Heavy Rain: Red Alert in Dakshina Kannada on August 9, Orange Alert on 10, 11
Mangaluru: The meteorological department has predicted that the heavy rains in Dakshina Kannada District for three more days. Dakshina Kannada on Saturday evening issued red-alert in the district for August 9 owing to heavy rain and has for now issued orange-alert on August 10, 11.
Dakshina Kannada District has been receiving constant heavy rains for over a week now. The district is expected to receive 204.4 MM of rain on Sunday.
The District Administration has directed people against venturing into rivers and seas during the course of time and has asked them to refrain from taking shelters under trees, electricity poles.
The administration has also ordered all Taluka and District level government officers to be on standby and not leave the station.
Dr. KV Rajendra, the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada has directed Taluka and Gram Panchayath level officers to supervise situations under their respective limits and to inform higher officials in cases of emergency.
He further urged people to call the Toll Free emergency helpline number 1077 or to send a message on WhatsApp on +919483908000 in case of any emergency.
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MediaOne TV Facebook page restored after block linked to ‘government request’
Kochi: The official Facebook page of Malayalam news channel MediaOne TV has been restored after being blocked without prior notice, the broadcaster said on Wednesday.
The channel was quoted by Maktoob as saying that the restriction was lifted automatically, with Meta Platforms informing it that the action had been taken following a “government request” which has now expired or been reversed.
The development came shortly after the channel approached the Kerala High Court challenging the blocking of its page, terming it arbitrary and in violation of legal provisions and judicial precedents. The High Court had issued notice to Meta via email hours before the restriction was withdrawn.
In its petition, the channel said access to its Facebook page had been restricted for users in India without citing any specific content or alleged violation. It contended that while individual posts may be taken down under applicable a rule, blocking an entire page goes beyond the scope of such measures.
The incident followed an earlier action taken against the channel in 2022, when the Ministry of Information and transmitting prohibited it from transmitting. It cited national security concerns regarding the Ministry of Home Affairs' refusal of security clearance.
The Supreme Court of India in April 2023 set aside the ban, observing that national security claims cannot be made without substantive basis and that criticism of government policies does not render a media outlet anti-national.
