District Administration prepared to prevent and counter Dengue: Dakshina Kannada DHO
92 confirmed cases of Dengue in District
Mangaluru: With the beginning of Monsoon in the Coastal Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada District is once again gripped by the Dengue fever where according to the official data 92 cases of the mosquito-borne fever have been reported in the District till June 19.
Dakshina Kannada DVBDCO, Dr. Arun Kumar SB informed among the 92 cases reported in the District till June 19, includes eighteen cases from Mangaluru, nine from Bantwal, seven from Puttur, five from Beltanghady and six from Sullia.
Stepping up their fight against the fever Dakshina Kannada District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Ramakrishna Rao, told Vartha Bharati that the District Administration in on their toes to counter and prevent dengue from spreading.
“We have intensified our drive to prevent Dengue. We have started organising awareness camps for the people in rural areas, special fever screening exercise are also being organised” he said while urging people to prevent stocking of fresh water in and around their houses and to frequently replace water in water tanks and other water storing sources.
The District Administration has also formed teams to monitor and follow-up fevers in the District, Dr. Rao informed.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
