Girl child separated from parents at Abbi falls reunited with them
Madikeri, June 18: A four-and-half year-old girl child, separated from its parents at Abbi falls, reunited with her parents with the help of police and local people.
The girl child came with its parents to Abbi falls at Madikeri. But it was separated from her parents and the photo and audio about the girl have gone viral in social media including WhatsApp. When Madikeri police were contacted, they told Varthabharati that the child was handed over to its parents.
On Sunday, a Mangaluru-based family came to the falls with the child and spent some time there before moving to other place. Out of six children of the family, three children sat in the rear seat of the car while coming. As a result, the family members did notice the separation of the child from their group while going, it is said.
The family which left Abbi falls travelled for almost one hour. While distributing the snacks to the children, the members noticed that the child is missing. Suddenly, they returned to the falls and took the child back home, said police.
Though the child was reunited with its parents within an hour, the photo and audio message is still being circulated in the social media.
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Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir
Srinagar (PTI): Few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir, including the Gulmarg tourist resort, received fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains on Sunday, officials said.
The upper reaches of Gulmarg, including Apharwat and Kongdoori bowls, received snowfall, which continued till last reports came in.Pir Ki Gali, along the Mughal Road in Shopian district of south Kashmir, and Sonamarg Zojilla axis also received fresh snowfall.
The snowfall on the Zojilla Pass forced the closure of the Srinagar-Leh national highway, the officials added.
The plains of the valley, including Srinagar, were lashed by rains which were going on till last reports, the officials said.
The wet weather has brought down the day temperature across the valley.
The Meteorological Department has forecast erratic weather till March 20.
It said intermittent light to moderate rain, or snow in the higher reaches was likely till Monday morning.
There is a possibility of a brief spell of light rain or snow, in the higher reaches, at isolated places on Tuesday.
From March 18-20, the weather will remain generally cloudy with a possibility of intermittent light to moderate rain or snow at many places.
The MeT Office said another wet spells is likely on March 24-25, with light rain, or snow in the higher reaches, at scattered places.
It said there is a possibility of thunder or gusty winds, about 40-50 kmph, at a few places on Sunday and Monday.
