Udupi Fishermen warned
Udupi, June 11: As the Arabian Sea could be disturbed due to the movement of heavy wind from the West at a speed of 40-45 kmh, the Meteorological department has warned the fishermen of three districts in coastal Karnataka not to venture into the sea for fishing.
High level tides of 3.5 to 4.5 mts could occur in the sea, the fishermen should not venture into the sea for next 24 hours. It is expected that three districts would receive heavy rains with thunder storm and the same situation might continue for the next two days, the department said.
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Ruskin Bond hospitalised in Dehradun due to leg problem
Dehradun (PTI): Author Ruskin Bond has been admitted to a hospital in Dehradun due to a leg problem, a close friend of the writer said here on Sunday.
After visiting Bond at the hospital, well-known Dehradun-based publisher Upendra Arora said the elderly author was unable to walk properly, following which he was admitted to a private hospital here on Saturday.
The 91-year-old Bond, a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, lives in the Landour area of Mussoorie.
Arora said Bond is undergoing physiotherapy under medical supervision and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in two to three days.
"There is nothing serious," he said.
Bond has written more than 500 short stories, essays and novels, of which 69 books are for children.
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra.
