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Cops nab Nepali thieves again; recover loot of Rs 1.15 lakh

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October 10, 2011

Mangalore, October 10: A notorious Nepali thief, who had walked free, after being arrested on charges of theft in March 2010, was again arrested along with his associate on separate theft charges on Sunday.

Personnel of Mangalore East (Kadri) police station arrested Karan Khadga (37), hailing from Pimi Bajhang district in West Nepal, and residing at Thokkottu near here for the past 18 years, and his associate Gyanendra Singh (20), from Bajhang district in West Nepal.

With this, police solved a theft case registered in Mangalore East police station, where thieves had decamped with valuables worth Rs 1.15 lakhs including two laptops and a mobile phone from “Target Marketing Services” office belonging to P K Kushalappa Gowda at Kadri Kambala here.

It can be recalled that Khadga and his seven other associates from Nepal had targeted the house of M V Shetty, a leading physician here when no one was at home and decamped with gold jewellery and other valuables worth Rs 1.55 crore.

He also had committed theft of jewellery and other valuables worth Rs. 7 lakh from the house of Bharath Alva, located near Padav School, Mangalore.

Khadga had also confessed that he was also one of the master minds of the theft occurred in the house of Dr AB Shetty, in the city, where jewellery and valuables of worth Rs. 15 million were stolen in 2009.

Illegal immigrant

According to police, Karan Khadga penetrated in to India in 1993 and married Sita, a local woman and also succeeded in receiving voter ID through fake documents. He also owns a house at Kumpala Ashraya Colony at Someshwara village benefitting under 'Ashraya' government scheme.

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Gyanendra Singh, Karan Khadga

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July 23,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 23: A nurse who was serving as a frontline COVID warrior at the Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru and has recently tested positive along with her 7-year-old son has complained to the Deputy Commissioner against the harassment meted out by some miscreants who have been spreading false rumours against her.

Health official said that some people in her area have given false complaints against her to government officials thus inflicting mental torture on her and her family.

In her letter, the nurse has stated that the attitude of the people forcing her to consider quitting the job. "I have served the people by treating my work as worship. Anti-social elements have been torturing me now. I am very much hurt," the she said. 

The nurse’s house at Moodbidri has been sealed after she was tested positive. However, her husband and younger child were tested negative.

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July 15,2020

Udupi, Jul 15: Two doctors and four staff members of the Udupi District Hospital have been tested positive for coronavirus.

While one doctor is undergoing treatment at the designated covid hospital, the other one, who is said to be asymptomatic, is being treated at his residence.

After four staff members of the hospital tested covid positive, the throat swabs of their contacts including other staff of the hospital and family members were also sent for testing. 

Meanwhile, a person who was undergoing treatment in the district hospital for some other ailment also tested covid positive triggering panic among other non-covid patients.

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July 10,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 10: Karnataka health minister B Sriramulu on Thursday said that the government is planning to increase number of COVID-19 testing labs and technicians in the state.

Speaking to news agency, Sriramulu said, "We have 72 labs where COVID-19 tests are conducted. They are under pressure with increased number of tests. When lab technicians are quarantined, it gets difficult to complete work. So we are considering to increase number of labs and technicians."

Speaking on the community transmission of COVID-19 in Bengaluru, he said, "The experts are already deliberating over the issue of community transmission. According to me the community spread has not taken place yet."

Meanwhile, Cabinet Minister Madhu Swamy said that the government is calling for foreign investment for which Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has been hired by the state government.

Speaking to the reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Swamy said, "We call for foreign investment in Karnataka for which we need an agency who has to coordinate, who has to bring outsiders in Karnataka to invest in the state. For that we have hired a company by name Boston consulting Group(BCG) we will be paying them Rs 1 crore for twelve months."

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