Mangaluru: Swab samples of 200 Kerala students sent to NIMHANS to test new strain

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February 11, 2021

Mangaluru, Feb 11: In the wake of several Kerala students testing positive for Covid-19 in various educational institutions, the Health Department has sent the throat swab samples of over 200 Kerala students to NIMHANS in Bengaluru to check if they have contracted the Britain strain of Covid-19.

Health officials said on Thursday that in the past one month over 200 students from Kerala, who had come for studies in the district and to appear for exams had tested positive for Covid-19. As already the new strain of Covid has been found in Kerala, the district health department is taking no chance and has initiated all necessary precautions to check the spread of the infection in the district.

Presently all people coming to the district from Kerala are subjected to tests in the border. Students from Kerala have to compulsorily get Covid negative report while those coming to Dakshina Kannada by bus will have to undergo Covid test once in 15 days.

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Hindu woman wears burqa to pose as Muslim customer, enters husband’s textile shop and stabs him

News Network

November 21,2025

Bantwal: A domestic dispute appears to have led to a violent confrontation in BC Road area, where the owner of a textile shop was allegedly attacked with a knife by his wife on Wednesday evening.

Krishna Kumar Somayaji, the owner of Somayaji Textiles, sustained serious injuries in the incident and was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment. He is currently receiving care in the intensive care unit and is reported to have survived the assault, according to police.

The Bantwal Town police have registered a case against Somayaji's wife, Jyothi KT, who has since been taken into custody.

Police stated that the complainant, Namita, an employee at the shop, reported the sequence of events. She stated that around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, the suspect entered the shop, wearing a burqa and disguised as a customer, before attacking Somayaji with a knife. The employee then transported the injured owner to a local hospital via an autorickshaw.

Superintendent of Police Arun K confirmed that an ongoing domestic dispute between Somayaji and his wife reportedly preceded the attack. Police noted that Jyothi KT had previously visited the shop and issued threats.

Based on the complaint, Bantwal Town police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Indian Arms Act-1959. An investigation into the incident is currently underway.

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