Baikampady: Lorry container falls on school building
Students escape unhurt
Mangaluru, November 19: The lorry containers kept adjacent to a school building fell on the building of the Baikampady Angaragundi government school on Monday.
A private company had kept the huge containers of the NMPT bedside the Angaragundi government school at the Baikampady industrial area and doing business. On Monday morning, one side stones of a wall of the school building were collapsed. When checked, the containers fell on the building due to which school building developed cracks and stones of the wall were collapsed. The compound of the school was damaged completely.
Soon after the news spread, Mangaluru north BEO Manjula, Baikampady corporator Purushottam Chitrapur visited the spot and took the company owner to task for not taking precautionary measures. Parents and general public also visited the school and expressed their anger against the company owner for keeping the containers. If the school was opened when the incident occurred, the children would have problem, they said and urged the company owner and school authority to shift the containers immediately from the school premises.
Now the company owner has assured of reconstructing the compound wall and wall of the school. School head mistress Ravikala Shetty lodged a complaint at Panambur police station.
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UAE issues fresh emergency alert, says situation currently safe
Dubai/Abu Dhabi: Residents and visitors across the United Arab Emirates received a fresh emergency alert on their mobile phones stating that the situation in the country is currently safe.
The message, issued by the Ministry of Interior (MOI), thanked people for their cooperation and reassured them that conditions were stable.
“Thank you for your cooperation. We reassure you that the situation is currently safe. You may resume your normal activities while continuing to remain cautious and take the necessary precautions, and to follow official instructions. (MOI),” the alert read.
The notification was sent in both Arabic and English through the country’s emergency alert system.
The advisory comes after earlier alerts warning of potential missile threats amid rising regional tensions. Authorities have urged the public to stay cautious and follow official guidance.
