Ulaibettu tragedy: Four years on, victims' families yet to get compensation

August 14, 2012

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Mangalore, August 14: Four years have passed since the mini bus carrying school children plunged into the Phalguni river, causing the death of 7 children and four others. The compensation of Rs 5.5 lakhs released to the families of the deceased by the Central Government has been shrouded by dispute and remained in the primary department itself.

The incident had taken place on the eve of Independence Day. The children from Balmy Primary School in Thenkulipadi had been engaged in preparation of Independence Day celebrations. They had left home for their final practice at school. But instead of reaching school, they sadly met with their fate.

In the incident, school bus driver Badruddin (28), Saramma (40) and her daughter Ramlath (19), Kamalaksha (33), students Mohsir (4) and Fathimatul Mohsina (6), Ayesha Suhana (6), Samrina (10), Afzal Rahman (7), Muhammed Hafeez (6) and Haseena (8) lost their lives.

Relief of Rs 1 lakh had been agreed as compensation for families of Badruddin, Saramma, Jamila Ramlath, Fathima Haseena and Afzal Rahman, and Rs. 50,000 for Ahmed Siddik who was injured. The amount had been released to the branch of a Nationalised bank through DC's Office. But bank officials were unable to hand over the amount to the affected families as their bank account particulars were not clear.

The DC's office, Bank branch and the homes of affected families are just a few kilometres apart. The bank account holders could have been identified in their homes, and handed over the compensation to them. Four years have passed but the families are yet to receive the amount, said social worker Khamar.

The bereaved families had written a letter to the Secretary of Disaster Management on July 19, 2010. But yet they have not received the compensation amount. This wouldn't be much difficult if the native ministers M. Veerappa Moily, Oscar Fernandes and Nalin Kumar Kateel made up their minds said a relative of the deceased.

Immediately after the incident, a cheque of Rs 1 lakh relief announced by the then-Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa was delivered to the all homes. Then, former minister B. Janardhan Poojary, Congress leader B.A. Moidin Bava and Veerappa Moily announced their relief.

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High Court urged to stay Anand Singh's functioning as Minister of Forests

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February 19,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 19: A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Karnataka High Court, seeking a stay on Anand Singh functioning as Minister of Forests, Environment and Ecology contending that there are criminal cases filed against him by the Ministry.

"A stay be granted prohibiting Anand Singh from functioning as the Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of Forests, Environment and Ecology. Any other order that the Honourable Court may deem fit in the interest of justice and equity," the PIL prays.

The petition, filed by advocate Vijay Kumar, said that the Chief Minister has allocated the portfolio of the Ministry of Forests, Environment and Ecology to Singh without considering the fact that there are several criminal faces filed against him by the Ministry.

It said that the allocation of the Ministry of Forests, Environment and Ecology portfolio to Singh is in the conflict of interest.

"The holding of the post of Cabinet minister for the Ministry of Forests, Environment and Ecology is against public interest and completely in conflict of interest as he has business for which the subject Ministry is the overseeing authority and further he will also have access to the case files which again is in conflict of interest," the PIL said.

PIL adds that "it is pertinent and absolutely necessary" to deny the incumbent from accessing files related to his cases and from taking any decisions which may provide him with pecuniary benefits through his businesses.

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Mangaluru port authorities deny entry to cruise ship over corona outbreak

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March 8,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 8: A cruise ship with a Panama flag has been turned back at the New Mangalore Port here following the Centre's advisory in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, officials said.

The vessel 'MSC Lirica' was sent back on Saturday as the Union Ministry of Shipping had directed all ports not to allow any cruise ship from foreign destinations to call on Indian ports.

No further details about the ship were disclosed.

New Mangaluru Port Trust chairman A V Ramana said the ministry has directed all ports to deny entry to cruise ships till March 31 in the wake of the coronavirus scare.

Around 25 vessels were expected to call on the port here during the cruise season.

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conducted an awareness programme on prevention of coronavirus COVID-19 at Mangaluru International Airport.

The stakeholders were sensitised on handling passengers affected with covid-19 and precautions to be taken for dealing with affected passengers.

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166 stranded in UAE reach Mangaluru

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June 23,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 23: A charter flight carrying as many as 166 people including a child stranded in United Arab Emirates today reached Mangaluru.

The flight was chartered by M Friends Charitable Trust, Mangaluru and My Community Foundation with the sole intention of helping the repatriation of stranded passengers such as pregnant women, elderly people and those who are in need of emergency medical care.

The flydubia flight FZ4617 took off from Dubai at 2 p.m. and landed at Mangaluru International Airport at 7:22 p.m.

The passengers who arrived from UAE hail from different parts of coastal Karnataka and passengers themselves had borne the ticket fare for their travel.

M Friends president Haneef Haji Goltamajalu has thanked representatives of My Community Foundation and M Friends Trusty Ashraf Abbas Kunjattur, M Friends NRI leader Haneef Puttur, general secretary Rasheed Vittla for their efforts in chartering the flight.

In the last three weeks, 13 special flights with around 2150 passengers from various Gulf countries had landed at Mangaluru airport.

Already, throat swab samples of 1814 passengers, who had arrived in Mangaluru, have been tested and 239 people with international travel history have tested positive and the samples of 1,575 passengers have tested negative so far.