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He was the first to inform the Police

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May 25, 2010

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“I had just finished my Namaz and was coming out of mosque. Whenever I would hear the sound of an aircraft flying, I would look up at the sky. This time, the sound was different; not the usual one. The weather was cloudy. A flight made a noise may be because it hit the tower before it fell in the ravine” says Mohammad Sameer, one of the first to witness the tragic air crash and the first to inform about it to the police.

Soon after it fell down it thrice did it make a noise and started to burn. I realized we cannot do much as it did seem to be a big incident. I immediately dialed 100, to the police control room who in return took my number and address and said we will call you back soon. Cops from Bajpe police station called me and asked for details including the exact spot and the road to reach the spot. Within minutes the Police Commissioner called and requested me to go with friends to render help at the spot and said we will be there soon.

We were around 6 people. We ran to the spot through the shortest route possible and other people who heard the blast were also coming there. As we reached there, we saw a lady stuck on two trees. She couldn't move, four of us lifted her and sent her to the hospital. She is the one of 8 survivors Sabrina Haq, student of Manipal.

Soon I heard a voice of a kid calling for help saying 'uncle, uncle' from the crack side. On the other side two of the passengers were trying to jump down. Although the plane was grounded it was still high for them to jump. Soon my friend went to help the kid. As he was nearing there was the final blast. With that, the screaming of people was reduced to mere muteness. I won't be able to forget that sight for the rest of my life, he grieved.

The fire services tried to put off the fire from the end of the runway started blowing water to extinguish the fire, but the force wasn't enough and couldn't reach the spot. They stopped it and came round to the spot which took time and by the time they arrived what was left was just burning bodies. Along with them, an ambulance and police also reached the spot.

We helped the fire service with the pipes and later we lent our hands in retrieving the bodies and passing them to the ambulance. It was steep and slippery, so we made a human chain to bring the bodies up on stretchers. We got tired and the scenes put us off further. As more people started coming in, we stepped aside and they took over. But we didn't leave the spot.

There are many more who have worked more than us, but their work has gone unnoticed.

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May 8,2020

Hassan, May 8: A newly married couple accidentally fell into the Hemavathi river and drowned while clicking selfies near Henneli village in the district, police said on Friday.

The deceased were identified as Kritika (23) of the same village and Artheesh (27) of Belur taluk in the district.

They got married on March 20. Both were working in Bengaluru and were in the village due to the lockdown.

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March 19,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 19: Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar on Wednesday said that the government is increasing the number of labs for COVID-19.

"For the last two months, screening has been done at airports. Quarantine is also being done. The situation was reviewed by the state cabinet. All passengers from abroad will be home quarantined or they can stay at government facilities or budget hotels or resorts or private hospitals," Sudhakar said in the Assembly.

"We have issued many advisories. Until 31st March, pubs, and hotels, religious events, should not have an assembly of more than 100 persons. Two bulletins will be issued twice a day. All those who arrive from abroad will be stamped that they have arrived from abroad. Covid-19 is growing at a phenomenal pace. We need not panic but we need to be cautious," he said.

Sudhakar continued: "There are 54 labs in the country. Karnataka has five labs, the most among all states. We are increasing the number of labs. In our country, we have tested less than 10 per cent. In Karnataka, we should conduct test on more people."

The minister said the government will devise a way to be able to track down all those home quarantined through their mobile phones.

"Karnataka stands fourth after Maharashtra, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. We are in the second stage. The next 2-3 weeks are detrimental. This is a pandemic situation. People have to also take responsibility. Social distancing is the real solution and key to eradicating this COVID-19. In the larger interest of the health of the state, we have to take drastic measures," he said.

"We are now in the 2nd stage. The next 3 weeks are very important. If we take care, the state can escape what's happening worldwide," he said.

Congress MLA UT Khader demanded action against those people who do not follow rules.

"Only shutting airports will not help. What about domestic passengers? Coronavirus must come under Ayushman Bharat. Keep isolated patients away from normal people in the ICU in government hospitals. Take action against those who do not follow the rules," he said.

Congress MLA Dr Yathindras said that screening is not enough and travelers need to be lab tested.

A total of 151 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in India so far, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday.

Thirteen positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Karnataka till today.

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August 6,2020

Karwar, Aug 6: In a shocking incident, a 40-day-old girl child was murdered by her own parents in Sirsi town in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district.

The accused are Priyanka (21) and her husband Chandrashekhar Bhat (42), residents of Ramanakoppa in Sahasrahalli in Yellapur.

According to police, the couple did not want a girl child and hence threw it into a well. The couple was arrested by the police the very next day.

The incident came to light after the child’s maternal uncle, Abhishek Jagadeesh Singh Choudhari, a resident of Rajeev Nagar in Sirsi, lodge a complaint with Yellapur police station. 

He had claimed that his sister Priyanka’s baby had been kidnapped and subsequently killed. 

Priyanka had claimed that she woke up around 2.30am on August 2 to find that her baby, Tanushri, was not in her cradle. Her husband’s family subsequently started searching for the baby, which they found dead inside a well. 

Choudhari suspected that Tanushri had been kidnapped, and had been killed by her abductors to erase any evidence of their crime.

Uttara Kannada superintendent of police Shivaprakash Devaraju constituted a team to crack the crime, and the cops, who subjected the parents to an interrogation, found that they were the culprits.

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