Air crash victim's kin stage hunger protest against compensation discrepancies

February 15, 2012

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Mangalore, February 15: Dozens of family members of Mangalore air crash victims on Wednesday staged a hunger protest in front of the Air India Office here.

The day-long protest, against discrepancies in disbursing compensation to kin of Mangalore air crash victims, was organized by the Pravasi Sangam, an organisation for overseas affairs and returnees based in Kerala.

Addressing the protesters Thrissur MLA K V Abdul Khader lashed out at the Union Government and Air India Authority for violating the Montreal Convention in compensation distribution to the family members of Mangalore air crash victims.

“There is no way that Air India or any insurance company can make up for the loss that these families have incurred. It is unfortunate that, unable to understand the seriousness of the situation, the insurance companies are bargaining with the kin to reduce the compensation amount,” he said.

Uduma MLA K Kunhiraman said that one and a half year old plane crash that resulted in death of 158 innocent passengers, led thousand of their dependents as helpless denizens and the relief of benefit that the dependents had to get lawfully from the insurance authorities of Air India has not yet assessed properly as per the relevant provisions of Insurance Act.

“There are umpteen such examples which would prove the discrimination of authorities against the victims and their dependents in the aforesaid plane crash”, he said.

Reiterating demand for equal compensation for the kin of all the victims as per the Montreal Convention, he said in the plane crash at Lebanon 103 victims were compensated by the authorities by paying a fair amount of Rs 1, 269 crore rupees.

DYFI State Vice President Muneer Katipalla came down heavily on the bargaining policy of Central Government and Air India, despite declaring in the public that every heir of the plain crash victims should get a minimum of Rs 75 lakh compensation.

Mr Katipalla also complained that Air India and Reliance Insurance Company are troubling all dependents even after so many months.

Vice President of Pravasi Sangam P K Abdullah, District treasurer Basheer Kallingal, Joint Secretary KV Ganesh, M. Haneef and VV Krishnan, Abdul Khader were among the protesters.

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Tricolour unfurled at 10,000 mosques across Kerala on R-Day

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January 26,2020

Kozhikode, Jan 26: The Indian national flag was unfurled at around 10,000 mosques and religious institutions across Kerala on the auspicious occasion of 71st Republic Day on Sunday.

"The national flag was unfurled at around 10,000 mosques across the state on this auspicious occasion as per the instruction of the Waqf Board," Secretary of the Kuttiady Juma Masjid Committee, K Basheer, told media here.

He said that the national flag was also unfurled at the Kuttiady Juma Masjid here as per the instructions.

"Constitution is under threat by the Citizenship Amendment Act, we also read the preamble of the Constitution in solidarity," Basheer said.

Meanwhile, a majestic event was held in the national capital on the occasion of Republic Day.

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Welcome news. But i dont think any of sanghi shakhas have hoisted our national flag on this occasion. I didnt see a single picture in any media or newspaper.

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Elderly woman, middle aged son test positive for covid-19 in Dakshina Kannada

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April 27,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 27: Two more people including an elderly woman have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Dakshina Kannada.

With this the total number of covid-19 cases in the district reached 21, though most of them have recovered and returned home.

In its today's bulletin, the health and family welfare department confirmed that a 45-year-old man and his 80-year-old mother tested positive for the deadly disease.

It is learnt that one of them had undergone treatment at a private hospital where a woman from Bantwal, who died of covid-19, was being treated for breathing difficulties, before she was shifted to Wenlock Hospital which is now converted into covid-19 hospital.

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I-T raid at actor Rashmika Mandanna’s residence in Kodagu

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January 16,2020

Madikeri, Jan 16: Income Tax Department officials on Thursday raided the residence of Kannada actress Rashmika Mandanna at Virajpet in Kodagu District on Thursday.

About 10 IT officials arrived at the residence on Thursday at about 1930 hrs and started searching. The officials have been busy conducting the raid for more than three hours now.

I-T sources said that the search and seizure operations were conducted on suspicion that Rashmika Mandanna had evaded taxes.

Mandanna, 23, is a leading heroine and has acted in several Kannada and Telugu films over the last four years. Her most recent film Sarileru Neekevvaru opposite Mahesh Babu is in the theatres now.

She made her debut in Sandalwood with the film Kirik Party, which was a huge success at the box office. She went on to act in several Kannada and Telugu films in the last two years and has become a huge success in the industry. She has acted in Dear Comrade, Sarileru Neekevvaru, Chalo, Geeta Govindam, Chamak, Yajamana, Anjani Putra and Vritra.

She is currently working in the film Pogaru alongside Dhruva Sarja. She has acted in nine movies in the last two years and has also signed several advertising contracts.

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