Schools in Mangaluru, Bantwal, Moodabidri, Ullal, Mulki Taluks declare holiday on Saturday
Heavy rains
Mangaluru: In the background heavy rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning in the Dakshina Kannada, education institutions including Anganvadis, primary schools, and high schools in Mangaluru, Bantwal, Moodabidri, Ullal, and Mulki Taluks have announced a holiday on July 30, Saturday.
As for the Puttur and Sullia regions, the Tahsildar and BEO of the Belthangady Taluk will review the situation on the ground and announce accordingly, the Dakshina Kannada District Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra informed in the press release.
Since the roads in the vicinity of the Mangaluru City Corporation have been inundated with water due to the rains, the DC has directed the colleges in the city to announce a holiday on Saturday.
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4 of family charred to death in fire at house in Howrah
Howrah (PTI): Four members of a family were charred to death in a fire at their house in West Bengal's Howrah district, officials said on Monday morning.
The incident happened in Sauria village in the Joypur police station area around midnight, they said.
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The deceased were identified as Durjodhan Dolui (72), his son Dudhkumar Dolui (45), daughter-in-law Shibani Dolui (40), and granddaughter Shampa Dolui (15).
An investigation is underway to ascertain how the kuchcha house caught fire, officials said.
Two fire tenders doused the blaze, they said.
The bodies have been sent to a government hospital in Uluberia for post-mortem examination, they said.
The family was very poor, officials said, adding that Dudhkumar also has a son, who works as a migrant labourer outside the state.
