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Undeclared bandh in Surathkal area after murder; stones pelted at buses

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January 3, 2018

Mangaluru, Dec 3: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Surathkal, Katipalla and surrounding areas in Mangaluru taluk after a youth was hacked to death by miscreants in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon.

Soon after the murder, the activists of various Hindutva groups started spreading provocative messages on social media and WhatsApp groups. They claimed that the murdered youth, Deepak Rao, was a Bajrang Dal activist and that he was murdered for being a Hindu activist. The police said they were verifying claims about the victim’s links with Bajrang Dal.

After the dead body was shifted to a private hospital in Kuntikana, a large number of activists of VHP and Bajrang Dal started assembling there. 

People chose to remain at homes in Katipalla, Krishnapura and Chokkabettu localities after the murder that took place at 2 p.m. in Katipalla. Miscreants pelted stones at buses, sources said.

The region experienced an undeclared bandh. In Surathkal most of the shops closed their shutters after the incident.

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April 24,2020

Udupi, Apr 24: While several state governments and NGOs are actively working to provide essentials to the needy amid the COVID-19 lockdown, a fisherwoman in Karnataka's Udupi has proved that even a small gesture of help for others can make a huge difference in the society.
A fisherwoman, Sharadakka, distributed rice to 140 needy families in her neighbourhood during the ongoing lockdown. The contribution was made by spending all her life savings amounting to Rs 30,000. The amount was saved by her over a period of time in an effort to build a house for herself.
On Thursday Udupi Deputy Commissioner G. Jagadeesh visited her and ensured help to build her house.
"Spending her meagre earnings, Sharadakka generously filled many empty stomachs amid the nation-wide lockdown, which is a matter of pride," said the Deputy Commissioner.

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April 15,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 15: As many as 17 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Karnataka, taking the total number of cases in the state to 277, including 75 discharged and 11 deaths, the state government said on Wednesday.

Of the 17 new cases, nine are workers of a pharmaceutical company in Mysuru, the government stated.

Meanwhile, a 65-year-old from Chikkaballapur, who had tested positive for COVID-19, lost his life on Wednesday.

"He was referred to a Bengaluru hospital with complaints of H1N1 positive, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with obstructive sleep apnea and a past history of diabetes and hypertension," the government stated.

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May 30,2020

Udupi, May 30: A total of 45 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, including 17 children were discharged after recovery from the designated hospital in Udupi.

This comes as a big relief amid the rising number of cases in the district.

A total of 164 cases has been confirmed in the district so far.

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