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Rider crushed under truck at Thokkottu; ganja found in his two-wheeler

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October 12, 2017

Mangaluru, Oct 12: In a gruesome accident, a two-wheeler rider was crushed to death under the wheels of a truck at Thokkottu junction on the outskirts of the city on Thursday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Saleem (30), a resident of KC Road.

The ill-fated two-wheeler was following a speeding truck that was moving towards Talapady from the city.

When the truck driver suddenly reduced its speed the scooter rammed into it from behind.

Rider Saleed died on the spot as his head got crushed under the wheels of truck in spite of wearing the helmet.

According to reports, cops recovered two packets of ganja from the victim’s two-wheeler. It is not yet know whether the victim was carrying ganja or someone else had kept it in the vehicle.

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Hari
 - 
Thursday, 12 Oct 2017

Sad that govt failed to ban drugs completely like other states such as kerala

Rahul
 - 
Thursday, 12 Oct 2017

Seems to be Nalin kumar kateel's allegation is true

Ganesh
 - 
Thursday, 12 Oct 2017

Congress should arrest drug mafias. 

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April 3,2020

Bengaluru, April 3: Messages have been displayed outside mosques in Shivajinagar requesting people to offer Friday prayers at home during the lockdown imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 threat.

In light of the coronavirus outbreak, several Muslim organisations and mosques across various states have temporarily halted the congregational prayers.

The usually bustling Jama Masjid area, today, wore a deserted look.

One new positive case of COVID-19 was reported in Karnataka on Friday.

The patient is a 75-year-old man from Bagalkot and has been isolated at a designated hospital in Bagalkot, the state government said.

"Till date, 125 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state, this includes three deaths and 11 discharges," it added.

The total number of coronavirus positive cases rose to 2301 in India on Friday, including 156 cured/discharged, 56 deaths and 1 migrated, as per the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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March 27,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 27: In the wake of coronavirus, the Council of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has taken steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the city as a task force has been formed to monitor home delivery of essentials and the situation prevailing in the city due to outbreak of the virus.

MCC commissioner Shanady Ajith Kumar Hegde held a meeting of wholesalers to plan the smooth supply of essentials to the people on Thursday.

Speaking on the occasion, he said, the wholesalers of the city have been directed to supply essential goods to apartments in the city. Each apartment should prepare purchase details and must hand it over to the wholesalers. This way residents will not have to go out to buy essentials. The purchasing time will be between 6 am to 12 pm.

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February 17,2020

Hubli, Feb 17: A local court here on Monday sent three Kashmiri students who were arrested on charges of sedition to judicial custody till March 2.

They were arrested for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans and posting a video of the same on social media, told police.

All three were taken into custody by the police on Sunday night and were produced before a local court on Monday.

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