Several injured as thousands flock to Deviramma temple in Chikkamagaluru
Chikkamagaluru: A large number of devotees thronged to the Deviramma temple on Thursday to have a glimpse of the presiding deity, Bindiga Deviramma, which is accessible to devotees only on Naraka Chaturdashi. The journey to the temple, located on a 3,000-foot hill, was challenging and resulted in numerous slips and falls, leading to injuries among the crowd.
The slippery slopes, exacerbated by recent rains, caused many attendees to sustain fractures in their hands and legs. Sindhu and Divya from Bengaluru suffered leg fractures, while Jayamma from Mangaluru experienced low blood pressure during the visit, as reported by Deccan Herald. A youth named Venu from Tarikere sustained a severe head injury and has been hospitalised.
Police and fire service personnel were stationed at various points along the hill. Additionally, KSRTC arranged special buses from Kadur, Birur, and Chikkamagaluru to Mallenahalli to accommodate the influx of visitors.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
