'New court complex to be ready by year-end'

January 3, 2012

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Mangalore, January 3: Public Works Department Minister C M Udasi, who inspected the construction work of the new court complex in the city on Monday, said that the building would be ready by the end of this year.

Speaking to media persons the Minister said that the furnishing work would be completed soon after the civil work was over, in order to avoid any further delay in the completion of the complex, which had already missed a few deadlines.

He said the process of buying furniture has already begun for Rs 25 crore and another Rs 5 crore could be spent on furnishing the complex”.

Informing about the progress of various developmental works in the district, he said that Rs 47 crore has been released for repairing 1300 km State Highways and main roads in Dakshina Kannada district.

The work of State Highways is nearing completion and the repair work of the district roads is in progress with 48 percent of the work completed so far. New court complexes are under construction in Mangalore, Moodbidri and Bantwal and they are being built at a cost of Rs 32 crore.

The construction work of the new Circuit House in Mangalore at a cost of Rs 30 crore will be completed by April, Udasi said.

“The phase II and III work of Mangalore Mini Vidhan Soudha will be started at the earliest. The government has approved 69 different developmental work in the district at a cost of Rs 72 crore. Under the same project 160 km road will be developed.

Action will be taken to initiate 166.91 km road under State Highway Development Project. The government has approved for undertaking the project in the district at a cost of Rs 59.91 crore,” informed Udasi.

In order to develop concrete roads in SC/ ST colonies, the work worth Rs five crore will be taken up.

The minister also said that the phase I work (Rs 60 crore) of the Kukke Subrahmanya temple, which has already began would be completed by May 2012. The tender for the phase II work to be undertaken at a cost of Rs 60 crore too has been floated in November 2011, he said.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru,  Aug 4: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly, Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted himself to a hospital.

"I have been tested positive for COVID-19 and also been admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors as a precaution. I request all those who had come in contact with me to check out for symptoms and to quarantine themselves," Siddaramaiah tweeted.

Earlier on Sunday, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa had said that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

4,752 new COVID-19 cases and 98 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Monday, taking total cases to 1,39,571 including 62,500 discharges and 2,594 deaths, the State Health Department informed.

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January 11,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 11: U Haroon bin Aboobakar Mukri, a businessman from Uppinangady passed away at a private hospital in the city today. He was 74.

He was undergoing treatment for multiple ailments including age-related diseases. He breathed his last at 12:40 a.m. on Saturday.

Son of Late Aboobakar Mukri, who was an Islamic activist and leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in Uppinangady, Haroon was known for his generosity, kind-heartedness and simplicity.

An alumnus of St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, he was also a passionate traveller and life enthusiast, who always loved to meet people and spread positive vibes.

He is survived by his wife, four sons, a daughter and a large number of relatives, friends and well-wishers.

The funeral prayers were held at Masjid al-Huda, Uppinangady on Saturday afternoon. He was buried on premises of the same mosque.

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April 21,2020

Wayanad, Apr 21: Panic gripped residents of Mananthavady and Mepaddi regions of the district after several cats in the region were found dead.

A group of people approached authorities after which the Animal Husbandry Department tested samples from the carcasses and found that the cat deaths were caused by Feline Parvovirus, which does not transmit to humans.

Speaking to ANI, Dr D Ramachandran, Chief Veterinary Officer, Wayanad said that Feline Parvovirus affects cats and vaccines are available to protect cats and keep the virus at bay.

"There were incidents of cat deaths in Mananthavady and Meppadi region of Wayanad district creating panic among the local residents. The officials of the Animal Husbandry department visited the spots for epidemiological investigations. The samples were collected and sent to the State Institute of Animal Diseases, which confirmed that the deaths were due to Feline Parvovirus. There is no need to worry as this virus does not spread to humans," he said.

A cat owner in Meppadi said that within a span of two-three days, over 13 cats had died in the region.

"We are afraid of these sudden cat deaths amidst coronavirus outbreak. We have informed the Health Department and Animal Husbandry department. Officials came here and collected the samples," she said.

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