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Labourer trapped as mud caves in while drilling borewell

Udupi, 16 Feb 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: A labourer  was trapped in a 15 feet deep hole    when mud caved in all of a sudden  while drilling for a borewell at Maravanthe in Byndoor taluk on February 16, Sunday afternoon. Presently rescue efforts are in full swing. The person trapped  is Rohith Kharvi, a local resident. It is said  mud caved in upto 15 feet  leaving Kharvi trapped beneath. Police personnel, fire service personnel and local residents are assisting in the rescue operations. A JCB has also been pressed into

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COVID-19: Poultry farmer distributes free chicken to villagers

Bengaluru, 12 March 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: Amid the growing coronavirus scare and the accompanying rumours, a poultry farmer in the district distributed free chicken to the villagers at Uchagaon in Belagavi. Reportedly, the villagers on receiving the information thronged at the poultry farmer’s shop to get free chicken. The farmer started to distribute free chicken after the rumours started circulating on social media that the consumption of chicken could lead to the spread of the virus which has severely impacted the chicken prices. It may be recalled that on Monday, March 9 a farmer buried truckload of chickens alive in Belagavi District. Najeer Ahmed dumped nearly 6,000 chickens into a truck before dumping them into a large pit at Nulsur in Gokak on Monday. He stated that earlier the Chicken prices were Rs 50-70 per

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Karnataka closes borders with Kerala ; DC issues orders

Mangaluru, 21 March 2020 [Fik/News Sources]: With nine Covid-19 positive cases reported from the neighbouring district of Kasargod district,   as a precautionary measure all vehicular traffic between Kerala and  Karnataka has been completely banned,  an order issued by Deputy  Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh has  said. As  large number of people from Kasargod visiting Mangaluru on a daily basis for various works,   adequate precautionary measures are in place and the traffic ban between the two districts will be effective  from March 21,  2 pm till March 31.  In case of emergency, vehicles will be allowed to ply via Talapady tollgate, the DC said. The border area roads including  Toominadu Road, Kedambady Padavu Road, Sunkadakatte- Mudipu Road, Kuruda Padavu Lalbagh Road,

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