Explosion at MRPL kills one, injures five

January 21, 2012

Mangalore, January 21: A worker was killed and five others suffered severe burns when an explosion ripped through a sulphur pit at the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited on the outskirts of the city on Saturday.

The victim has been identified as Nagesh (25), a resident of Kulai.

The injured have been identified as Basheer (24) from Chokkabettu, Sirajuddin (23), from Katipalla, Ashwith (23), Srinivas (33) and Mahesh Kumar. All of them have been admitted to KMC hospital in the city. Among the injured the condition of Basheer is said to be critical.

An official release, issued by MPRL, stated that a mild explosion that occurred around 11: 15 am at the Sulphur Recovery Unit II injured six people working in that area and one of the injured breathed his last later.

Four of among the injured were contract employees from Entech Constructions, and one from Sri Ganesh Constructions, while, Mahesh Kumar was an employee of MRPL, it said.

“The management is investigating the incident. A committee has been constituted and a detailed report is awaited”, the release said.

The release also said that “MRPL prides itself on its safety record and this freak accident is being viewed very seriously”

All possible efforts are being made to prevent any such incident in the opertaing area, it added.

More details awaited.

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Tabassum wins Mangaluru Press Club Award for service to HIV affected children

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February 19,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 19: Social worker Tabassum who has been rendering selfless service to HIV/AIDS affected children through her shelter home 'Snehadeep' at Bejai has been selected for the Annual Award of Mangaluru Press Club for the year 2019.

Tabassum, a resident of Konaje was chosen by a team of judges comprising Prof Balakrishna Gatti, Dr Vasanth Kumar Perla and Dr Nagaveni Manchi.

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The passion of young Ms Tabassum and Social Working of today, particularly, gives me lot of hope. It almost feels like the political class wants to bring down India while the people are so hard working and committed to nation building.

Congratulation Miss. Way to go.

PS: Media has been compromised and fake news factories churn out crap daily. Thanks CD for bringing this news to readers.

CONGRATULATIONS.

Mrs.Tabassum's service for humanity is highly commendable.She looks after HIV & AIDS effected children with compassion like mother without expecting anything in returns.

She is the alumni of JF managed Green View PU womens college at Derealakette.

She deserve for more prestigious awards even like "Padma Shri" for her selfless and sincere services for the society and the nation.

All the best.

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Kerala to Set Up 28 Fast Track Courts For Rape, Child Sex Abuse Cases

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February 9,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9: Kerala has sanctioned the setting up of 28 fast track courts for speedy trial in rape cases and other cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

State Social Justice and Women and Child Development Minister KK Shailaja said the state government has decided to set up POCSO courts to ensure that the culprits get the punishment they deserve. She said the decision has been taken in the wake of rising violence against women and children.

"The Union Law Ministry has recently sanctioned the opening of 28 POCSO fast track special courts in Kerala at the request of the state government. The project will be implemented jointly by the High Court, Law and Home Departments under the leadership of the Department of Women and Child Development," the Minister said.

The four courts are alloted in Thiruvananthapuram district, three in Thrissur and Malappuram districts, two each in Kollam, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Kozhikode and Kannur districts.

The Minister informed that POCSO courts are jointly established by the central and state governments and according to the High Court data, 12,234 POCSO and rape cases are pending in the state.

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SC upholds validity of Karnataka reservation law on SC, ST promotions

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March 19,2020

New Delhi, Mar 19: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the validity of Karnataka's 2018 reservation law, which granted reservation in promotion to employees belonging to SC and ST categories.

A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud holds that applications filed by a group of general category employees for applying 'post-based quota' and the principle of the creamy layer at entry-level in public employment are not maintainable.

The apex court had, in November last year, reserved its order on the applications filed by general category candidates in the matter.

In May last year, the top court had upheld the law allowing reservations in promotions for SC and ST candidates with consequential seniority.

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