Mangaluru: DK crosses 300-mark of COVID-19 deaths, nears 10k-mark of total cases
Mangaluru: Five more people died in Dakshina Kannada on Friday of COVID-19 while the district also reported 202 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. With the five new deaths, Dakshina Kannada breached the 300-mark of COVID-19 deaths. The total number of fatalities in the district due to the virus stands at 301.
With 202 new cases, the total number of cases reported in the district has neared the 10,000-mark and the total number of cases reported so far stands at 9,914.
Among the 202 patients who tested positive for the deadly virus on Friday 139 belonged to Mangaluru Taluk, 35 from Bantwal, 11 from Puttur, 3 from Sullia, 4 from Belthangady. 10 other patients were from other districts.
64 people also recovered from the virus and were discharged from the hospitals. With 7,193 recoveries and 301 deaths, the district has 2,420 active cases.
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Priyanka Gandhi urges Nitin Gadkari to expedite road projects in Kerala's Wayanad
Wayanad/New Delhi (PTI): Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said she met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, seeking his intervention to expedite pending road infrastructure works in her constituency, including those aimed at addressing landslide issues at the Thamarassery pass.
Sharing photographs of the meeting on the social media platform 'X', Priyanka said Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, heard her concerns and sought updates from the relevant officials.
In her post, she expressed hope that the pressing issues she raised, which directly affect public safety and daily life, would receive the attention and urgency they deserve.
“Met respected Gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay. He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get updates from the relevant officers,” she said.
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“I sincerely hope these pressing issues, which directly affect people’s safety and daily lives, will receive the attention and urgency they deserve,” she added.
A day earlier, Priyanka had sought an appointment with Gadkari in Parliament, saying she had been seeking an opportunity since June to discuss issues related to her constituency.
Responding to her request, the minister had said his doors were always open and that she could meet him at any time.
She subsequently met him at his office later the same day.
Met respected Shri @nitin_gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 19, 2025
He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get an update from the relevant officers.
I sincerely hope these pressing issues… pic.twitter.com/UkxnXP6gxn
