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New twist to missing case: Rider found alive in Kundapur

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May 16, 2012

riderMangalore, May 16: The case of a motorbike rider going missing after having reportedly fallen into the Phalguni River near Kulur last week, took a confusing turn on Wednesday, with the police catching alleged dead man alive in Kundapur.

When the jurisdictional Panambur police were about to intensify the investigation into case after their 48-hour-long search operation in the river for Srinivas Padakannaya proved to be futile, Kundapur police handed over him alive to their custody.

Srinivasa's wife Swati had lodged a complaint with Pamambur police station last Friday stating that her husband had been thrown into the River near Kulur when they were returning from Mangalore at around 6:00 am. She had told police that the motorbike got skidded while avoiding a possible collision with an oncoming tipper.

Interestingly, Swati, who according to her was a pillion rider, had sustained no injuries in the incident. Moreover the motorbike was also not damaged.

Though the police had found fishy in her claims, they completed the formalities by launching a 48-hour-long search operation with the help of Coast Guard personnel and local swimmers.

New Twist

Meanwhile, Srinivasa, who has now been admitted to a private hospital in Suratkal under the pretext of unhealthy, has claimed that he had been kidnapped by unknown miscreants after the alleged accident.

“When I was thrown into the River I had a kept a cheque in my pocket. The miscreants, who took me in a car to a deserted place, stole the cheque after making me to swallow sleeping pills. Finally they threw me out of their car near Kundapur on Tuesday,” he said.

Unconfirmed sources said that a case was registered against Srinivasa a few days ago in Manjeshwar police station for failing to repay the debt of Rs 1.5 lakh to a local business man.

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Anusha Bhat | coastaldigest.com
July 24,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 24: Parents in Dakshina Kannada are urging the educational institutions to reduce fees at least by 75% as most of the infrastructure and resources are not being utilized due to online classes. 

“School campuses are now closed. Why we have to pay such a heavy fee when our children are not availing the facilities offered on campus?” asks a Sapna (name changed), a parent, whose two daughters study at a prestigious private school in Mangaluru.  

Even though some schools considered as small players have reduced fees, most of the “prestigious” institutions in the Mangaluru have so far refused to give any discount.

“Apart from paying school fees, now we have to invest in gadgets, internet connections and accessories required for online classes. School administration can use their infrastructure and facilities for other purposes as students are not utilizing them. Hence, they must give us maximum discount during this pandemic,” said another parent.  
 
On the other hand, many parents are facing a dire financial situation due to covid-19 lockdown – while some have suffered losses in their business some have lost their jobs.

Many parents have even approached the education department to ensure that they get a discount in fees from educational institutions, said Dakshina Kannada DDPI Malleswamy.

“We cannot do anything since a government circular has asked educational institutions not to hike fees, which they have not done, and reduce fees if possible, which will never happen. The department is acting against only those schools that forcefully collect fees,” the DDPI said.

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July 19,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 19: A total of 4,120 new COVID-19 cases were reported from Karnataka on Sunday, taking the total number of 63,772 in the state, informed the state's health department.

Out of the total cases reported in the last 24 hours, 2,156 were reported from Bengaluru.
The total figure includes 39,370 active cases, 23,065 recoveries, and 91 deaths.

"Karnataka crossed the 10-lakh-tests milestone today. So far, we conducted 10,20,830 tests across 88 labs in the state and 35,834 tests today," Minister for Medical Education of Karnataka tweeted on Sunday. 

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January 18,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 18: The Dakshina Kannada District Karavali Utsava Samiti has chosen senior Journalist and Assistant Editor on Udayavani Daily Manohar Prasad for the Karavali Gaurava Prashasti 2019-20.

The award will be presented to Manohar Prasad in recognition of his contribution in the field of Journalism.

He will be given the award during the valedictory of the Karavali Utsav at Panambur beach on January 19.

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