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Rain floods Mangaluru, 4 dead; schools in DK, Udupi shut

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May 29, 2018

Mangaluru, May 29: Heavy rain on Tuesday claimed four lives in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi and crippled traffic in Mangaluru as roads were inundated.

As a precaution, the district administration has declared holidays for schools and colleges in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district on Wednesday. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday instructed officials to ensure all possible assistance in rain-affected areas of Karnataka while Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the flood situation in Mangaluru.

Areas like Pumpwell, Ambedkar Circle, Kodialguthu, Kottara Chowki, Attavar, PVS, Kadri Kambala, Adyar, Ekkur, Alake, Panjimogeru, Bykapmpady Industrial Area and Thokkottu Junction were flooded. A majority of the roads in the city were knee-deep in water either due to lack of stormwater drains or choked drains.

Traffic was paralysed due to water-logging in areas like Pumpwell, Padil, Kottara Chowki with many four-wheelers stranded in the flood water. As a result, vehicles piled up on the highway and also on the newly-laid service road. People were seen pushing four-wheelers and two-wheelers.

Meanwhile, residents expressed their anger against the NHAI and Mangaluru City Corporation for their shoddy work on the roads and drains resulting in flooding.

Waterlogging near Women’s College and Ambedkar Circle bus stop affected traffic on the busy stretch between Juice Junction and Ambedkar Circle. Motorists had a hard time driving through the waterlogged stretches.

Schoolchildren from Gujarati School in Alake were shifted by a boat by firemen as there was around four feet of water around the school.Two teachers suffered injuries when the wall of a school in Krishnapura collapsed. The injured are Mamatha and Tulasi. With the district administration declaring holiday after 1 pm, parents rushed to schools to pick up their wards. Flooding in Baikampady Industrial Area affected many industries.

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April 1,2020

Mysore,  Apr 1: A team of the state Health Ministry on Monday visited the pharmaceuticals company whose several employees were tested positive for COVID-19.

The team asked the remaining employees to stay under quarantine in separate rooms.

"The department is investigating whether this company has got any connection with China or received any object which might have brought coronavirus with it," said Jawaid Akhtar, principal secretary of the health department.

Karnataka Health Minister on Wednesday confirmed that the current COVID-19 positive cases in the state stood at 101.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases have reached 1,637 in India, including 1,466 active cases, 133 cured/discharged/migrated people and 38 deaths.

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February 7,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7: Making a scathing attack on the Central government, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac on Friday said the BJP-led NDA government was "strangulating" the southern state by denying funds.

Presenting the 2020-21 budget of the Pinarayi Vijayan led-LDF government, he alleged the centre has been "helping" corporates rather that the common man.

"The Centre has been strangulating Kerala by denying funds for the state and has been moving on a self-destructive path by corporate-friendly policies and privatisation. The GST implementation has not been beneficial for the state," he said.

"The government proposes 2.5 lakh water connections in the upcoming financial year. We will also construct one lakh houses under Life Mission," the finance minister said.

The budget has allocated Rs 90 crore for Pravasi Welfare Fund and the government proposes power projects with a capacity of 500 MW.

"The government proposes Kochi development plan with a fund of Rs 6,000 crore. The city will get an unified travel card and Metro project will be extended," Issac said.

The state government has increased all welfare pension funds by Rs 100, allotted Rs 40 crore to paddy farmers and Rs 10 crore for startups in the state.

The local self-governments have been allotted Rs five crore for waste management, Rs 20 crore has been set apart for 1,000 food stalls under hunger-free Kerala, where meals will be made available at Rs 25. 

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April 7,2020

Udupi, Apr 7: The district administrations of Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts have appealed to the state government to request Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to allow COVID-19 tests at Manipal’s Kasturba Hospital.

Kasturba Hospital was granted approval by the ICMR to conduct tests on samples to detect the novel coronavirus on March 24, however it rescinded it later.

Udupi district Deputy Commissioner (DC) G Jagadeesha stated that the Council did not provide any reason for the cancellation of approval; his office has requested the Chief Secretary to pressurise the Council in granting approval again.

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