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DK seeks Rs 5 crore financial aid to provide rain relief

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July 18, 2011

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Mangalore, July 18: As the torrential rains have continued to lash coastal areas of Karnataka causing damages and bringing miseries to people, the Dakshina Kannada district administration has sought immediate financial assistance from the state government.

A media release issued from the district administration on Monday, stated that Deputy Commissioner Dr N S Channappa Gowda has sought Rs 5 crore from the state government to provide relief to people affected by recent spell of heavy rains lashing the district.

The district on an average recorded 1,859.9 mm of rainfall from January 1 to June 18 as against 1,483.5 mm rainfall in the same period last year.

In all, six persons have died due to natural calamity from April 1 to date in the district.

In the last 72 hours ending 8 am on Monday, the district has received heavy rainfall.

The average rainfall in the five taluks on Saturday was 52.8 mm, on Sunday 69.9 mm, and 68.6 mm on Monday.

Highest rainfall of 93.4 mm was recorded in Belthangady on Monday, followed by Bantwal at 63.4 mm, Puttur and Sullia 62.4 mm respectively, and Mangalore 61.2 mm.

Meanwhile, Director-in-charge, Meteorological Centre, Bangalore, has warned the fishermen that strong onshore winds from westerly direction speed occasionally reaching 45-55 kmph likely along off Karnataka coast during next 24 hours.



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Mysuru, Jan 20: As the Karnataka state Congress is still awaiting the appointment of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President, MLA Satish Jarkiholi has said that in order to balance the caste and regional equations, All India Congress Committee (AICC) was planning to create four working presidents posts for KPCC.

Talking to media personnel here on Sunday, Mr Jarkiholi, who is considered to be in the race for the post, said that a clear picture about the constitution of additional posts of the working president in the KPCC would emerge in a week.

He added that it has been delayed due to the Assembly elections in Delhi.

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February 13,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 13: A college student was killed when a bullet tanker knocked his motorbike down near Nanthoor Circle in the city today. 

The deceased has been identified as Karthik Malya, a resident of Mannegudda. He was a final year degree student of Besant College in the city. 

The incident took place when Karthik was from Suratkal to Mangaluru. The bullet tanker reportedly hit the two-wheeler from behind and ran over him. He died on the spot.

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July 7,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 7: The residents of Bangle Gudde, Mathadagudde area in Gurupura Gram Panchayat in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, where two teen aged children were buried alive, were shifted to safer places.

District officials said on Tuesday that the residents have been provided temporary shelter in Gurpur school, PU college, and hostels, while few others were shifted to Ashraya centers. Total 40 houses out of 180 houses in this area located in the red zone were damaged due to heavy rain.

If the residents want to stay in the rented house, the revenue department is ready to pay a sum of Rs 2,500 towards rent, official sources said.

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