Indian coast guard saves lives of anglers in distress
Mangaluru: The Indian Coastguard team rescued ten fishermen from a boat in Tamil Nadu, which was stranded in the sea near New Mangalore port.
A Tamil Nadu registered fishing boat St. Joseph (Reg No, IND-TN-15-MM-5844) had sailed from Kochi with a crew of 10 onboard. In the incredibly rough seas, the ship lost its engine and navigation control and was stranded off the New Mangalore Port due to engine failure.
The coast guards ship ICGS Amartya intercepted the distress message of the stranded boat on June 8 and rescue efforts were launched immediately. Now all the ten sailors have been brought safely to Mangaluru port.
The Coast Guard's District Commander (Karnata) DIG SS Dasila said that the fishermen who are fearing for their life due to the inclement weather signalled the coast guard for rescuing them. Then ICG vessel successfully connected a tow to the ship and shifted them to NMPT port.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
