Register on Co-WIN portal for vaccine and wait: Karnataka Health Minister tells 18 to 44 yr-olds
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April 30, 2021
Bengaluru, Apr 30: Covid-19 vaccination for the age group of 18-45 will not begin from May 1 in Bengaluru and rest of Karnataka as earlier announced, Health Minister Dr Sudhakar told reporters here on Friday.
He asked those aged between 18 to 44 years to register on the Co-WIN portal and wait for the government to inform them once stocks arrive. Out of around 99.5 lakh doses, more than 95 lakh doses have been administered. Our vaccine wastage percentage is only 1.4 per cent. Yesterday, four lakh doses have arrived. I ve been informed that we have around six lakh doses with us, he said.
Mangaluru: Lightning strike claims lives of two children
coastaldigest.com news network
April 22, 2021
Mangaluru, Apr 22: Two boys who sustained serious injuries after lightning struck them while playing outside their house at Indiranagar in Haleyangadi on the outskirts of the city died in hospital.
Nihan (5), son of Mansoor from Hejamady and Maruti (6), son of Durgappa from Gangavati are the victims.
The young boys were playing in front of their houses on April 20 when the lightning struck injuring both of them. Luckily none of the other children who were playing with the two boys was hurt.
The injured boys were initially admitted to a private hospital at Mukka were later rushed to another private hospital in Mangaluru.
Mangaluru: Lightning claims life of 5-yr-old boy; another critical
coastaldigest.com news network
April 21, 2021
Mangaluru, Apr 21: One of the two boys who sustained serious injuries after lightning struck them while playing outside their house at Indiranagar in Haleyangadi last evening has died.
Police said on Wednesday that the deceased boy is Nihan (5), son of Mansoor of Hejamady. The condition of another boy Marutesh (6) is said to be critical.
The boys who were initially admitted to a private hospital at Mukka were later rushed to another private hospital in Mangaluru.
Both the boys were put on artificial respiration as the lightning strike had impaired their brain functioning.
Heartless mother kills 3-year-old daughter for supporting father
coastaldigest.com news network
April 8, 2021
Bengaluru, Apr 8: A heartless mother strangled her 3-year-old girl child to death after she supported her father in an argument. The incident took place at an under-construction building in BDA Layout, near Nagarbhavi on Tuesday night.
The accused, identified as Sudha, allegedly had an argument with her husband over what to watch on the television. During the argument, the child supported her father and the same angered the woman.
On Tuesday, Eeranna returned home from lunch around 2 pm and their daughter was watching TV. The man took the remote and changed the channel to watch the news. Sudha raised an objection to the same and told her husband that he should not come home if he only wanted to watch the news.
55 pc polling till 3 p.m. in Kerala; over 58pc in Kasaragod dist
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April 6, 2021
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 6: An estimated 55 per cent of more than 2.74 crore electorate have exercised their franchise in the single phase Assembly election for 140 seats in Kerala till 1500 hrs on Tuesday.
Kozhikode district recorded the highest voter turnout at 61.1 percent while Thiruvananthapuram recorded the lowest turnout at 49.3 per cent.
The polling percentage in Ernakulam district is 55, Kollam 52.1, Thrissur 55.7, Pathanamthitta 51.5, Alappuzha 53.7, Kottayam 53.5, Palakkad 57.5, Kannur 60, Malappuram 54.5, Idukki 54.7, Wayanad 57.8 and Kasaragod 58.2.