Sea turtle carcass found at Malpe beach
Malpe: Tourists and locals found the carcass of a female sea turtle on the Malpe beach on Sunday.
On being informed of the matter, Subrahmanya Acharya, forest officer of the Udupi region, visited the spot.
A post mortem of the turtle was conducted by the members of the NGO ReefWatch Marine Conservation, under the guidance of the forest officer. The carcass was buried in the beach.
Beat forester Keshava Poojary, forest inspector Ashwin as well as Dr Tejaswini Viril and Karthik were present.
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Seven killed as govt hospital’s compound wall collapse due to rain
Bengaluru (PTI): Seven people, including three children, were killed when the compound wall of a hospital collapsed here on Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred in the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, they added.
When the heavy rains, coupled with strong winds, battered the area, the seven victims were taking shelter near the wall, which suddenly came down crashing, police further said. All seven people were killed on the spot, they added.
According to police sources, the victims were street vendors.
Police and emergency services personnel rushed to the spot with an earthmover to bring out the bodies from the debris with the help of residents.
