Kadaba: 17-year-old female student dies of suspected rabies virus infection
Kadaba: A female student of Alankar College in Kadaba, who was admitted to the hospital because of excessive headache reportedly passed away of suspected rabies virus infection in the hospital.
The deceased has been identified as Vinci Saramma (17), daughter of Varghese, residents of Kedila in Alankar village. She was a student of 2nd year PUC at the Kadaba Government Pre-University College.
On Thursday, Vinci had reportedly complained of a sudden, severe headache and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. As the headache did not subside and continued in its severity, she was later admitted to the Puttur private Hospital and thereafter transported to the Mangaluru District Hospital. However, the treatment proved to be ineffective and Vinci passed away late at night in the hospital, it is learned.
Reportedly, a mad dog had been sighted in the Alankar town vicinity near the house of the deceased 4 months ago. During that period, street dogs had reportedly attacked two individuals in the area as well. The domestic dog belonging to the deceased had also passed away due to rabies a few days ago. It is being speculated that the Rabies virus may have spread from the pet dog at home to the deceased young girl. The District Health Department has informed that more tests would be conducted in this regard.
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Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts; 3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued
Jammu (PTI): A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said.
Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse of the portion of the bridge.
The incident occurred when labourers were carrying out repair work on a retaining wall near the bridge that was damaged in last year's flash floods, the sources said.
According to the sources, a section of the bridge suddenly gave way, burying workers engaged at the site under the rubble.
Police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams launched rescue operations to extricate those buried under the debris. They pulled out one injured labourer and shifted him to a hospital, the sources said.
Family members of the labourers present at the site said around six workers engaged at the site at the time of the incident came under the debris when the structure collapsed. The family members said while two of the labourers managed to escape, four got trapped.
The sources said those trapped included the husband of a woman labourer, a mason, an unmarried labourer and a relative of the contractor.
There was no official confirmation on the exact number of persons trapped under the debris till the filing of this report.
The rescue operations are ongoing.
