Mangaluru: 10 more patients die of COVID-19 in Dakshina Kannada; recoveries cross 3000-mark
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada on Wednesday reported 10 deaths due to COVID-19 across the district. It also reported 149 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the district has gone up to 190.
Of the 10 deceased patients, eight were residents of Mangaluru Taluk while two others hailed from Belthangady and Puttur Taluks respectively.
With 149 new cases, the total number of cases in the district has gone up to 6542.
The district also saw 82 COVID-19 patients recovering from the virus who were discharged from the hospitals on Wednesday. With 3009 recoveries, the district currently has 3,343 active cases.
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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 The High Court had issued notice to Meta via email hours before the restriction was withdrawn.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.
