Labourer washed away in heavy rain in Hebri
Hebri: A labourer was washed away in a stream overflowing due to heavy rains on Thursday evening in Cheerolli, Nellikatte, Nadpalu village.
The laborer, identified as Anand (45) from Tumkur, was attempting to cross a tributary of the Sitanadi River to reach his workplace. Without a footbridge, he resorted to using a rope. Unfortunately, the rope broke, leading to the accident.
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Anand belonged to a family of agricultural labourers who had been working on the plantation owned by Manorama Hegde in Nadpalu for several years. Despite their long-standing presence, no infrastructure, including a footbridge, has been provided to facilitate crossing the stream.
Sub-inspector Mahesh TM of the Hebri Police visited the site and has registered a case. Further details are awaited.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
