Follow lockdown instructions or face action: Dakshina Kannada DC issues warning
Mangaluru: Taking a strict note of active vehicular movement in the city despite the lockdown announced by the District Administration, DK Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh on Monday warned people against violating the lockdown instructions.
In an official statement Sindhu added that strict action will be taken against those violating the instructions of administration.
She added that on Monday complaints were received about shops being opened and vehicular movement in the city despite the lockdown.
She further added that one-day curfew was not enough to contain the spread of Coronavirus and that once it starts spreading it will be an hectic job to control the spread, hence calling on people to take precautions and to consider the instructions seriously.
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Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan, tsunami alert issued
Tokyo (PTI): A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast, and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami alert in the region.
The quake, registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.4, occurred off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan at around 4:53 pm (0753 GMT), at a depth of about 10 kilometres (6 miles) below the sea surface, the agency said.
Japan's NHK public television said a tsunami of up to 3 metres (10 feet) could hit the area shortly.
