Udupi: Police officer, auto-driver get down into well to rescue 80-year-old woman
Udupi: An 80-year-old woman who accidentally fell into a well, was rescued by local and police officials who went down into the well and brought the woman back.
The woman has been identified as Sharada Shettigar (80), a resident of Anantakrishna. Sharada had accidentally fallen into the well at her house on Thursday morning. She had reportedly held onto a pump that was set in the well.
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A local auto-rickshaw driver Rajesh Nayak immediately came to the rescue of Sharada and got down into the well. The local police team led by PSI Sadashiva Ramappa Gavaroji and the fire brigade team also reached the spot.
Noticing that Rajesh alone was not able to lift Sharada, PSI Sadashiva, and fire brigade personnel Vinayak also got down into the well and rescued the woman.
The officers later informed that Sharada was rescued unharmed and had no major injuries.
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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 The High Court had issued notice to Meta via email hours before the restriction was withdrawn.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.
