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Puttur: 3 children drown in water tank while playing; residents stage protest

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April 4, 2019

Puttur, Apr 4: In a tragic incident, three children, who reportedly got into a drinking water tank near their residence to play, drowned in Uddangala in Bettampady village, Puttur taluk, on Wednesday.

The police gave the names of the victims as Jitesh, 13, and his cousins Vismita, 13, and Chaitra, 9. All were students of Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School, Mittadka.

The police said the children returned from school in the evening and went to play near the public drinking water storage tank that was constructed three months ago. When the children did not return home, their concerned parents and residents launched a search only to find the bodies in the tank.

Angry residents carried out a flash protest against what they called negligence of the panchayat personnel in keeping the tank lid open.

Superintendent of Police B.M. Laxmi Prasad, Assistant Commissioner Krishnamurthy and panchayat president Baby Jayaram Poojary visited the spot and consoled the family members and residents.

Jitesh was the son of Ravi Moolya and was studying in class 7. Vismita, also a class 7 student, and Chaitra, a class 4 student, were the daughters of Ravi Moolya’s brother Harish Moolya, the police said.

The Puttur Rural Police have registered a case.

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March 30,2020

Bhatkal, Mar 30: Uttara Kannada district administration has decided to shift all those Bhatkal residents who have returned from abroad after March 15 to quarantine facilities in Bhatkal town to avoid further family contacts, Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada K Harish Kumar said on Monday.

“All primary contacts identified are already in government quarantine facilities,” he said in a communique.

All people must cooperate to maintain social distancing to avoid further spread of COVID-19, he added.

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May 4,2020

The government of India today said it will begin evacuating its nationals stuck abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic from May 7 in a phased manner. This facility would be made available on payment basis. 

A Standard Operating Protocol has been put in place and the travel would be arranged by aircraft as well as naval ships and will be available on a payment-basis, the government said.

"Medical screening of passengers would be done before taking the flight. Only asymptomatic passengers would be allowed to travel. During the journey, all these passengers would have to follow the protocols, such as the health protocols, issued by the ministry of health and the ministry of civil aviation," it said in a statement.

Specifying the protocols upon entry in India, the government said the returning Indians would be medically screened and will have to be quarantined for 14 days, either in a hospital or in an institutional quarantine on payment-basis, by the respective state government.

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January 4,2020

Karwar, Jan 4: One student died and twelve others were seriously injured when a school bus in which they were travelling from Anantapur district fell into a gorge near Gerusoppa Soolemarki Cross in Honnavar taluk of Uttar Kannada district last night, police said on Saturday.

The deceased student has been identified as T Basha Fakruddin (14).

Police said on that on Friday students of a government school from Anantapur district were on a trip to Jog, Murdeshwar and other places. There were 44 children, nine teachers and four cooking staff in the bus, police said.

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