Prohibitory orders clamped in Honnavar taluk after Class 9 girl stabbed

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December 14, 2017

Karawar, Dec 14: Uttara Kannada district, which was otherwise returning to normality after series of violent protests, has witnessed a stabbing incident in Honnavar taluk resulting in injuries to a high school girl, forcing the district administration to impose prohibitory orders.

The stabbing incident took place at Magodu on Thursday morning. Two assailants who had covered their faces tried to stab 9th Class student Kavya Shekhar Naik. However Kavya managed to escaped without grievous injuries.

She was immediately rushed to Government Hospital in Honnavar, where she is being treated. Hospital authorities told mediapersons that the girl had suffered injuries on both hands.

Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada S.S. Nakul and Superintendent of Police Vinayak Patil immediately rushed to Honnavar and spoke to the girl. They reportedly sought details from her about the assailants.

The incident led to imposition of prohibitory orders in the entire taluk till 11 a.m. of Friday.

Superintendent of Police Vinayak Patil said that the incident was being investigated. On whether the incident was related to the communal tension, Mr. Patil said he would be able to comment on it only after the probe ended.

Meanwhile, Honnavar, Kumta, and Sirsi, which witnessed violent protests and vandalism, have returned to normality, but a huge posse of police continue to monitor the trouble-hit areas.

Mr. Patil said barring the stabbing incident, no untoward incident had been reported in the last 24 hours and they were keeping a strict vigil to maintain peace in the coastal district. Four more people have been arrested by the police in connection with rioting in Sirsi on Tuesday.

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Let me tell you the name of the gandu rashtra people who stabbed her

i think police can take informatiion from ALthaf he know something about incident

Everyone knows that this attack on school girl has done by Sanghi Terrorists.

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Schools expected to reopen in September in Karnataka: Education Minister

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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Schools will remain closed and are expected to be opened in the month of August or September in the view of rising COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, said S Suresh Kumar, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education and Sakala of Karnataka on Tuesday.

Speaking on the issue, Kumar said, "Schools would not open for the time being. The children will be taught through media."

"The state is also working on the new schemes to improve the learning process for the students," he added.

As many as 5,536 new COVID-19 cases and 102 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Tuesday, according to the State Health Department.

The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1,07,001 including 64,434 active cases, 40,504 discharges and 2,055 deaths.

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ASHAs hold protest across Karnataka demanding PPE kits, salary hike

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July 10,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 10: Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers under the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on Friday held protests in different parts of Karnataka, demanding personal protective equipment (PPE) kits and a salary of at least Rs 12,000 per month.

According to Madhu Kumari, an ASHA worker from Kalaburgi, ASHA workers currently receive a salary of Rs 3,000 per month.

"Our demand is to increase our wages to at least Rs 12,000 per month. We have been making this demand for the last six months but we have not received any response from the authorities. We will not go back to work until we are given an appropriate response. We did not want to create a difficult situation but the government has given us no choice," Kumari told ANI.

Clad in their signature pink saris, the women were holding posters in their hands and raising slogans to demand appropriate salary for their work and the necessary equipment to protect themselves from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Farhana, an ASHA worker protesting in Shivamogga, said that the women have been making demands for PPE kits since June 30. "We have been taking care of COVID patients for the last few weeks but have not received adequate PPE kits. A few of us received some in the beginning but they were not enough. We are not even given hand sanitiser or masks to protect ourselves," she added.

"We have sent letters to the District Commissioner's Office and to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare but our pleas have gone unheard. We are protesting to get the attention of the concerned authorities," she added.

They also demanded that authorities to conduct their COVID-19 tests as they have to deal with patients infected with the virus.

Sajida, an ASHA worker in Kalaburagi said, "We are very stressed about the COVID situation. We take care of sick people day in and day out, but no one is there to take care of us. We want the government to conduct COVID tests for all ASHA workers in the state."

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ASHA worker its better to sleep in home instead of working and risking your life, 3000 rupes is nothing...who can work home....government of indian is one of the namarad and currupt, you wont get any hike...

poor people will survive this COVID but not the rich currupt politician, let them die like dog

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3 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, tally reaches 503

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April 26,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 26: Three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 503 as per Karnataka government.

There are 302 active COVID-19 cases in Karnataka presently, while 182 patients have been discharged, 19 deaths have been reported, state government informed.

The total number of positive coronavirus cases across the country are 26,917, including 20,177 active cases of the virus. So far, 5,913 patients have either been cured or discharged while 826 deaths have been recorded in the country, as per data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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