Heavy rains: Schools across Dakshina Kannada district to remain closed on Monday, August 18
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan H V on Sunday issued an order declaring holiday for schools across Dakshina Kannada district on August 18.
According to the order all Anganwadi centers, government, aided and private primary and high schools in Dakshina Kannada district will remain closed on August 18 as a precautionary measure due to continuous rains across the district and in the wake of the weather department's forecast.
The Indian Meterlogical Department and the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre has issued a red alert for the district, in the backdrop of a cyclonic formation in the Bay of Bengal.
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
