Byndoor: Roof, wall of government school collapse due to heavy rain
Byndoor: Due to heavy rain that has been lashing the region over the past few days a roof of Government Primary School in Kegaarl village in Byndoor on Sunday.
A roof and wall of this century-old school collapsed on Sunday whereas the other two rooms next to it are likely to collapse too.
15 Students reportedly study in the school from Grade I to Grade V. As the wall and roof collapsed early in the morning and as the school had holiday, no injuries or casualties have been reported in the incident. However the loss of the collapse is estimated to be in lakhs of rupees.
Byndoor MLA BM Sukumar Shetty and BEO Jyothi B visited the spot on Sunday morning. The officials are also discussing with locals about providing an alternate place for students as the schools are expected to re-open from August 13.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
