Mangaluru: Former Deputy Mayor Mohammed Kunjathbail dies of heart attack
Mangaluru: Former Deputy Mayor of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) Mohammed Kunjathbail, known for his contributions as social activist, died following a heart attack on Saturday morning. He was 60.
His body is kept at his house in Kunjathbail for people to pay respects.
Kunjathbail, who was a bachelor, had been elected to the Corporation three times and was an active member of the Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee. He had also contributed to the works of the All India Beary Sahitya Parishat.
Muneer Katipalla, social activist and convener of the Toll Gate Virodhi Horata Samithi, expressed shock and sorrow at the demise of Kunjathbail. “The Samiti has lost a prominent leader with the untimely death of Kunjathbail, who always worked for the welfare of the people. He also remained untainted till the end, given that he never faced any corruption charges,” Katipalla said.
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Rain brings relief from summer heat to Dakshina Kannada; hailstorm in Belthangady taluk
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada, which has been struggling against the rising levels of mercury, got a slight relief from the summer heat on Wednesday evening, thanks to the showers in most parts of the district.
Some parts also reported mild hailstorm and thunderstorm during the Wednesday evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rainfall in Dakshina Kannada for two more days.
Places in Kadaba received more than half an hour of rainfall, Puttur city reported moderate rainfall while other parts of the taluk got heavy showers.
Hailstorm with heavy showers and wind was reported in Mundaje, Ujire, Kakkinje, Nada and Dharmasthala of Belthangady taluk on Wednesday evening. While the people were greatly relieved with the fall in temperature, they also had to face power outage as more than 30 electricity poles fell due to the heavy wind and rain that started around 5.30 pm. There have also been cases of trees collapsing in several places of the taluk.
