Landsliding on Kudremukh-Mangaluru highway: Vehicular movement affected
Chikmagaluru, August 19: Following heavy rains in Mudigere taluk limits, landslides occurred in four places on Kudremukh- Mangaluru national highway leaving the road completely covered in the mud on Sunday. As a result, the vehicular movement was suspended from morning to evening on the road.
Kalasa, Kudremukh, Samse, Jambale and surrounding places in Mudigere taluk have been receiving heavy rains since Saturday night. This has led to landslide on the road.
As the vehicular movement was suspended on the road, the vehicles plying to Mangaluru and Dharmasthala from Chikmagalur, Sringeri, Horanadu, Kalasa and Kudremukh were queued up on either side of the road since morning. Since the vehicles were queued up on the road, the vehicles were unable to move either backward or forward. As the Deputy Commissioner has banned the vehicular movement on Charmadi ghat road on Saturday, the vehicles leaving for Mangaluru have opted Kottigehara and Kudremukh road which caused heavy traffic.
Kudremukh division forest department, police and fire brigade personnel and public have been working on removing the mud covered the road. But they could not carry out the work due to heavy rains. Mudigere MLA MP Kumaraswamy visited the place where mud was removing. By evening, the road was cleared and police took maximum care to clear the traffic without any hassle by evening.
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Puttur: Four arrested for alleged negligent disposal of Dalit labourer’s body
Puttur (Karnataka), Nov 26: Four people have been arrested for allegedly disposing of a Dalit labourer’s body negligently in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased, Shivappa (70), a resident of Keremoole near Sullia, worked as an assistant mason at Tauro Cement Fabrication Unit in Salmara village. He reportedly collapsed and died during work hours on November 16.
Instead of providing medical assistance or notifying his family, the factory owner, Henry Tauro, allegedly loaded Shivappa’s body onto a pickup truck and dumped it near his home, placing it on wooden logs by the roadside, according to police.
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The incident sparked outrage among Dalit organisations in Puttur, including the Adi Dravida Samaja Seva Sangha, who demanded a thorough investigation.
Protests over delays in apprehending the accused intensified public pressure, leading to the arrests of Tauro, his son Kiran, their assistant Prakash, and a mason named Stany.
According to a complaint lodged by Shivappa's son-in-law, the accused brought Shivappa home unresponsive on the evening of November 16. He was rushed to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
A case has been registered under the Prevention of Atrocities Against Dalits Act, and investigations are underway to establish the cause of death and examine allegations of mishandling the victim’s body, police added.
