Continued rain affects life in Kasaragod
roads, houses in Manjeshwara flooded, Madhur temple inundated
Kasaragod: Incessant rainfall along with strong winds since Thursday evening has greatly affected everyday life in several parts of the district, some of which are also experiencing floods.
The famous Madhur temple in the district was inundated due to the heavy rain.
Places like Manjeshwara Hosabettu, Varkady Gerukatte, Pavoor, Udyavara Macchampady, Bangra Manjeshwara, Mogral and Eriyal near Kumbla have been flood-affected.
Traffic movement was halted on the Chevar-Nandarapadavu stretch of the Malnad highway on account of tree fall and landslide incidents at several points. The condition of the road was highly affected; landslide was also reported on the Cherkala-Chattanchal stretch. Traffic movement was brought to a halt at Kayyar on the Bandiyod-Permude road as well, as landslide was reported here.
In Manjeshwara taluk, a car and a motorbike, which had been parked in Majibail Battattooru, were reported to have been washed away in the floods. Many houses were flooded in Hosabettu of the taluk and the authorities ensured that the families were taken to safer avenues.
Landslide was also reported on the Kasaragod-Chandragiri stretch.
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Rupee declines 27 paise to 90.95 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 27 paise to 90.95 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, weighed down by a strong American currency and higher crude oil prices due to the escalated geopolitical tension.
A selling rush in domestic equities further pressured the Indian currency, forex traders said.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.94 and slipped further to trade at 90.95 against the greenback in early deals, losing 27 paise from its previous closing level.
The rupee rose 4 paise to settle at 90.68 against the US dollar on Wednesday. The currency exchange markets were closed on Thursday on account of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.04 per cent higher at 97.89.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading 0.14 per cent higher at USD 71.77 per barrel in futures trade.
Analysts attributed the strengthening dollar and crude prices to heightened tension between the US and Iran, with both countries signalling they are prepared for war if talks on Tehran's nuclear programme fizzle out.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex fell 150.35 points to 82,347.79 in early trade while the Nifty declined 35.15 points to 25,419.20.
On Thursday, foreign institutional investors offloaded equities worth Rs 880.49 crore, according to exchange data.
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