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Tragedy strikes family as 5 kids drown while taking bath in river

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May 28, 2016

Kasargod, May 28: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, five children drowned in Chamathachal River in Payyavur near Kannur on Saturday. One child was rescued by locals.

riverThe victims have been identified as Orija (13) daughter of Salin in Akkamparambu, Thirur and his son Safan (7), Manik (13), son of Salin's brother Benoy, Ayal (7), daughter of Joseph Kuttikkattil and his son Akhil (5).

The incident took place around 4 pm when the six children went to take bath in the river at Thirur area. The victims, which included two girls, were said to be cousins.

Though the local residents took the victims to the hospital they could not be saved. The victims were reportedly relatives and two of them were brothers.

Condoling the deaths of the children K.C. Joseph MLA said that the local government should list out such dangerous spots near the water bodies and place identification boards near such spots.

The bodies of the victims have been shifted to Pariyaram medical college hospital.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Muzrai Department of Karnataka on Tuesday issued a circular requesting all temples in the state to perform special puja on Wednesday following the 'bhoomi pujan' for Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

The circular was issued on the directions of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Commissioner's Office, Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department Karnataka said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5.

The construction of Ram temple will begin in Ayodhya after the foundation ceremony in which various dignitaries from political and religious fields are scheduled to participate.

The apex court, on November 9 last year, had directed the Central government to hand over the site at Ayodhya for the construction of a Ram temple.

The formation of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust was announced on February 5 for the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. The Trust has been mandated by the Central government to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

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February 9,2020

Tumkur, Feb 9: A special puja was performed at the Durga Parameshwari temple and the Shaneshwara temple in Karnataka's Rangana Halli village to save people from coronavirus.

Yashwanth Shastri, a priest, said: "We performed this special puja on Friday to save the world from virus and diseases like corona and H1N1."

"Our ancestors used to perform a special puja for the betterment of society and save the world from viruses when they attacked," he said.

Coronavirus originated in China's Wuhan city in December last year and has since spread to various cities around the world.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the coronavirus outbreak as a global health crisis.

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May 30,2020

Mangalore, May 30: The first chartered flight to the city of Mangalore, Karnataka in South India is scheduled to depart from the Ras Al Khaimah airport of UAE on June 1.

The SpiceJet flight, chartered by Praveen Shetty, chairman of the Fortune Group of Hotels and president of the Karnataka non-Resident Indian Forum (KNRI), will repatriate 105 staff members of the hotel group, who have been placed on leave, according to a statement issued here on Saturday.

Consul General of India to Dubai Vipul confirmed the reports and said the flight, which will depart at 0945 hrs, will carry home a total of 180 passengers.

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