Rave party rocks Assembly, CM orders inquiry

February 7, 2012

Bangalore, February 7: Yielding to the mounting pressure from opposition MLAs Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has ordered a probe into the Government sponsored rave party in St Mary's Island near Malpe coast in Udupi district.

The Spring Zouk, the three-day rave party issue, rocked the legislative assembly on Tuesday with Opposition members, including three MLAs from coastal districts demanding stringent action against the officials.

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The event was jointly organized by Udupi district administration in association with 3W Concepts aiming it as tourism promotion tool from February 3 to 5. However, the event turned out to be an ugly affair as video footages showed a foreign couple in compromising position during the party.

Leader of opposition Siddaramaiah raised the issue in the Assembly and sought action against the officers. Mangalore MLA U T Khader, Karkala MLA Gopal Bhandary and Mulky-Moodbidri MLA Abhay and Chandra Jain held the BJP led state government responsible for promoting the use of drugs, booze and 'public sex' under pretext of promoting tourism.

They alleged that sale of liquor in the Island, nude and half nude women were seen, smoking of banned substances like ganja in a party were supplied in the party.

The CM said he ordered an inquiry headed by regional commissioner. He also said that his government was against anything which would be contemptuous against Indian culture. “This applies not only to coastal belt, but for entire Karnataka state," Gowda informed the House.

He said more than 900 foreigners and people from Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Goa and other parts of the country had participated in the festival. Over 300 tents had been installed at the Island for the tourists. M T Reju, deputy commissioner of the district maintained that such as festival in the Island was being held for the first time.

The CM reiterated that the festival was aimed at tourism development where Local folk forms like Dollu Kunita, Kangeelu, Yakshagana, Suggi Kunitha by the Halakki tribes were also staged before the tourists.

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Manipal's KMC among three private labs in Karnataka approved for COVID-19 tests

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March 25,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 25: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has so far given nod to three private laboratories in Karnataka for testing COVID-19. The ICMR comes under the Department of Health, Government of India

The three labs are KMC Hospital Manipal, Shankar Research Centre's laboratory, and SRL laboratory on Bowring Hospital Road at Shivajinagar, Bengaluru.

Eight private labs from Maharashtra, two from Haryana, three from Tamil Nadu, four from Delhi, and three each from Karnataka and Gujarat have been given permission.

These labs have over 15,000 collection centres all over the country. Blood samples and throat swabs of coronavirus suspects can be given at these centres.

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Man arrested under Wildlife Protection Act for biting snake to death in Karnataka

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May 7,2020

Kolar, May 7: A 38-year-old man has been arrested for biting a snake and peeling off its skin at Mustur village in Kolar district of Karnataka.

Mulbagal range forest officer KN Ravikeerthi said forest officials nabbed Kumar, a construction worker, at Mustur on Wednesday and booked him under the Wildlife Protection Act. He was under the influence of alcohol.

Ravikeerthi said Kumar's offence is non-bailable and attracts a jail term of up to three years. The remains of the snake were collected and sent to a lab to ascertain its species. Forest officials said the snake Kumar bit was not a viper as was reported earlier but a rat snake.

On Tuesday, Kumar was riding back home after buying liquor when the snake ca me under his bike's wheels. He tossed the injured snake around his neck, bit it and peeled off its skin. Kumar said the snake had troubled him in the past.

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37-year-old man hospitalized with Coronavirus symptoms in Udupi

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March 14,2020

Udupi, Mar 14: Amidst growing Coronavirus scare, a youth with suspected Coronavirus symptoms was admitted to Udupi District Hospital here, District Health and Family Welfare Officer Sudhir Chandrachud said.

According to him, A 37-year-old youth, a native of Shirwa, who works in a Japanese ship and was onboard a Japanese vessel that was recently blocked due to the coronavirus. However, he was left out on its way to Dubai, where he was diagnosed with coronavirus infection and he returned to his native.

However, he did not show any of the primary symptoms of coronavirus, such as cough, cold, fever, but he was suffering from diarrhea and abdominal pain with slight respiratory problems following which he has been admitted to an isolated ward in the district hospital here on Friday evening.

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