Rain mayhem continues: Schools, PU colleges in DK district to remain closed on Tuesday: DK DC
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan on Monday issued an order declaring a rain holiday for educational institutes on July 16. The order was issued as a precautionary measure in light of the heavy rains and red alert issued by the Meteorological Department.
According to the order, all Anganwadi centers, government, aided, private primary and high schools, and PU colleges in the district will remain closed on Tuesday.
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Three arrested for killing Buddhist woman monk in Himachal
Shimla (PTI): Three people have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Buddhist woman monk in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh nearly a month ago, police said on Friday.
The accused -- Gagan Sharma (23), Vishal (23) and Gaurav Sharma (20), all residents of Mandi -- were arrested on Thursday night, police said.
According to police, the 78-year-old Buddhist woman monk, Orje Shoki, was found murdered in a cave near Sarkidhar village, following which a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to nab the accused.
Mandi Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinod Kumar said that during the investigation, more than 50 suspects were questioned and DNA samples of several suspects were also collected.
After a detailed investigation, the accused were arrested from different locations on Thursday night, he said.
Kumar said all the accused are drug addicts and they committed the crime with the intention of looting the victim, so that they could buy drugs.
Efforts are on to nab two more accused wanted in the case. They will be put behind bars soon, the SP said.
