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Thousands converge in Mangaluru demanding justice for Kavya

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August 9, 2017

Mangaluru, Aug 9: Several thousand people from across the district including students of various institutions on Wednesday staged a massive protest in the heart of the coastal city demanding justice for Kayva Poojary, the Class 10 student of Alva’s High School, who was found dead in her hostel room in Moodbidri last month.

More than three dozen organisations had extended support to today’s protest meet. The protesters took out a massive rally from Dr B R Ambedkar Circle before converging in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner.

Kavya's mother Baby Poojary, who was several times collapsed in the protest meet, exhorted all the people to join her fight to seek justice for her daughter. She alleged that the institution heads are trying to hush up the case. "Kavya is my daughter and at the same time, she is your sister. Support us in our fight for justice," she made an emotional appeal to the mammoth gathering.

Mayor Kavitha Sanil who took part in the protest rally, said she had come as a common citizen seeking justice to Kavya and not as the first citizen of the city. "During my visit to her (Kavya) house, I realised that Kavya's parents have several unanswered questions about her daughter's death. The investigating agencies need to find an answer to these questions," Kavitha said.

Requesting political parties not to interfere in the issue, she said: "This protest is a fight for justice. I am also a national sportsperson. I know that sportspersons are not weak-hearted to commit suicide. Only a thorough investigation will bring out the truth. I also support the demand for compensation to Kavya's family and I will do my best in this regard."

Dinakar Shetty, president, Justice for Kavya Forum, warned authorities not take the issue lightly. "There was a sea of change when the student community took to street after Nirbhaya incident in Delhi and it forced the government to amend the law. Kavya's case is as similar to Nirbhaya and that's the reason why students have come out on the streets," Shetty said.

He alleged there is a conspiracy behind Kavya's murder and it needs to be investigated. The police too are in favour of the management, he said, alleging police were trying to hide the facts of the case.

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Thursday, 10 Aug 2017

Thinking KAVYA is our own child, all communities regardless of race,caste, religion get united fight for the justice.

Culprits should be brought into justice.

 

God bless the departed soul.

 

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July 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 15: Amidst mounting coronavirus cases, the district administration has finalised 80 covid care centres (CCC) in Dakshina Kannada.

Sindhu B Rupesh, deputy commissioner of DK, said that as many as 80 premises that were functioning as quarantine centres have now been identified as CCCs in the district.

People in the district have been demanding that CCCs should be opened for asymptomatic cases in the district too. 

A majority of around 1,500 active cases in Dakshina Kannada are asymptomatic, and the CCCs will help those planning to go to private hospitals to reduce their treatment costs.

Additional deputy commissioner M J Roopa said that the 80 CCCs identified throughout the district will work as care centres for asymptomatic Covid-19 patients.

A medical team will attend to the centres, and supply of food and water will be taken care of by the government. In case of any health issues, the patient will be shifted to the Covid hospital, she said.

“All asymptotic Covid-19 patients, who are unable to opt for home isolation, are being kept in CCCs. A designated health team will monitor each CCC in the district. Meanwhile, the nearest public health centre (PHC) will have an ambulance on standby in case of an emergency,” she added.

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May 14,2020

Bengaluru, May 14: Three youths died of "asphyxiation" when they fell into a pit in the abandoned Kolar gold field mines, where they had gone to allegedly steal iron material early on Thursday, police said.

On Wednesday night, the trio had entered the gold mine in Kolar district, about 100 km from Bengaluru, and fell in the pit after losing balance.

After inhaling the poisonous gas in the pit, they were asphyxiated to death, they said.

"It was a seven hour exercise after which we could bring out two bodies. Work is on to retrieve the third," a police officer told .

Police reached the spot after they were alerted by the accomplices of the deceased.

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March 20,2020

New Delhi, Mar 20: An official of South Western Railway has been suspended for "hiding" her son, who returned from Germany and later tested positive for coronavirus.

The youth has been hiding at a railway guest house in Bengaluru, officials said on Friday.

"She (the railway official) not only failed to inform authorities about her son's return from Germany, but also endangered the lives of others by lodging him in a railway rest house near the main Bangalore railway station," railway spokesperson E Vijaya said.

The Assistant Personnel Officer (Traffic) has been suspended, Vijaya said.

The 25-year-old man, who came from Germany via Spain and was instructed to be in home quarantine after he landed at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on March 13, later tested positive for Covid-19 on March 18.

"She virtually hid her son to protect her family but endangered all of us," a South Western Railway official said.

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