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Two young techies from Infosys killed as SUV knocks down scooter

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June 25, 2017

Mysuru, Jun 25: The long Eid weekend turned into a nightmare for five Infoscion friends.acci

Two software engineers from Infosys in Mysuru were killed on Saturday when their scooter collided head-on with an SUV on the Mysuru - T Narasipura road near Induvalu village. Both the deceased were not wearing helmets, say police.

Purandara Mishra, 22, and Suraj, 23, both from Odisha, were killed in the accident. The two were heading to Shimsha waterfalls along with three others on scooters, said police.

Mishra and Suraj along with Niranjan Mishra, Sachin and Binod had hired scooters for the journey. They planned to visit Ganganachukki falls in Mandya district, Talakad and Barachukki in Chamarajangar district. They left early in the morning and their first stop was Shivanasamudra. All five are from Odisha.

When the men reached Induvalu village, Mishra who was riding lost control over his scooter and rammed into an oncoming Duster coming from Bengaluru. While Mishra was killed on the spot, Suraj succumbed to injuries on the way to KR Hospital. Suraj was first rushed to the government hospital in T Narasipura and after first aid was being taken to Mysuru when he died on the way.

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May 13,2020

Belagavi, 13: In a shocking development, Karnataka has reported its first COVID-19 relapse with a 50-year-old Tablighi Jamaat convention attendee in Belagavi testing positive days after being discharged.

The State health officials confirmed that P-298 from Kudachi, who had recovered and was discharged, has suffered a relapse. He has been re-admitted to a designated hospital in Belagavi.

The patient was initially admitted on April 15 and recovered, testing negative twice on April 30 and May 1. The tests were done at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Bengaluru, and the National Institute of Traditional Medicine (NITM), Belagavi.

Despite recovering, his treatment continued in the ICU for other comorbidities, especially cardiac issues. He was discharged on May 4 and quarantined at an institutional facility in Kudachi.

However, he developed symptoms again and was tested for COVID-19 again on May 5 at NITM, Belagavi. The result came back positive. He was re-admitted to a hospital, and on May 6 a second test was done at the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences. Again, he tested positive.

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June 27,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 27: Karnataka witnessed the biggest single-day spike in Covid cases on Saturday as 918 cases were recorded and 11 more deaths were linked to the pandemic. 

In Bengaluru alone, 596 more people tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours as three more fatalities were also confirmed by the Department of Health and Family Welfare Services.

Following is the district wise tally:

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June 26,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 26: A 60-year-old woman, who tested positive for COVID-19 positive and was undergoing treatment, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in the restroom of KC General hospital last night.

According to the police, the 60-year-old female COVID-19 patient hung herself in the restroom of KC general hospital in Bengaluru. She was admitted to the hospital on June 18 along with her daughter-in-law and grandson.

"Around 2 am, she went to the washroom. When she did not return back, her daughter-in-law went to check where she found her hanging dead," confirmed Bengaluru police.

An investigation into the matter is underway, police said.

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