Kasaragod, Jan 4: The situation in the district which was disturbed during the protest called against the entry of women into Sabarimala temple returned to normal situation on Friday morning.

Since today morning, movement of people, vehicles is as usual and shops and business establishments remain open. But the situation in Manjeshwar taluk where stabbing and other incidents were happening even after protest has returned to normal condition. But the deputy commissioner has imposed prohibitory order under Section 144. The district administration also declared holiday for all schools in the taluk on Friday.

There was widespread violence in the taluk during protest on Thursday and it continued till late night. Last night,  two persons at Kadambar in Manjeshwar and one person in Kumble were stabbed. Guruprasad (23) and Kiran Kumar (40) of Kadambar were attacked by a team of miscreants. Both of them were admitted to a hospital.

Another person Vasanth of Kumble was also stabbed and injured. The deputy commissioner has directed the authorities to take stringent action against those who involve in antisocial activities.

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Abu Dhabi: At least three people have been killed and 58 others injured in the United Arab Emirates since Iran began its retaliatory missile campaign in the Gulf following US and Israeli attacks, authorities said.

In a statement, the UAE’s Defence Ministry said the country detected 165 ballistic missiles, of which 152 were destroyed. It also said two cruise missiles were intercepted.

The ministry added that a total of 541 Iranian drones were detected, and 506 of them were intercepted and destroyed.

According to the statement, the attacks resulted in the deaths of three individuals – one each from Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Further details about the condition of the injured were not immediately available.