moodbidri Road at Parari near Vamanjoor at 2 a.m. on Tuesday bringing down four electric poles. Traffic disruption was minimal as vehicles could move by the edge of the road.

The Deputy Commissioner's office here received information that Dhanapala, son of Marappagouda died when he was trying to wash his legs in a pond at Devachalla on Subramanya-Sullia Road in Sullia taluk.

Subramanya police said the man, a daily wage worker, had gone for work at another farmer's compound. After handling organic manure, he had gone to wash his hands and legs in the pond unmindful of the heavy rain. Fire and Emergency Services personnel fished out the body subsequently from the 20-foot deep pond.

In the same taluk, the house and the compound wall of Ratnavathi, wife of Krishnoji Rao was damaged in rain with loss estimated at Rs. 68,000. At Ajjavara village of the taluk, the tiled house of Hussain collapsed while that of Isamma in Kadaba too fell. The tiled house of Gulabi, wife of Rama in Badaga-Ulipady, collapsed when a tree fell on it in the Gurupura Hobli . In Chitrapura, Mulky, the tiled house of Sundari collapsed.

The water level in the Nethravathi and Kumaradhara rivers rose by four meters to 18 metres by Tuesday morning. The maximum water level for Nethravathi is 29.5 metres and for Kumaradhara is 28.5 metres.

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July 23,2020

Mandya, Jul 23: Upset over contracting Covid 19, a 55-year-old man, ended his life by hanging himself, at the designated Covid hospital, in Mandya, on Wednesday night.

The deceased patient is from Kandegala village, Malvalli taluk, Mandya district. He was ailing from renal problems and was under treatment. 

However, he contracted the virus and tested positive for Covid-19. Upset over this, he ended his life by hanging himself on the window grill, in the hospital bathroom, midnight. The incident came to light when other patients went to the toilet.

His last rites were conducted as per the designated Covid-19 protocol, on Thursday, said District Health Officer Dr H P Manchegowda.

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March 29,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 29: Twenty more people were

detected with coronavirus in Kerala on Saturday, taking the total number of those undergoing treatment for the deadly infection to 181, Health Minister K K Shailaja said.

While Kannur reported eight cases, Kasaragod 7, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernkulam, Thrissur, Palakad and Malappuram reported one case each, Shailaja said in a statement here.

Of the 20 people, 18 had come from abroad and two others had been infected through contact.

The man found positive here was in the isolation ICU of the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College hospital, while one positive case from Ernakulam was a health worker.

The samples of four persons who were under treatment at Pathnamthitta were found negative.

At least, 1,41,211 people are under observation across the state, the Minister addd.

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July 22,2020

Kasaragod, Jul 22: An accused in a POCSO case jumped into the sea at Kasaba Coast near here on Wednesday.

Sources said the accused Mahesh (28), resident of Soorlu Kanhangad, was brought to the groyne ('pulimuttu' in Malayalam) at the coast for collecting evidence.

He escaped from the police and ran around 200 meters towards the sea and jumped into it. The effort to rescue him also failed.

Police, Fire & Rescue officials and fishermen are searching for the body of the accused.

Mahesh was arrested on charge of capturing the video of a minor girl in a washroom on his mobile. 

During interrogation, he had told the copse that he had hidden the mobile, which was used to video record the act, near the groyne. Accordingly, the police had brought him to this place.

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