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None was there for her? Catholic nun commits suicide

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October 21, 2016

Udupi, Oct 21: A nun allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well at the Karunalaya Ashram (Old Age Home) at Heroor village near Brahmavar in Udupi on Friday.

suicideThe deceased has been identified as Sr Arul Selvi (35) who was working as a part time teacher in Nirmal English medium school at Karunalaya Ashram.

She had gone to her room at about 9.30 pm on October 20 after daily prayers. At around 11.15 p.m she had gone out as she received a phone call, said Sr Shaini, her friend.

Next day morning she had breakfast at 5.30 am went out telling Ashram mate Philomena Saldanha that she will be back in a while. As she did not come for morning prayers at 6 am, the inmates of the Ashram went searching for her only to find her dead body floating in the well of the Ashram.

It is suspected that she committed suicide due to mental tension as only her parents are living in her hometown. She had also undergone surgery for piles a year ago and recovered from the ailment.

A case of unnatural death had been registered at the Brahmavar police station and investigation is on, the police said.

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Mohammed SS
 - 
Sunday, 23 Oct 2016

For their tension marriage is only a solution, polygamy system is restricted in Christianity and Jesus also will marry one only, it is waste waiting for him and spoiling own life for nothing.

srsmitha
 - 
Saturday, 22 Oct 2016

very sad .....may God give her eternal rest

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Kasaragod, May 30: Karnataka origin IPS officer D Shilpa has been appointed the new Superintendent of Police of Kasargod district.

The 35-year-old 2016-batch IPS officer is the first woman SP of Kasaragod. 

Her appointment follows the sudden transfer of P S Sabu who was hitherto holding the post. He has now been appointed as SP of Alappuzha.

Shilpa has earlier served as ASP of Kasargod. She was also ASP of Kannur during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Shilpa was one of the three IPS officers assigned to Kasaragod with IG Vijay Sakhare during the first phase of covid lockdown.

A native of HSR Layout in Bengaluru, Shilpa holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering and a Masters Degree in Business Administration.

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July 15,2020

Newsroom, Jul 15: At least three students have committed suicide in different parts of Karnataka after failing in II PUC examinations, the results of which were announced yesterday. 

Bhumika, an 18-year-old girl hailing from Mallipattene near Arakalagud town in Hassan district killed herself within hours after the announcement of results. 

Depressed over her failure in the examination, she consumed poison, the police sources said. 

In a separate incident, 18-year-old Chitra, who failed the II PUC examinations, committed suicide at her native Chikkamarasa village in Shivamogga district. 

She was studying in Government PU College in Kumsi and after knowing about her result in the final PU exam, she hanged herself to death at her house.

Similarly, an 18-year-old boy from Harihar taluk in Davanagere district committed suicide in his house after the announcement of the PUC results.

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April 3,2020

Kasaragod, Apr 3: Kerala reported nine new cases of coronavirus on Friday, with seven from the worst affected Kasaragod district, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

With this, the total number of coronavirus positive cases in the coastal district alone mounted to 136.

Besides, Kasaragod, one case each was detected from Thrissur and Idukki, he told reporters after a COVID-19 review meeting this evening.

Currently, 251 people are under treatment for the virus in the state and 14 were cured today, Vijayan said.

A total of 1.69 lakh people are under surveillence in the state and 706 are in various hospitals.

Two fatalities have been reported from the state so far.

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