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New twist to missing case: Rider found alive in Kundapur

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May 16, 2012

riderMangalore, May 16: The case of a motorbike rider going missing after having reportedly fallen into the Phalguni River near Kulur last week, took a confusing turn on Wednesday, with the police catching alleged dead man alive in Kundapur.

When the jurisdictional Panambur police were about to intensify the investigation into case after their 48-hour-long search operation in the river for Srinivas Padakannaya proved to be futile, Kundapur police handed over him alive to their custody.

Srinivasa's wife Swati had lodged a complaint with Pamambur police station last Friday stating that her husband had been thrown into the River near Kulur when they were returning from Mangalore at around 6:00 am. She had told police that the motorbike got skidded while avoiding a possible collision with an oncoming tipper.

Interestingly, Swati, who according to her was a pillion rider, had sustained no injuries in the incident. Moreover the motorbike was also not damaged.

Though the police had found fishy in her claims, they completed the formalities by launching a 48-hour-long search operation with the help of Coast Guard personnel and local swimmers.

New Twist

Meanwhile, Srinivasa, who has now been admitted to a private hospital in Suratkal under the pretext of unhealthy, has claimed that he had been kidnapped by unknown miscreants after the alleged accident.

“When I was thrown into the River I had a kept a cheque in my pocket. The miscreants, who took me in a car to a deserted place, stole the cheque after making me to swallow sleeping pills. Finally they threw me out of their car near Kundapur on Tuesday,” he said.

Unconfirmed sources said that a case was registered against Srinivasa a few days ago in Manjeshwar police station for failing to repay the debt of Rs 1.5 lakh to a local business man.

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February 14,2020

Mysuru, Feb 14: Citing the coronavirus scare prevalent in the city, hotel owners have urged the civic corporation to shut down roadside food vends, calling them a risk to public health.

A team of the city Hotel Owners Association, led by president C Narayanagowda and honorary secretary Ravindra Bhat, met mayor Tasneem Bano and MCC commissioner Gurudatta Hegde on Tuesday and urged them to implement the high court’s ban on street food vending.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the association said it had raised the poor hygiene at such joints amid the coronavirus threat and increasing incidence of chikungunya and malaria in the city. There is no check on the ingredients or water used and the cleanliness of the kitchens and cooking staff, they pointed out. Many of the joints operate near drains and public urinals and don’t have running water for washing or cleaning utensils, they said. Besides, the vends dump unsegregated garbage and compromise pedestrian safety by blocking pavements, they alleged.

“As this involves the livelihood of the vendors, I will take a decision after discussions with the commissioner and elected representatives,” the mayor said while pointing out that MCC had issued identity cards to the vendors after collecting details about them and their stalls. She said the health and education standing committees would also be consulted.

Commissioner Hegde said MCC was planning to move the vendors to designated hawking zones to ensure their livelihood was not affected. He explained that any drive to remove the vends was fraught with law and order problems. “False cases have been filed against MCC officers whenever they conducted drives against footpath food vendors in non-hawking zones. We will consult with the city police commissioner before taking any steps,” he said.

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August 7,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 7: A woman suffered critical injuries after a speeding car knocked down her scooter and then ran over her at Kadri Kambla Junction in the city today.

The woman identified as Vanishri Bhat (22) a resident of Kedila from Puttur. 

A CCTV footage of the accident, which went viral on social media, shows the car hitting the scooter, pushing the woman on road for a couple of meters before climbing over her.

The car stopped when she was under it. A few people including a policeman lifted the car from the front and rescued the woman. 

She was immediately taken to a private hospital in Mangaluru City MLA U T Khader’s car which was passing through that way. 

She has suffered critical injuries on her head, ribs, hands and legs, sources said. She is reportedly responding to treatment. 

It may be recalled that in December last year a lorry-auto accident at the same spot claimed life of a 56-year-old teacher while the auto driver miraculously survived. Following the accident, speed breakers were installed at the junction.

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August 1,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 1:: Karnataka Minister BC Patil on Friday said that he has tested positive for Coronavirus.

"The report has confirmed me to be corona positive. I am in home quarantine at my residence in Bangalore," he said in a tweet.

"During a recent visit to Koppal district, five of the staff members who accompanied me were reported to be coronavirus positive," he tweeted.

Meanwhile, a total of 5,483 new COVID-19 cases and 84 deaths were reported in Karnataka, the state's health department informed on Friday.

Karnataka now has a total of 1,24,115 coronavirus cases, including 72,005 active cases and 49,788 discharges.

So far, 2,134 deaths have been reported from the state.

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