Crew of stationary lorry run over by another lorry; two killed, three injured

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November 19, 2011

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Mangalore, November 19: Two people died on spot and three others sustained severe injuries in a ghastly road accident on National Highway 66 near NITK Gate on the outskirts of the city on Friday night.

Deceased have been identified as Ram Suvarath Dind, a driver from Gujarat and Sonu from Surat.

The tragedy occurred at around 10:00pm, when the driver and crew of a trailer lorry from Haryana were having supper at the platform after parking their vehicle on the road side. It is said that the drivers and cleaners of three other lorries had also joined them for supper.

When they were about to finish their last meal of the day, a speeding lorry trailer coming from the direction of Kudremukh rammed into the platform of the stationary lorry killing two people and injuring two others.

Eyewitness said that the rash and reckless driving was the main reason for the accident as the lorry had moved several feet away from the road. The accused driver too sustained injuries in the incident.

Police from jurisdictional Panambur station rushed to the spot and made arrangement to shift the injured to a private hospital in the city.

A case has been booked against the lorry driver.

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Section 144 near Karnataka Vidhana Soudha from March 2 ahead of Budget session

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"Section 144 of the CrPC (prohibits assembly of more than 4 people in an area) will be imposed in the area around Vidhana Soudha from March 2 to March 31 ahead of the Budget session,"Bhaskar Rao said.

The police said that they have intelligence inputs of protests near Vidhana Soudha.

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Chikkamagaluru reclaims ‘corona-free district’ tag as all 16 patients discharged

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June 6,2020

Chikkamagaluru, June 6: The Chikkamagaluru district has become free from confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The last two of the 16 covid patients in the district were discharged today after they were treated and tested negative.

P 2765, a 28-year-old man and P 2766, a 38-year-old man were discharged, said Deputy Commissioner Dr Bagadi Gautham. Nine others were discharged from hospital yesterday.

Till May 22, Chikkamagaluru district had not recorded any positive and had remained a green zone till then.

However, with the influx of stranded people from Maharashtra and Delhi, the district had registered 16 covid positive cases.

“As on today, there are no active covid-19 cases in the district. However, we should be attentive and take all the precautionary measurers,” the DC said.

The officer has appealed to the public to maintain social distancing in public places and wear masks.

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Chikkamagaluru has been polluted by the outside people. Homestay business has killed the beauty and simplicity of Chilkamagaluru

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Gold worth Rs 20 lakh seized from Dubai-Kannur repatriation flight passenger

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Kannur, Jun 21: Customs sleuths on Sunday seized 432 grams of gold worth around Rs 20 lakh from a passenger who arrived at Kannur International Airport from Dubai in Fly Dubai flight, scheduled under Vande Bharat Mission.

Customs Assistant Commissioner E Vikas-led team seized the smuggled gold from the passenger Usman of Malappuram district and detained him, sources said.

The seized gold was kept in his inner-wear.

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