Rains wreak havoc in Bantwal: tree falls on car, bus; mudslides at six places

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July 19, 2015

Bantwal, Jul 19: Incessant rains since last two days have wreaked havoc in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. Normal life was thrown out of gear across the taluk thanks to heavy rains and a series of rain-related tragedies.

The water-level in most of the rivers in the region has increased considerably. In River Nethravati the water level reached 6.8 metres by Sunday afternoon whereas the danger level is 8.5 metres.

Thanks to heavy winds several trees and electric poles were uprooted and dozens of houses were damaged in different parts of the taluk.

Tree falls on car, bus

At least four persons were injured when a huge tree fell on two moving vehicles on National Highway 75 near Narahari Hills on the outskirts of Kalladka town on Sunday.

A private bus plying from Kalladka to BC Road and a car moving in the opposite direction were damaged when heavy winds uprooted a huge roadside tree. Along with the mighty tree at least four electric poles were also uprooted causing power outage in the area.

The local residents pulled the injured persons out of the car and shifted them to hospital. The condition of one of the injured is said to be critical.

The incident also led to traffic jam and disruption as the two damaged vehicles, a fallen tree and four electric poles completely blocked the road.

It took a couple of hours for the police to facilitate smooth flow of the vehicles on the road. Bantwal ASP Rahul Kumar visited the spot. He praised the selfless service of local youths who shifted the injured passengers stranded onboard the ill-fated car to hospital on time and helped clear the road.

In a separate incident, a tree fell on the road at Melkar causing inconveniences to motorists. Local residents cleared the road after an hour.

Mudslides

The incessant rains caused mudslides in at least half a dozen places in Bantwal on Sunday. A hillock caved in on road at a village called Oni Bagilu between Maanila and Perumayi. Traffic was completely blocked on the road from 12 noon to 6 p.m. on the road. Like previous year, local residents managed to remove the heap of mud and clear the road.

In another incident of landslip, a barricade built near a rivulet was collapsed. It was built under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

The third incident of landslide was reported from Kaadu Matha. A house owned by one Dawood at Kaadumatha was damaged and his two-wheeler was completed buried under the rubbles when a heap of mud caved in from a hillock.

In a similar incident, a heap of mud caved in on a house at Farangipet causing damages. Another house owned by one Ibrahim at Karopady was also damaged due to landslip.

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19-year-old student from Udupi dies of heat stroke in UAE

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September 16,2024

In a heart-breaking incident, 19-year-old Shaun D'Souza, a native of Vittalwadi in Udupi's Kundapur taluk, tragically lost his life in the UAE due to heat stroke.

Shaun, the beloved son of Elias Cyril D'Souza and Pramila D'Souza, originally from Hosabettu, Moodbidri, had been pursuing his college education in the UAE.

He was admitted to a hospital in Ras Al Khaimah, approximately 115 km from Dubai, after collapsing from heatstroke. Despite receiving immediate medical attention, Shaun breathed his last on Sunday, September 15.

He is deeply mourned by his parents and two siblings. The family, who had been residing near St. Mary's Church in the UAE, are grappling with the profound loss. Shaun’s father, Elias, works as a manager for a private company, while his mother, Pramila, is an accountant.

The local community has come together to offer their support and condolences in this time of sorrow.

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Block, district presidents in Karnataka will be changed soon: KPCC working president

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September 14,2024

Mangaluru: The block level and District Congress Committee presidents in the state will be changed in the next one month for better reach into society and bring in organisational fortification, said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president G C Chandrasheker on Saturday.

The All India Congress Committee and KPCC have a vision for bringing a change in how the party works with the last man and woman in the state, he said at a press conference here.

"We are looking at bringing development models into the state with a new vision. We are a party that likes to work with the opposition in the developmental aspects and keep all other matters away that do not relate to the development of the state.

"We have a great respect for the people of the coast who are considered to be forward-looking and perceptible, but it is also true that we do not have the numbers in the upper house and in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)," he said.

"Our endeavour is to not only create a strong pro-development workforce at the base level by strengthening the second and third level leadership in the state," he said.

Chandrasheker, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, said that he and his four colleagues of the rank of working presidents of the KPCC are going to every district to infuse the new thinking in our workers and leaders.

"This move will get a new surge considering the party is facing byelections in Shiggaon, Chennapatna and Sandhur segments and also vacant seats in the legislative council, followed by elections to the Urban Local Bodies and Panchayats" he said.

When asked about the reason for the changes, Chandrashekar said most of the people have already lived their tenures. The party wants to reward those who have not been given tickets to contest in the 2023 state assembly elections and 2024 Lok Sabha elections for political reasons.

There are quite good leaders and hard-working ground level workers who have great potential to lead the party in the coming years, he said.

"Women will get at least one top post in all District Congress Committees and block levels. There is also a move to give responsible positions for the workers and leaders coming from different strata of society, which are deliverable. The party will not shy away from it," he said.

The other two working presidents, Dr Manjunath Bhandary and Vasanth Kumar, were also present at the press conference.

Kumar said some of the regions in the state are dominated by the BJP. "We want to end this run and defeat the divisive models of the BJP." Bhandary said the Indian National Congress was aiming at a high development phase in the state and involve the opposition parties and their leaders in the development plans in the state.

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