1 dies, 3 hurt as 2 trucks collide

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October 16, 2017

Kasaragod, Oct 16: A man was killed and three others sustained injuries in a head-on collision involving two trucks near Kumbla on Sunday.

The accident occurred around 7.30 am as a container truck collided with the other truck that was proceeding towards Mangaluru to transport fish to Kerala.

Biju, 47, a native Cherthala in Alappuzha, who was driving the truck carrying fish, died on the spot while his fellow truck crew Babu,38, a resident of Muhamma in Alappuzha, sustained head injuries, police sources here said.

The container truck was also proceeding to Kerala and two people in it, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, sustained minor injuries and were being treated at a Mangaluru hospital.

The two trucks capsized on either sides of the busy national highway No. 66 north of Kumbla bridge. There were vehicular snarls in the area of the accident for a while.

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Covid-19: Liquor bottles worth of several lakhs stolen

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April 3,2020

Mandya, Apr 3: Following the lock down in the country, people habit ventured into Liquor bottles worth several lakhs of rupees have been stolen at two places in the district.

Miscreants targeted a wine store at Chikka Mandya on the outskirts of the town in the early hours and also made away with the stock from a wine store near Hadly Circle in Malavalli town late night on Thursday. The incidents came to light on Friday.

A window was broken open at Chikka Mandya store and a wall was drilled at Malavalli store to take away the cartons, the police said.

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Team B-Human distributes Ramadan kits in Puttur

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May 10,2020

Puttur, May 9: City based Team B-Human today distributed Ramadan kits among 70 families in Koodu Raste Jamaat and 30 families in Papetthadka Jamaat in Puttur taluk.

This was the second phase of Ramadan kit distributions carried out by the Team B-Human. So far the team distributed Ramadan kits among 200 families in three different Jamaat.

Koodu Raste Juma Masjid Khateeb Yaqoob Darimi offered dua before distribution. Team B-Human members Ashraf Aina group, Althaf, Shia Deals, Ahnaf Deals, Abdul Shukoor Haji, and E-Friends founder president Imtiyaz Perla, Saleem U B of Youth Congress, Juma Masjid president P K Mohammad Shafi Papettadka were present.

A release issued by the Team B-Human sated that it distributed food among 35,000 people since April 23. The beneficiaries include a large number of migrant workers irrespective of their caste and religion. It also arranged Iftar and Suhoor for around 450 stranded migrants every day.

Asif Deals, found of Team B-Human, said that in next phases more Ramadan kits will be distributed among needy families in some jamaats.

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