Sakleshpur: Landslide hits Doddatapale again, vehicles buried
Sakleshpur: Landslide happened again at a stretch of NH-77, connecting Mangaluru-Bengaluru, at Doddatapale near Sakleshpur on Wednesday evening. Mud poured down on many vehicles, including a container truck, reports state.
The incident happened when the stretch of the road was getting its usual traffic. The container truck, which was hit by the collapsing mud from the cliff, fell on its side. The driver was stuck under the flipped vehicle, sources said. Many other vehicles are suspected buried in the landslide.
Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda had visited the location in the morning to inspect the relief works as there had been a landslide, in the same place, yesterday. Officials had only opened the road in the afternoon, after clearing the mud. Increasing rains in the evening has brough down the mud again in another landslide. Shiradi Ghat has been closed again for the traffic due to the incident.
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Dakshina Kannada Qazi declares Eid-Ul-Adha celebration on May 28
Bengaluru: The State Moon Sighting Committee has announced that Bakrid (Eid al-Adha) will be celebrated across Karnataka on May 28, as there were no confirmed reports of the sighting of the crescent moon marking the beginning of the month of Dhul Hijjah from any state in the country.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the committee held on Sunday evening at the office of the Karnataka State Waqf Board on Cunningham Road in Bengaluru.
Committee members said the announcement was made after gathering information regarding moon sighting from various districts of Karnataka as well as moon sighting committees in other states.
Dakshina Kannada Qazi Al-Haj Twaka Ahmed Musliar also made similar announcement adding that Eid-Ul-Adha will be celebrated on May 28 in Dakshina Kannada district.
