Belthangady: Three members of one family succumbs to COVID-19 in less than 15 days
Belthangady: In a heart-wrenching incident reported from Ujire Grama Panchayath limits, three members of a family have succumbed to COVID-19 in less than 15 days.
The deceased have been identified as Puralla (92), his daughter Appi (45), and Appi’s husband Guruva (52), they were residents of Gandhi Nagar in Ujire. All three members of the family died after testing positive for the deadly virus in the span of 15 days.
According to the reports, Puralla, who is the father of former President of Ujire Grama Panchayath Srinivas, tested positive for the virus and passed away on May 13 at a hospital in Mangaluru. Puralla’s daughter Appi then tested positive for COVID and succumbed on May 23.
On May 27, Appi’s husband Guruva who had also tested positive for the virus breathed his last.
Gandhi Nagar in Ujire has seen a steep rise in COVID cases in the last few days with more than 50 people testing positive in the area. The death of three members of one family has terrified people in the locality.
The Taluka administration on the other hand has been trying to cap the number of cases in the region by creating awareness among the people and has urged people to cooperate with the authorities by following COVID-19 restrictions and norms set by the government.
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Rupee falls 7 paise to 90.96 against the US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee fell by 7 paise to 90.96 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, weighed down by a rise in global crude oil prices and a stronger greenback.
A poor start to the domestic equity markets further pressured the local unit, but FII inflows provided support, preventing a sharp fall, forex traders said.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.91 against the US dollar and slipped further to 90.96, down 7 paise from its previous close.
The rupee gained 5 paise to settle at 90.89 against the US dollar on Monday.
"The Reserve Bank might be intervening to keep the rupee away from 91.00 levels, but the buying will itself allow it to go beyond 91.00 levels," Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.11 per cent higher at 97.81.
"The dollar index was higher amid a repositioning... It faces headwinds from (US President Donald) Trump's 15 per cent global tariffs announcement after the unfavourable Supreme Court ruling," Bhansali said.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose sharply by 0.85 per cent to USD 72.10 per barrel.
On the domestic equity market front, the Sensex tumbled 525.29 points to 82,769.37 in early trade, while the Nifty went down 145.85 points to 25,567.15.
On Monday, foreign institutional investors purchased equities worth Rs 3,483.70 crore, according to exchange data.
