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Milk poison' rumour creates panic in Mangalore

August 20, 2012

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Mangalore, August 20: The people in Mangalore and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district panicked on Monday after rumours that the Nandini milk had been poisoned.

Despite the ban on bulk SMSes and MMSes the rumour engulfed entire coastal district and spread to neighbouring districts too within hours, as most of the people in the region are dependent on Nandini milk.

As the `poison' rumour spread, it took on variations. Some had it that poison had been thrown into the milk by miscreants, others spoke of how some people had `fainted' and had `vomited' after drinking milk from Nandi packet in and around Mangalore. Some even spoke about children being hospitalised in the town of Ullal after drinking milk.

Print and electronic media offices in the city including 'Coastaldigest.com' too were kept busy answering calls from frantic citizens who wanted to know the truth of the matter. Such calls also brought in reports that some prominent personalities in some villages of Dakshina Kannada district “informing” the people that the Nandini milk had been poisoned and that people should desist from using it.

Harried KMF officials kept on asserting that Nandi milk packets were clean and safe. However, this did not prevent some people throwing milk packets in some places.

Raviraj Hegde, the president of the Dakshina Kannada Milk Producer's Cooperative Union Limited (DKMPCUL) brushed aside the rumours saying that some miscreants deliberately spreading such rumours to create confusion among people.

“Please don't pay heed to any such poisonous rumours. Nandi milk is safe to drink”, he said.


Related: DKMUL office-bears rubbish 'poison' rumours; drink Nandini milk in front of media

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Bengaluru, Mar 13: District administration in Kalaburagi, where the first death in India due to COVID-19 was reported, has identified over 25 people, who come close to the deceased and quarantined for observation, Minister for Health B Sreeramulu said on Friday.

In reply to a debate on the issue during Zero Hour of the Legislative Assembly, the Health Minister said that two members of the victim’s family and 23 others are suspected of COVID-19.

Mr. Sreeramulu said all the schools of the district have been as a preventive measure to contain the deadly virus.

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May 4,2020

Udupi, May 4: Udupi Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesha said that mechanised boat fishing will be permitted in Udupi district in another two days.

He further said that the decision was taken after the district was declared as a Green Zone as no fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported from the district in the past several days.

The Deputy Commissioner told the media here that fishing will be permitted but social distancing has to be practised and only 30 boats will be permitted in a day.

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May 20,2020

Mangaluru, May 20: The local unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has defended the delay in repatriation of coastal Kannadigas from Middle Eastern countries saying that it is impossible to bring all expatriate together at a time when covid-19 cases are continuing to spike in the region. 

Addressing a press conference, Sudarshan M, president of Dakshina Kannada unit of BJP said that the entire district administration was working as a team under the leadership local MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and district minister Kota Shrinivas Poojary and seven BJP MLAs in this critical juncture.

“Without any bias, we also have reached out to the needs of people of Mangaluru assembly constituency represented by former minister and Congress MLA U T Khader,” he said, adding that his party will not forget Indian expatriates in the Gulf too. 

Replying to the charge of not catering to the interests of Kannadigas stranded in the Middle East by way of arranging special flights, Sudarshan said this is part of a well-thought-out move to bring them in batches.

“It is impossible to bring back all Kannadigas stranded in Middle East all of a sudden. Their repatriation will be in phased manner based on facilities available in the district,” he said.

“The district authorities have created healthcare and quarantine facilities for a limited number, be it at Covid-19 hospital or institutional quarantine, and bringing them together will create logistical problems,” he said.

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