Landslide in Montepadavu: Woman dead, mother, two children trapped under debris
Montepadavu: A tragic landslide triggered by heavy rains struck early Friday morning around 4:00 AM in Montepadavu, a village in Manjanady, Dakshina Kannada district. The incident occurred at the residence of Kanthappa Poojary in Montepadavu's Hitthilu Kodi. The landslide flattened the entire house, resulting in the death of one woman and trapping three others under the debris.
The deceased has been identified as Prema (58), wife of Kanthappa Poojary. Those trapped under the rubble include Ashwini, wife of Kanthappa's son Seetharam, and her two young children aged 3 and 2. Both Kanthappa and Seetharam were rescued, though Kanthappa sustained serious leg injuries and has been admitted to a hospital.
Rescue teams reported hearing the cries of one of the children and faint communication from Ashwini under the debris, raising hopes that the trapped victims may still be alive.
The rescue operation has been hindered by the complete collapse of the house and the lack of proper access routes to the site. Continuous rain has also posed a significant challenge.
Emergency response teams including personnel from the NDRF, SDRF, fire services, and police are on-site conducting intense rescue efforts. Local officials including ADC Santosh, Tehsildar Puttaraju, DCP Siddharth Goyal, and Disaster Management Officer Vijay are supervising the operations. Also present at the location are local panchayat leaders and prominent residents.
Rescue efforts are ongoing, with authorities and volunteers striving to save the trapped mother and her children.
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Rupee declines 27 paise to 90.95 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 27 paise to 90.95 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, weighed down by a strong American currency and higher crude oil prices due to the escalated geopolitical tension.
A selling rush in domestic equities further pressured the Indian currency, forex traders said.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.94 and slipped further to trade at 90.95 against the greenback in early deals, losing 27 paise from its previous closing level.
The rupee rose 4 paise to settle at 90.68 against the US dollar on Wednesday. The currency exchange markets were closed on Thursday on account of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.04 per cent higher at 97.89.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading 0.14 per cent higher at USD 71.77 per barrel in futures trade.
Analysts attributed the strengthening dollar and crude prices to heightened tension between the US and Iran, with both countries signalling they are prepared for war if talks on Tehran's nuclear programme fizzle out.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex fell 150.35 points to 82,347.79 in early trade while the Nifty declined 35.15 points to 25,419.20.
On Thursday, foreign institutional investors offloaded equities worth Rs 880.49 crore, according to exchange data.
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