31 new cases of Dengue reported in Mangaluru on Wednesday
Mangaluru: 32 new cases of Dengue fever were reported in the Dakshina Kannada District in a single day on Wednesday, indicating the severity of the situation in the District. Over the last one month, the District Administration has been busy trying to cap and prevent the number of cases of Dengue in the District.
31 new cases of Dengue were reported in Mangaluru Taluk on Wednesday while another case was of suspected Dengue was reported from Bantwal Taluk.
The District Administration, Health Department and Mangaluru City Corporation have taken steps to prevent the disease and are trying to cap the number of cases. The officials have also been visiting the areas where cases have been reported and have been advising people to take precautionary measures.
Fogging is also being carried out in the areas where Dengue cases have been reported and penalties are also being imposed on those violating the precautionary measures and have sources of water logging and stagnation of water at their homes.
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Six foreign nationals held for alleged prostitution in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Six foreign women were arrested after they were found to be allegedly engaged in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made by the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on April 24, they said.
Police, however, have not disclosed the nationalities of the women in the statement.
According to police, the operation was carried out following a tip off that some foreign women were standing near the footpath of the bus stop close to Madiwala Check Post, within the jurisdiction of Koramangala Police Station here and were soliciting men passing by on the road for prostitution.
Based on this information, the officers and staff of the CCB Women Protection Wing immediately visited the spot and conducted a verification, they said.
During the operation, it was found that six foreign women were engaging in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, a statement issued by the office of the police commissioner stated.
Acting swiftly, the officers and staff conducted a raid and secured all six foreign women. Upon inquiry regarding their passports and visas, they failed to provide valid and satisfactory information, it said.
"Subsequently, all six foreign women were produced before the Koramangala Police Station along with a report for further legal action. In this regard, a case has been registered at Koramangala Police Station, and further investigation is in progress," the police statement added.
