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Karnataka DCM visits STP accident spot, seeks report from IISc

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June 19, 2019

Bengaluru, Jun 19: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara, who is also Bengaluru Incharge Minister, today visited the accident site of the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), where two Engineers and one a supervisor were killed on June 17 and said that the state government will conduct a thorough inquiry into the incident and seek a report from the experts in the Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) to know about any technical flaws.

Speaking to newsmen at the accident site here on Wednesday, he took exception to the officials concerned for not taking safety measures to prevent such disaster.

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June 9,2020

Madikeri, Jun 9: A rare Rurk’s Ristella Skink was found by some wildlife enthusiasts on their way to Madapur in Kodagu district.

Ristella Rurkii, commonly known as Rurk’s Ristella, is a species of skink endemic to the Western Ghats of Southern India. It is a small, insectivorous, diurnal skink found in Shola grasslands and rain forests of hills ranges in parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

The specific name, rurkii, is in honour of “Dr Rurk” who collected the type specimen in the Annamalai Hills, High Ranges, Travancore, and the Palani Hills, of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It is endemic to rainforests South of Palghat Gap.

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January 16,2020

Belagavi, Jan 16: Six Poachers were arrested in two different cases at Gollahalli forest range in Kittur section in the district on Thursday.

The arrested were identified as Bharmesh alias Bharmappa Hanumant Bhajantri, Mallesh Hanumant Bhajantri residents of Budanakatti in Bailahongal Taluk.

Another alleged accused Yuvraj Basappa Bhajantri managed to escape.

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April 6,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 6: Popular Kannada comedy actor Prakash, popularly known as Bullet Prakash in the film industry, died due to multi-organ failure at a private hospital in the City on Monday.

He was 44.

He is survived by wife, one son and a daughter.

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