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Violence spreads to Puttur: Miscreants stab youth, attack cop

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November 13, 2015

Puttur, Nov 13: The trouble mongers did not spare Puttur taluk on Friday when a Sangh Parivar imposed bandh began on a violent note in parts of Dakshina Kannada district.

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A group of miscreants allegedly belonging to saffron outfits attacked a Muslim youth with lethal weapon at Golithottu near Uppinangady. A severely injured Mohammed Haris was rushed to a private hospital in Mangaluru for treatment.

According to sources, the attack took place when Haris and his friend Mohammed Ashraf were returning home after participating in Juma prayers at a mosque.

Ashraf was riding his motorbike while Haris was riding pillion. Meanwhile, two bike-borne miscreants started following the duo. All of a sudden they took out a machete and attacked the pillion rider Haris. When he fell off the motorbike, the miscreants sped away.

Stones pelted

In a separate incident of violence reported from Savanur, a policeman suffered injuries when a clash was erupted after miscreants belonging to Sangh Parivar pelted stones at a restaurant for not responding to bandh call given by them.

The injured cop has been identified as Ravi, Sub Inspector in Sampya Police Station. He was admitted to a hospital for treatment.

It is learnt that a group of miscreants barged into a restaurant and took the owner to task for not responding to the bandh call and also attacked him. Meanwhile, another group started pelting stones at the restaurant. As a result a clash was erupted.

The police had to resort to baton charge to bring the situation under control. During the stone pelting SI Ravi suffered injuries and a police jeep was also damaged, sources said.

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April 28,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 28:  Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh on Tuesday announced a relaxation in the sealed down parts of the district.

Seal-down in Bantwal's Sajipanadu, Belthangady Taluk's Karaya and Sullia Taluk's Ajjavara have been relaxed, he said.

The move comes on the backdrop of the fact that no positive cases have been reported in these places and all the primary and secondary contacts of the patients have completed their quarantine period.

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July 24,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 24: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) commissioner on Thursday issued a public apology after "local staff" sealed the doors of two apartments with metal sheets in a building where a positive case of COVID-19 was reported in Dommalur.

Earlier on Thursday, BBMP sealed doors of two flats near Dommalur, in a building wherein a COVID-19 case was reported. A woman with two children, along with an elderly couple stayed in those flats. After the woman tweeted about the incident, BBMP officials removed steel sheets from doors.

Taking the matter into consideration, BBMP Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad, took to Twitter to express an apology for "over-enthusiasm" of his officials.

He tweeted, "We are committed to address any issues that result in stigma. Apologies for the over enthusiasm of the local staff."

He also said the BBMP is committed to treating all citizens with dignity. "I have ensured removing of these barricades immediately. We are committed to treat all persons with dignity.

The purpose of containment is to protect the infected and to ensure uninfected are safe," he tweeted.

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May 24,2020

Mangaluru, May 24: A 42 –year-old man who was the secondary contact of P 1233 has been tested positive for COVID 19, in Dakshina Kannada on Sunday.

The man is being treated at the designated COVID-19 hospital in Mangaluru. With this, DK has registered a total of 66 positive cases with 34 active cases.

P 1233 was a 30-year-old man who had inter-state travel history from Maharashtra, said DK DC Sindhu B Rupesh.

The news case took the district's covid tally to 66 and 34 of them are active cases.

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