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Air crash victims' kin engage Swedish firm

March 14, 2011

Mangalore, Marc 14: The Air Crash Victims' Families Association, set up to fight the cause of the victims of IX812 crash near here on May 22 last year, on Sunday engaged the services of Swedish law firm Advokaterna Liman & Partners, a mid-size independent firm, for settlement of compensation claims.

After talks on modalities of fee and other issues with the firm's representative Stephan Eriksson, the association decided on the firm's intervention, association president Mohammed Beary told TOI on Sunday.

The firm will charge 30% fee above a certain compensation limit, that is, if the victim had a salary of Rs 50,000, the legal firm will not charge any fee for a compensation amount up to Rs 1 crore.

The firm processed many documents on Sunday and the representative will also receive documents in the third week of March as many did not have proper documents with them. Beary expected the firm to handle at least 75 cases. The firm's representative will also visit Dubai soon to collect documents from families residing there.

The engagement of the Swedish law firm follows alleged failure of Air India-appointed legal counsel Mulla and Mulla failing to arrive at satisfactory settlement. The association demanded the compensation amount to be based on "worth of life of each individual and not merely on his or her income''.

Pradeep G Kotian, one of the survivors, said he was offered a total package of Rs 3.70 lakh, which includes Rs 2 lakh offered as interim compensation and Rs 70,000 for baggage loss. "I was earning dirham 2,900 gross. I still cannot lift heavy things with my right arm as my wrist is still weak. Doctors have advised exercise and till date there's not much of improvement, said Kotian. He wants a job which provided the same lifestyle as his earlier job in Dubai and compensation for the loss of income after the crash.

Another member Abdul Razak said as of now 70 families had been called by Mulla and Mulla and according to their information about 50 cases have been settled.

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State Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday evening said that instructions have been given to the police and officers concerned to gather information about the activities of such organisations so that necessary inputs can be sent to the Center.

He made it clear that the action would not be limited against PFI and SDFI (Social Democratic Front of India), rather any organisation which is involved in such activities, would meet the same fate.

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January 4,2020

Tumakuru, Jan 4: Three people were burnt alive and four others sustained injuries in a head-on collision between a four-wheeler (Omni van) and a private bus on NH-206 near Doddaguni in Gubbi taluk of Tumakuru district in the early hours of Saturday.

Police said that Narasamma’s relatives and villagers were taking her to a hospital in Nittur when a private bus, heading to Shivamogga from Bengaluru, collided with the van on the tank bund road near Doddguni around 0200 hrs. The two vehicles caught fire and Vasanthkumar, Ramaiah and Narasamma were burnt alive in the van. The passengers in the private bus escaped unhurt.

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January 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 15: Thousands of people on Wednesday boarded boats from Ullal's Kotepura to join a massive protest against the amended Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Adyar here.

People travelling through boats and steamers decorated with national flags, raised slogans during their journey through the Netravathi River.

The innovative mode of transportation was used by the protestors to reach the venue, as it not only saved time but was also more convenient for the fishermen, as large number of people from this community joined the protest.

The protestors docked their boats at the shore, which was barely 500 metres from the site of protest, being held at Shah Ground in Adyar.

The distance between Kotepura to the Shah Ground is approximately 15 kilometres but protesters would have to walk more five kilometres to reach the venue because of heavy traffic.

Due to protest, the national highway was also blocked and resulted in huge traffic snarls on routes leading to agitation site. 

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