Mangaluru: In the backdrop continuous rain, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh on Wednesday issued red-alert in the District on October 24, Thursday.

Meteorological Department of Karnataka has predicted heavy rain in the three coastal Districts of Karnataka and has issued red-warning in all three Districts for three days starting October 24.

Speaking at a press conference Sindhu Rupesh added that the continuous rain that has gripped the District since October 18 has not claimed any lives in the District but has caused damaged 42 houses across the District.

She further added that 33 houses has sustained partial damages while 9 houses in the District have collapsed due to rain in last one week. She also announced compensation of Rs. 5 lakh to the families whose houses have collapsed while also announcing a Rs. 50,000/- compensation to the families whose houses have been partially damaged.

Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.



Jabalpur: Anju Bhargava, vice-president of BJP's Jabalpur city unit, has come under sharp scrutiny, creating the ripples of political controvery in Madhya Pradesh, after a video surfaced online showing her physically assaulting a visually impaired woman inside a church.

The New Indian Express has reported that the said incident reportedly took place on Saturday (20 Dec) at a church in the Hawa Bagh area, which comes under the limits of Gorakhpur police station.

The video footage that has circulated widely on Monday shows Anju Bhargava, assaulting the blind woman in the presence of a police officer. In the video, Bhargava is seen shouting at the woman, twisting her arm and forcibly grabbing her face. The victim can be heard pleading to Bhargava to speak to her rather than resorting to physical violence. Also, we can hear Bhargava screaming, “will be blind in her next birth too”

ALSO READ: Woman arrested for theft, stolen gold articles worth Rs 32 lakh seized

According to The Indian Express reports, Bhargava entered the church, with members of several Hindutva affiliated organisations, alleging that the visually impaired children were being forced into religious conversion; But, the students present at the church have flatly denied all the allegations.

An unnamed police officer cited in media reports states that there was no evidence to support claims of forced religious conversion. The incident has since intensified political debate in the state, with opposition parties demanding accountability and action against those involved.