Public to be penalised for not wearing masks: Udupi DC Jagdish
Udupi: Public should take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in public places and workplaces . Otherwise, appropriate action will be taken as per Disaster Management Act 2005 and Epidemic Disease Act, said G. Jagadish, Deputy Commissioner, Udupi.
Mask or face covers should be worn and the safe distance of one meter should be maintained in public places, workplaces, shops, and while travelling vehicles. Sub-inspectors and higher-level police officers, municipal councilors, health inspectors, Kundapur subdivision officers, tahsildars, municipal and town panchayat chiefs and panchayat development officers have been authorized to penalise those who do not comply with these safety measures. If these rules are not followed, Rs. 200 and Rs. 100 will be collected as fine in urban and rural areas respectively, the Deputy Commissioner said.
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Senior Congress MLA, former Minister Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passes away
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, official sources said.
He was 95 and represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time.
Shivashankarappa is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, Karnataka Minister for Mines and Geology and Horticulture, and four daughters.
His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A former minister, Shivashankarappa, served as treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for several decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
He was also a noted educationist who established several educational institutions and was an industrialist.
