Karnataka has South India's only district with no COVID-19 cases
Chamrajnagar: The whole of South India is gripped by the deadly Corona Virus and the state and District Administrations are working day in and day out to fight and cap the spread of the virus in their respective territories.
But Chamrajnagar in Karnataka has emerged as the only District without a single COVID19 case in South India that comprises five states.
According to the statistics released by www.Covid19india.org Chamrajnagar is the only district among Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana to not have any COVID-19 cases.
Till Tuesday, Telangana’s Warangal Rural District and Chamrajnagar of Karnataka were the two Districts without any COVID-19 cases, but Warangal Rural reported its first case of the virus on Tuesday, leaving Chamrajnagar as the only District without any reported case of COVID-19 in Southern India.
The District Administration of Chamrajnagar has worked extensively with the support of the people of the District to ensure that the deadly virus remains from entering its territory and hence deserves appreciation for its responsiveness and decision-making bodies for the measures taken during these tough times. The services of Health Department Officials, ASHA workers, and locals are equally important and notable.
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Body of UP man killed in Riyadh missile attack brought to native village
Sitapur (UP) (PTI): The mortal remains of a 26-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh, who was killed in a suspected missile attack in Riyadh earlier this month, was brought to his native village in Sitapur on Wednesday, his family members said.
Ravi Gopal, a resident of Baghain village under Mahmudabad police station limits, had been working as a driver in a plastic factory in the Saudi capital since September 2025. He was killed on the night of March 18 in what his family described as a missile strike near his workplace.
His elder brother, Manmohan Dayal, told PTI that the mortal remains were handed over to him in Lucknow on Wednesday morning with the help of the administration.
"The body was received around 9.30 am. We are now taking it to our village in an ambulance and expect to reach by noon," he said earlier this morning.
"The cremation will be held today and preparations are already underway in the village," he said.
Dayal said Rakesh Kumar, Naib Tehsildar from Mahmudabad, has been deputed to facilitate the process and was accompanying the convoy.
He added that the family had been informed earlier by embassy officials and the local administration that the body would be flown from Riyadh to Lucknow, arriving on Wednesday morning.
Earlier, the family had claimed that Ravi died after being buried under debris following a missile strike near the factory where he worked. He was later taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.
The Ministry of External Affairs had said it received information on March 18 regarding the "tragic demise of an Indian national" in Riyadh and expressed condolences to the bereaved family. The Indian Mission in Riyadh coordinated with local authorities to facilitate the repatriation of the body.
Ravi, the sole breadwinner of his family, is survived by his wife and a four-year-old son. The family has sought compensation and assistance from the administration.
Officials said the district administration remained in touch with the family to ensure smooth completion of formalities.
