Udupi, Jul 17: A teenage girl committed suicide after she learnt that she had failed in the SSLC supplementary exams at Kadtala hamlet coming under the Ajekar police station limits in Udupi.
According to the police, Harshitha (16) had failed in the SSLC examinations held this year.
Hence she had applied and appeared for the SSLC supplementary exams. But when the results of the supplementary were declared, she had failed in it.
She went to her house and committed suicide by hanging, police said.
Bengaluru, Apr 25: Former Karnataka Health minister and senior Congress leader Dr H C Mahadevappa on Saturday urged the state government to chalk out a comprehensive plan to conduct tests among the vulnerable sections in the society to impede the spread of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic in the state.
Speaking to media persons, Dr Mahadevappa, felt that only restricting people to remain indoors will not suffice to tackle the spread of the contagious disease he said that "There needs to step up testing the people especially belonging to the vulnerable sections of the society".
Maintaining that the COVID-19 disease, which has progressed itself as a pandemic, across the globe, former Health Minister said that "there is also a need to fight the menace with multiple dimension, as it has potential to cause damage not only the social life of the people but also their livelihood".
Bengaluru, Jul 9: Bringing to the fore the dangers frontline workers face in combating the deadly coronavirus, 395 policemen have tested positive for the infection since the outbreak of the pandemic in Bengaluru. This includes five deaths, Inspector General of Police and Additional Commissioner of Police (Administration) Hemant Nimbalkar told media persons.
He said as of Thursday, 190 have been cured while 200 are under treatment. Twenty police stations have been sealed, he added.
He claimed the Bengaluru police has suffered the most compared to any department, organisation or institution because the force is deployed in the field and dealing with the situation.
The infection among police is highest despite training being given to them on how to protect themselves from the coronavirus.
According to him, every morning duty charter is given to the police personnel where they are told how to avoid getting the infection and handle the situation if they find symptoms of coronavirus.
"Despite taking all the precautions, infection in our department is high because we are the ones who are on the road.
We are meeting hundreds of people whom we don't know, whether they are Covid infected or not," Nimbalkar said.
Along with the policemen, their families too are at risk of contracting the virus.
An assistant sub-inspector at VV Puram police station was the first casualty in the Bengaluru police on June 13.
A heart patient, who was on leave due to ill health, he collapsed at home and died.
Bengaluru, May 20: 63 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Karnataka, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 1,458 on Wednesday, said the state Health Department.
The total number of cases includes, 864 active cases and 41 deaths (one due to non-COVID cause), it added.
Total 10 people have been discharged today while 553 persons have been discharged so far.
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Poor girl, Poor Parents....Nothing to comment....
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