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'Chiranjeevi was a celebration': Actor Meghana Raj writes tribute to late husband
Chiranjeevi Sarja passed away on June 7 in a Bengaluru hospital.
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A month after the sudden demise of Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja, his wife and actor Meghana Raj posted a family photo on Instagram which also has a picture of her late husband in the background. Along with the photo, she posted a caption saying how she remembers Chiranjeevi as someone who celebrated life and added that he is a reason for her smiles. The photograph has all the women dressed in finery and smiling happily at the camera. The post said, My Dearest Chiru .... Chiru is a CELEBRATION... has always been, is and will always be... I know u wouldn’t have liked it any other way! Chiru,the reason i smile... what he has given me is most precious... MY FAMILY.. the JUST US... together we will always be for all eternity baby ma and each day will be just the way u like it! Filled with Love, laughter, pranks, honesty and most importantly Togetherness WE LOVE YOU BABY MA!” View this post on Instagram My Dearest Chiru .... Chiru is a CELEBRATION... has always been, is and will always be... I know u wouldn’t have liked it any other way! Chiru,the reason i smile... what he has given me is most precious... MY FAMILY.. the JUST US... together we will always be for all eternity baby ma ❤️ and each day will be just the way u like it! Filled with Love, laughter, pranks, honesty and most importantly Togetherness ❤️ WE LOVE YOU BABY MA! A post shared by Meghana Raj Sarja (@megsraj) on Jul 6, 2020 at 9:30pm PDT On June 19, Meghana, who is also expecting the couple’s first child, had posted a moving post on Instagram dedicated to her late husband. In the heart wrenching post, she said, “Chiru, I have tried and tried again but I am unable to put in words what I want to tell you. All the words in the world cannot describe what you mean to me. My friend, my lover, my partner, my child, my confidante, my HUSBAND- you are much more than all of this. You are a piece of my soul Chiru." "An unfathomable pain shoots through my soul everytime I see the door and you don't walk in shouting "I am home". There is a sinking feeling in my heart when I can't touch you every minute of everyday. Like a thousand deaths, slow and painful. But then, like a magic spell I feel you around me. Every time I feel weak, you are around me like a guardian angel.You love me so much that you just couldn't," she added. Read: Meghana Raj writes heartbreaking tribute to Chiranjeevi Sarja On June 7, Chiranjeevi Sarja died in Bengaluru in a private hospital. The hospital statement had said the actor was brought to the hospital at around 2:30 pm in an unconscious state and that his pupils were found to be dilated. Even as doctors tried to resuscitate him, he did not respond to the treatment. The late actor is known for his movies like Vayuputra, Khaki, Amma I Love You, and Sinnga among others. Incidentally, Vayuputra won him the Innovative Film Award for Best Debut Actor (Male). He had started his film career as an assistant director for his uncle Arjun Sarja's movies for a period of four years. Meghana and Chiranjeevi had married on May 2, 2018 after several years of dating.
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15 police officials from Bengaluru’s Whitefield division test positive for coronavirus
The HAL police station was sealed off on June 27 after one of the staff members tested positive.
Police officials from Whitefield division at a recent event/ Photo via Twitter
Fifteen police officials from the Whitefield division in Bengaluru tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. Among the 15, 12 police officials are from the HAL police station. A total of 27 police officials from Whitefield division have tested positive for the virus so far and five of them have been discharged after completing their recovery. The HAL police station was sealed off on June 27 after one of the staff members tested positive. All police officials in the station were tested and 11 of the results returned positive on Monday. The last arrest made at the HAL police station was on June 15 and all the arrested persons had tested negative, Whitefield DCP MN Anuchet said, "No accused person has been arrested after that and no arrestee has transmitted it to the police. Such news reports are incorrect." The development comes just days after a 57-year-old Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) from Whitefield Police Station in Bengaluru died on June 27. He collapsed in the bathroom at his residence and tested positive for coronavirus posthumously. The ASI did not have known comorbidities, MN Anuchet said. An ASI working as security personnel for the VIdhana Soudha also tested positive for the virus posthumously on Monday. The deaths of six police officials who tested positive for the virus have been reported so far. As many as 19 police officials have tested positive for coronavirus in Dakshina Kannada district, with most of the officials attached to police stations in Mangaluru. 12 officials are from Ullal police station in the coastal city. Bengaluru reported 981 COVID-19 cases on Monday taking the total number of cases in the city to 10,561. The city is currently grappling with 8860 active COVID-19 cases. Karnataka has reported 25,317 COVID-19 cases so far and 14,385 cases are currently active.
