One fisherman's body found; five still missing: Palemar announces Rs 1 lakh for victims

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September 17, 2011

Mangalore, September 17: The body of one of six fishermen went missing on Thursday after a trawler boat sank off the coast of Mangalore was found on Saturday evening, with a slash wound on his neck. However the whereabouts of five other fishermen who were on board the ill-fated boat remained unknown till.

Meanwhile, Dakshina Kannada District In-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar, who visited the fishing port and Estuary Mouth and held a meeting with fishermen community on Saturday, has declared a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each for missing fishermen's families.

Mr Palemar also assured to provide Rs 25 thousand as compensation for those fishermen, who had injured in boat tragedy occurred near Estuary Mouth on September 13.

Mr Palemar said that the Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has expressed deep condolences over the Thursday's tragedy and agreed to release compensation for the families of the missing fishermen.

The Department of Fisheries will provide insurance and other compensations, he added.

Dredging

Fishermen community leaders including perseen boat fishermen's association honorary president Umesh D Karkera opined that inadequate and unscientific dredging has contributed to the problems of fishermen.

Responding to this, Mr Palemar said necessary steps would be taken for dredging at 200-m-wide estuary mouth at the earliest.

Government has already decided to buy a new dredger for dredging in this part of the coast, he said.

Presently, the New Mangalore Port too does not have its own dredger.

Govt. to order NMPT

Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Mangalore South MLA N Yogish Bhat, who was present on the occasion, said that the State Government would officially order the NMPT to allow fishing boats to enter into the Port during mishap or any other emergency situation.

KFDC Chairman Nithin Kumar, Deputy Director of Fisheries Department Suresh Kumar, Port official Capt. Mohan, Trawl boat fishermen association president Naveen Karkera and Vasudev B Karkera were present among others.

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May 5,2020

Bengaluru, May 5: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday said that the coronavirus situation in the state is "under control" as compared to several other states in the country.

He also hinted that soon the construction and industrial activities would be allowed in the state except in the red zones.

"Coronavirus situation in the state is under control as compared to other states. Due to this, travel of migrant workers was prohibited. Now, trade, construction and industrial activities need to restart, except in the red zones," he told reporters.

According to the Karnataka Health Department, the state has so far recorded 659 COVID-19 cases, including 324 discharged and 28 deaths.

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June 25,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 25: Former Karnataka chief minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday claimed that there are shortage of beds and ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients in the state.

In a series of tweets, he targetted the Karnataka government on COVID-19 management.

"The state government has failed to provide adequate treatment to those infected with corona. There are no beds and no ventilators to treat more than four thousand patients. Self-induced lockdown is the only solution," he tweeted.

In his subsequent tweet, he said, "Residents of the state, including Bangalore, now have only one way to escape from COVID-19. Stay at home and celebrate yourself as a self-proclaimed lockdown. Money is not more important than life. Your life is in your hands now."

In another tweet, former Chief Minister alleged that the government has fixed Rs 10-15,000 per day for COVID-19 treatment in private hospitals.

"The state government is also saying this indirectly. The 'home remedy' in the home is to stay at home and be safe. The government has fixed Rs 10-15,000 per day for the treatment of this infection in private hospitals. How poor can afford it while upper class can't afford," he tweeted.

"If four members of a family infected with corona, the cost of treatment for a 15-day treatment at a private hospital is Rs 5-6 lakh. Where do the poor bring that Much money? We must save our lives while the government is sitting incapable. This is my concern for the people of the state," he said in another tweet.

In a video message that HD Kumaraswamy demanded the state government to give all kinds of safety and security to the students who are writing the SSLC exam tomorrow.
HD Kumaraswamy also urged students to be careful.

About 8,48,203 students will appear in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination tomorrow, said Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Wednesday.

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February 25,2020

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