Fire engulfs house in Mangaluru's Pumpwell; loss worth four lakh reported
Mangaluru: In an unfortunate incident reported from Pumpwell locality in the city, a house was charred down as fire engulfed the house post midnight on Wednesday here.
According to the reports the house belonging to Naveen Taretota caught fire around midnight, a Kadri fire brigade team rushed to the spot immediately after it was alerted about the incident and extinguished the fire.
The loss reported in the incident is estimated to be around Rs. 4 lakh as the house had partially charred down before the fire brigade team extinguished the fire.
It is believed that an electric short circuit triggered the fire in the house.
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Karnataka village switches off TVs, mobiles for two hours daily to help students study
Belagavi: Every evening at 7 pm, a siren rings out in Halaga, a village near Belagavi, signalling residents to switch off all screens including televisions, mobile phones, laptops and tablets for the next two hours.
The community has voluntarily adopted this “digital-free time” to help students focus on studies and to encourage families to spend more time talking to each other. The 'digital detox' initiative, 'No TV, no mobile, just study and conversation', is said to be the first such to be adopted by a Karnataka village, Deccan Herald reported on Monday.
According to the report, Halaga, which has a population of about 12,000 and is located close to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, launched the initiative on December 17. A siren installed at the gram panchayat office marks the start of the no-screen period at 7 pm, and another siren at 9 pm signals its end.
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Gram panchayat authorities are reaching out to those residents who are yet to comply and are urging them to stay away from screen during the two hours.
Authorities are also visiting households that have not fully adopted the practice and are encouraging parents to follow the routine strictly. Teachers and panchayat members plan to continue meeting families to ensure more participation.
The Halaga village exercise is said to be inspired by a similar experiment in Agran Dhulgaon near Sangli in Maharashtra which had a positive response on students' learning habits.
