1. Two-day Strike Likely to hit Normal Life
A nationwide strike called by various trade bodies on Tuesday and Wednesday is likely to throw life out of gear across the state. Several trade bodies, transport employees unions, including KSRTC and BMTC, taxi operators and bank employees union have extended support to the ‘general strike’ in protest against the anti-people policies of the Centre.
As the KSRTC and BMTC employees union has extended support to the strike, there will be disruption in those services. The dawn-to-dusk bandh on both days is supported by other smaller transport bodies like autorickshaw unions and taxi operators' associations.
(Source: Deccan Herald)
2. Fog Hits Bengaluru-bound Flights; 2 Planes Diverted to Chennai, Nearly 50 Delayed
Singapore and Goa flights that were scheduled to land in Bengaluru on Sunday morning were diverted to Chennai due to dense fog. Nearly 50 flights scheduled between 6 am and 9 am have also been delayed.
Several major airlines including SpiceJet, Jet Airways and IndiGo have issued travel advisories to passengers asking them to check their flight status before heading for the airport.
Two days ago, flyers at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport faced a tough time as nearly 200 flights were delayed due to inclement weather. BJP leader Ram Madhav was among the affected passengers.
(Source: News18)
3. Will Chop off Your Limbs: Karnataka Congress MLA Threatens Forest Officer
In Karnataka's Shivamogga, a Congress MLA, BK Sangameshwara, was caught on camera threatening a forest official while on duty. The MLA was heard using abusive words while speaking to the forest official on the phone in front of his supporters. This happened because the forest officials objected to the construction of a temple on forest land and stalled the project.
The MLA said, "They have conducted rituals here. None should object to the construction. I will have their hands or legs chopped off. You don't seem to understand kind words. I am warning you."
(Source: India Today)
4. Probationary Police Officer Faints, Dies on the Roadside
A 30-year-old Probationary Sub-Inspector of Police is said to have fainted before breathing his last on the roadside near Ram Mandir Circle in Kalaburagi on Sunday.
He has been identified as Basavaraj Sharanappa of Benakanalli village in Sedam taluk of Kalaburagi district. He was undergoing training at Naganahalli Police Training Centre on the outskirts of the city. After stating that he was ill, Basavaraj left the training centre to visit a hospital in the city. Though Basavaraj lost consciousness and had fallen down on a busy road, no one came to his help for sometime, probably taking him to be an alcoholic.
(Source: The Hindu)
5. Lack of Proper Vaccination Drive Behind 'Monkey Fever' Outbreak in Karnataka
Officials of the Health and Family Welfare Department in Karnataka's Shivamogga district are toiling to prevent another outbreak of a fatal viral infection – 'Kyasanur Forest Disease' (KFD) – popularly referred to as 'monkey fever' after the disease claimed the lives of five persons in the last two months. But questions have been raised against the department's efforts after it emerged that it did not follow the protocol in providing vaccination when it found evidence of a possible outbreak in January 2018.
Confirming the lapses by health officials, Shivanand Patil, Health and Family Welfare Minister of Karnataka said, "It has come to my notice that there have been lapses committed by the Health Department. An expert committee will be appointed and an internal enquiry will be conducted on this, which will include forest, health, rural development and the veterinary departments. The focus is on restricting the spread of the disease once again.”
(Source: The News Minute)
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