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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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Sudhakar said all safety measures have been taken for the screening and quarantine of all passengers in hotels, hostels, and school buildings.

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February 17,2020

Mandya, Feb 17: About 40 passengers were injured in a collision between a KSRTC bus and a tipper lorry near Srirangapatna in the district on Monday.

Police said that the incident occurred when the bus was stopped to allow passengers to alight when the tipper lorry rammed against the bus.

The victims have been admitted to the Taluk hospital and the severely injured have been shifted to a hospital in Mysuru.

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March 25,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 25: In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament today declared that the coastal city of Mangaluru will remain completely shut tomorrow, (March 26) onwards.

"Today the people were given time to go out of their houses to buy essentials today. But from tomorrow, this will not be allowed," the MP said. 

"We are discussing with officials of all departments about ways to manage the situation. Essential things and facilities people need, will be delivered at their doorsteps. We are sorting out how to deliver the items on behalf of the government and mode of delivery of items to apartment complexes," he said.

He said that a large number of patients from Kasaragod had come into the city yesterday. Hence, the district administration has taken a decision, he said.

"Under the present circumstances, the hospitals in the city would not be sufficient for our purpose. So the administration will not allow any vehicles including ambulances into the city. All the ambulances would be blocked from entering Dakshina Kannada district at Talapady border and sent back," he said.

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