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Mangaluru, Mar 7: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Ravi Kumar M R has issued a circular to all education institutions to take precautions during summer.

The DC has directed the institutions to take care of the health of students staying in hostels and ensure sufficient supply of drinking water so they stay hydrated. Further, the water supplied to hostels should be sent for lab analysis periodically to ensure its quality.

“Increase in temperature may have adverse impacts on the health of people during summer. Hence, educational institutes should provide potable drinking water to students in their hostels. Keep the vessels in hostel kitchens clean and cooks should give emphasis for cleanliness. Cooks and helpers working in kitchens should undergo medical check-up once in six months. Special emphasis should be given to manage kitchen waste scientifically everyday,” the DC stated in a circular.

Since there are possibilities of cooked food getting spoiled easily during summer, arrangements should be made to preserve it scientifically. Students should be asked to drink sufficient water to prevent dehydration. Water from various sources should be tested for quality through the laboratory at least once in a month. Students should keep washrooms clean, he said.

“Inform the nearest health centre or the health department immediately if the hostel inmate fall sick,” he advised.

Udupi, Mar 15: Sambratha Shetty, a resident of Udupi’s Kemmannu, has been chosen to participate in the ‘Leaders Lead on-Demand’ program organized by the US Federal government.

Sambratha Shetty, wife of Dr Roshan Shetty, is the daughter of businessman Sampathkumar Shetty and Mamatha Shetty. 

Currently she is the chief operating officer of Pinaji Foundation. She holds a patent for a nasal spray that she has developed. 

Apart from Sambratha, four other individuals from India would be participating in the program. 

The other selected candidates include Pranay Kotasthane from Bengaluru, two individuals from New Delhi, and one from Kolkata.

Mangaluru, Mar 17: A junior engineer of Mulki town panchayat in Dakshina Kannada district, declared guilty of amassing assets disproportionate to known sources of his income, was sentenced to four years of imprisonment by the Third Additional District and Sessions Judge B B Jakati.

The court also slapped a fine of Rs 26.5 lakh on Junior engineer N K Padmanabha.

If he fails to pay the fine, he will have to undergo six months of additional imprisonment, Judge Jakati said. 

The Lokayukta police received a complaint about the amassing of wealth by Padmanabha in 2015. Accordingly, the Lokayukta police conducted a raid, and a case was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 section 13 (1) (e) and 13 (2). 

Lokayukta police inspector Naveenchandra Jogi conducted an investigation and inspector Bharathi G submitted a chargesheet to the court.