3 killed as trees fall on lorry, car, bike in Dakshina Kannada, Bengaluru

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June 28, 2016

Mangaluru/Bengaluru, Jun 28: Three people were killed and a few others injured in separate incidents in Bengaluru and Dakshina Kannada as trees uprooted by gusty winds and rain, crashed on them yesterday.

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A 38-year-old man died after a tree fell on a lorry in Odabayi near Sullia on the Mani-Sullia Highway in Dakshina Kannada district. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Kunhi (38) of Navoor village in Sullia. He was the cleaner of the ill-fated lorry

The Sullia police said that the lorry was coming towards Sullia from Puttur. A huge portion the tree, which was on the roadside, fell on the moving lorry. Passers-by immediately alerted police and the Fire and Emergency Services personnel.

The victim's elder brother, who was driving the lorry, had suffered grievous injuries on the lower half of his body. The police said that after preliminary treatment at a hospital in Sullia, the driver was shifted to a private hospital in Mangaluru for further treatment.

It took the police and fire personnel nearly two hours to remove the portion of the tree that had fallen on the lorry. Owing to the accident, the movement of vehicles on the highway was affected for nearly two hours.

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In Bengaluru's Malleswaram, Fairoz Pasha, a mid-day meal contractor, died on the spot when a tree fell on his motorbike. He was riding to the local Block Education Office to clear pending bills when a tree near the footpath of Kendriya Vidyalaya at Malleswaram 18th Cross got uprooted and fell on his two-wheeler, police said. The crash was so powerful that Pasha's helmet broke into two.

In another incident, Swamy, who was driving to Malleswaram, sustained injuries as the tree fell on his car. Both men were taken to the KC General Hospital. Pasha's body was handed over to his relatives after the post-mortem.

Dr Manjunath, medical superintendent of the hospital, said one of the victims was brought dead, while the other sustained minor injuries.

“Swamy has blunt injuries. He has injuries to the shoulder joint and abdomen. He is being treated in the emergency ward. He is doing fine and is kept under observation,” he said.

Police said the tree fall could have been more deadly had it happened seconds before when a jam-packed BMTC bus left there. The accident jammed traffic for almost an hour. Vehicular movement was restored only when the tree was removed.

Child killed

In another incident, a child died after sustaining massive head injuries when the branch of a tree fell on him while he was playing in front of his house on Vivekanagar 7th main road around 12.30 pm. Jeevan was rushed to Nimhans where he succumbed to his injuries.

The state government has announced a compensation of Rs one lakh each to the families of both the Bengaluru victims.

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March 27,2024

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Gokarna (Uttara Kannada): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the Congress will decide about making him the Chief Minister in future, bringing to the fore again the issue of leadership change.

There was stiff competition between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for the Chief Minister's post after the Assembly election results in May last year, and the Congress had managed to convince the latter and made him the Deputy Chief Minister.

There were some reports at the time that a compromise had been reached based on a "rotational Chief Minister formula," according to which Shivakumar will become CM after two-and-half years but they have not been officially confirmed by the party.

During a temple visit here, a priest prayed that God's blessings may be showered on Shivakumar, and he became the Chief Minister.

Speaking to reporters here in Uttara Kannada district, Shivakumar, who has in the past made no secret of his ambition to become Chief Minister, amid speculations of change in guard mid-way of the Assembly term, responded to talk in some political circles about the leadership issue.

"What's wrong if a priest expresses his desire before God while praying? The priest has expressed his desire. Now Siddaramaiah is the Chief Minister, I'm working as Deputy Chief Minister under him, also as party's state President. People speak about it and desiring it (Shivakumar should become CM) is a different matter, it will be decided by our party," Shivakumar said.

"Now we are all working under the leadership of Siddaramaiah, and our desire is that the state should progress further under his leadership," he said.

"There will be people including supporters and priests, who pray for us, they will express their opinion. Can we stop them from doing it? At the temple it is between God and his disciple, they have expressed their feelings to God," Shivakumar added. 

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March 28,2024

Mangaluru, Mar 28: Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP has warned the individuals and political parties against the poll code violations during private events. 
 
“Private events such as marriages, birthdays, housewarming ceremonies, and other non-political programmes do not require any permission. However, one should ensure that there is no violation of the model code of conduct (MCC) at these functions. Permission is needed if the events are attended by politicians or candidates,” the DC said. 

He said that these gatherings will be under the surveillance of MCC teams, as there are chances of luring voters by campaigning and supplying food, said the DC. The district has 38,386 new voters, of which, 19,619 are men.

He said that the notification of election in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency will be issued soon, and the filing of nominations will be held between 11 am and 3 pm till April 4. 

Only five persons, including the candidate, will be allowed to enter the returning officer’s chamber to submit the nominations. A facilitation centre will be opened at the DC’s office. 

The expenditure of the candidate will be counted from the day the candidate files the nomination.

The DC said that the district is not an expenditure-sensitive constituency. Assistant expenditure observers and expenditure observers will monitor the expenditure of the candidates. An expenditure book will be provided to the candidate to record expenditure incurred, he explained.

Further, he said that no election materials can be printed without the name and address of the publishers, and the number of copies printed. Separate permission should be availed for procession prior to the submission of nomination papers from the ARO office, through the single-window system.

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March 28,2024

An Indian expatriate, hailing from Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, who was detained in Jeddah jail in an alleged cyber case, was set free recently. He is allowed to continue his work in the same company. 

The 49-year-old Mangalurean, has been working for a Maintenance company in Jeddah for more than 13 years. He is known for his efficiency and sincerity in the company with good experience in his field of work. 

His company usually assigned him on duty in Jeddah sea port to take the delivery of the goods consigned to his company. As a part of his duty, he normally takes pictures of the goods before the transportation. He did the same in February 2023 too. 

The security personnel informed the police about his act that amounts to be a violation of the port security rule. He was unaware of the rule as he was doing it normally in the port during the release of the goods. Since then, he was detained by the police on the charge of photographing inside the port premises. After more than 6 months detention, he was released and allowed to work in the same company. 

The detainee’s brother based in Jeddah was constantly pursuing the case.

P A Hameed Padubidri, a pro-bono NRI lawyer and social worker based in Riyadh, extended his socio-humanitarian help in this case upon the request of his family and relatives. 

He actively involved trying to set him free from the jail on humanitarian grounds with the coordination and help of the Consulate General of India (CGI) Jeddah. The CGI keenly followed up the case with the concerned Saudi authorities. He was released from the jail recently and shared his happiness with his family and thanked good samaritans. 

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