Mangaluru, Jan 20: A teenage girl drowned after a boat in which she was traveling in capsized in the river Netravati at Uliya Hoige, Ullal, police said on Monday.
Meanwhile, four other girls who were also traveling on the same boat were rescued by the locals, the police added. The mishap happened on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as 18-year-old Renita, a resident of Miyapadavu.
Mangaluru Mar 27: Thinking that he might have contracted the coronavirus infection, a 55-year-old man has committed suicide in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.
The deceased has been identified as Sadashiva Shetty, a resident of Abbettu under Meramajalu village. He was working in a petrol bunk.
It is learnt that Sadashiva suspected that he might have come in contact with coronavirus infected people while working in the petrol bunk.
He was scared that the same might get transferred to his family members through him.
He was depressed for past few days. Today, he hanged himself from the ceiling fan of his house, sources said.
A case has been regarded at the Bantwal rural police station and investigations are on.
Mangaluru, Jun 8: Forum Fiza Mall in Mangaluru on Monday reopened for public after Ministry of Home Affairs allowed the reopening of shopping malls from June 8 with certain precautionary measures amid COVID-19 pandemic.
People visited the mall wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.
Earlier, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had said that religious places and places of worship for public, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services along with shopping malls will be permitted to open from June 8.
However, these facilities will not be able to resume operations inside containment zones designated by authorities in states, said a government notification.
Mangaluru, Jul 10: Among over a hundred special flights to be operated between India and United Arab Emirates under the fourth phase of Vande Bharat Mission, five flights will be operated from Mangaluru International Airport.
The repatriation flights are also allowed to carry eligible passengers from India to UAE between July 12 and July 26.
These flights will be allowed to carry the ICA approved UAE residents on their onward journey from India to the Gulf country.
According to Air India, while flying from India to UAE, these special flights will carry only those passengers who are destined for the UAE.
Flights from Mangaluru
From Mangaluru, the first special flight will take off on July 13 at 7.30 am and reach Sharjah at 9.30 am.
The second flight is scheduled to take off on July 16 at 9.30 am and reach Dubai airport at 11.20 am.
The third flight will take off on July 19 at 11.00 am and land at Sharjah airport at 1.00 pm.
The fourth flight will take off on July 20 at 7.30 am and reach Sharjah at 9.30 am.
The fifth flight will take off on July 26 at 8.00 am and land at Abu Dhabi Airport at 10.20 am.
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