Mangaluru: DK crosses 200-mark of COVID deaths; 11 deaths, 179 new cases on Thursday
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada on Thursday crossed the 200-mark of COVID-19 deaths in the district with 11 new deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours. The district also reported 173 new cases on Thursday that has taken the number of total cases reported so far to 6,715.
Of the 11 deceased on Thursday, six were residents of Mangaluru Taluk, two from Bantwal Taluk, and three from other districts.
Of the 179 new cases, 119 were reported from Mangaluru Taluk, 21 from Bantwal, 13 from Puttur, 5 from Sullia, Belthangady and Moodbidri reported 4 cases each, two from Kadaba and Mulki reported four cases. Four patients who tested positive for the virus were from other districts.
The district also recorded 107 recoveries at various hospitals. The patients were discharged from hospitals. With 3116 recoveries, the district currently has 3,398 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 The High Court had issued notice to Meta via email hours before the restriction was withdrawn.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.
