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One more endosulfan victim dead

November 8, 2016

Kasaragod, Nov 8: Three days after a woman endosulfan victim committed suicide at Mullaria near here, one more endosulfan victim from the district died on Monday.

K. Narayani, 56, wife of the late Appukuttan, of Thadathil locality in Pullur village died at the Pariyaram Medical College hospital in Kannur, sources here said.

Narayani, who had been undergoing treatment for cancer, figured on the official list of endosulfan victims.

She is survived by three daughters.

K. Rajeevi, 62, who had been suffering from severe body ache due to undiagnosed diseases, attributed to spraying of the pesticide in Bellur village, committed suicide at Kalari locality near Mullaria, some 20 km from here on Friday.

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June 9,2020

Madikeri, Jun 9: A rare Rurk’s Ristella Skink was found by some wildlife enthusiasts on their way to Madapur in Kodagu district.

Ristella Rurkii, commonly known as Rurk’s Ristella, is a species of skink endemic to the Western Ghats of Southern India. It is a small, insectivorous, diurnal skink found in Shola grasslands and rain forests of hills ranges in parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

The specific name, rurkii, is in honour of “Dr Rurk” who collected the type specimen in the Annamalai Hills, High Ranges, Travancore, and the Palani Hills, of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is endemic to rainforests South of Palghat Gap.

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July 6,2020

Mandya, Jul 6: With a journalist from Srirangapatna testing positive for Covid-19, the Mandya District Journalists Association was sealed as a precautionary measure.

Association President K C Manjunath said on Monday that as the reporter has tested positive for Covid-19, it was voluntarily decided to seal down the premises for another month.

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January 16,2020

Belagavi, Jan 16: Six Poachers were arrested in two different cases at Gollahalli forest range in Kittur section in the district on Thursday.

The arrested were identified as Bharmesh alias Bharmappa Hanumant Bhajantri, Mallesh Hanumant Bhajantri residents of Budanakatti in Bailahongal Taluk.

Another alleged accused Yuvraj Basappa Bhajantri managed to escape.

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