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Former CEO of Raghavendra Bank found dead in his car in Bengaluru, suicide suspected
70-year-old Vasudev Malya was among those facing a multi-agency probe into charges of a Rs 1,400 crore fraud.
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In a suspected case of suicide, the former chief executive officer of Sri Guru Raghavendra Cooperative Bank was found dead in a car in Bengaluru on Monday evening. A formal confirmation is awaited on whether it is a case of suicide. Bangalore Mirror reported that 70-year-old Vasudev Malya was found dead in his car at around 6.30 pm on Monday. The car was parked in the vicinity of his residence. The police from the jurisdictional Subramanyapura Police Station rushed to the spot once alerted by a passerby. According to the report, Malya was one of those accused of misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 1,400 crore of the cooperative bank. He was raided recently on June 18 by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in connection with the case. The Hindu reported that forensic teams of the police were about to reach the scene and collect evidence before the body could be retrieved. Other probe agencies, like the Enforcement Directorate, CID (Criminal Investigation Department), RBI (Reserve Bank of India), and Registrar of Cooperative Societies are also scrutinising the bank’s working over alleged irregularities. Incidentally, the Karnataka High Court had also pulled up the probe agencies over lack of swift investigation in the case. Investigations had reportedly revealed that while the bank claimed that only 1% of its turnover was spent for promotional purposes, it was in fact around 25% to 30%. If you are aware of anyone facing mental health issues or feeling suicidal, please provide help. Here are some helpline numbers of suicide-prevention organisations that can offer emotional support to individuals and families. Tamil Nadu State health department's suicide helpline: 104 Sneha Suicide Prevention Centre - 044-24640050 (listed as the sole suicide prevention helpline in Tamil Nadu) Andhra Pradesh Life Suicide Prevention: 78930 78930 Roshni: 9166202000, 9127848584 Karnataka Sahai (24-hour): 080 65000111, 080 65000222 Kerala Maithri: 0484 2540530 Chaithram: 0484 2361161 Both are 24-hour helpline numbers. Telangana State government's suicide prevention (tollfree): 104 Roshni: 040 66202000, 6620200 SEVA: 09441778290, 040 27504682 (between 9 am and 7 pm) Aasara offers support to individuals and families during an emotional crisis, for those dealing with mental health issues and suicidal ideation, and to those undergoing trauma after the suicide of a loved one. 24x7 Helpline: 9820466726 Click here for working helplines across India.
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Karnataka HC takes suo motu cognisance of hardships faced by COVID-19 patients
The Centre, the state government and the BBMP will be made parties to the case.
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Taking cognisance of complaints of COVID-19 patients struggling to get beds at private hospitals and concerns raised over the price of treatment and hospital stay, the Karnataka High Court on Monday initiated a suo motu public interest litigation. Deccan Herald reported that the division bench led by Chief Justice AS Oka and Justice Nataraj Rangaswamy took cognisance of letters by lawyers including by the Advocates Association of Bengaluru (AAB). The report said that the letters addressed to the judges stressed upon the inconvenience people had to face in search of beds. The Hindu reported while one of the letters was sent by the AAB, there was another email by advocate P Anu Chengappa, which was sent as a PIL. DH quoted the court order saying that the registrar should register the writ petition on the issues of COVID-19 management by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, and on charges that individuals have to pay for treatment in private set-ups, especially those needing critical care. The Centre, the Karnataka government and the BBMP will be made parties to the case. The report mentions that one letter written by the advocates’ association had said that the government approved package was too overpriced and was set keeping the interest of private medical establishments and not that of patients. Further, the letter mentioned that these high rates were fixed as the state government failed to manage the pandemic on its own. It said that the rate fixed by the government, along with the hospitals, for patients seeking admission directly through the hospitals without the intervention of the government. Advocate Chengappa, citing various news reports, said that there were incidents where even though beds were available in private hospitals, patients were not allowed in and even non-COVID-19 patients were suffering from inadequate medical attention. The Hindu report said that Chengappa’s email also mentioned incidents of alleged harassment and trauma faced by patients and their families at the behest of BBMP officials.
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COVID-19 fails to affect kharif sowing in Karnataka
The sowing is ahead of previous year as it is mostly dependent on weather.
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There seems no impact of Covid-19 on kharif crop sowing in Karnataka with the current year actually being ahead of previous years, according to an official here on Monday. "In agriculture, as far as sowing is concerned, there is no impact of COVID-19," Agriculture Commissioner Brijesh Kumar Dikshit told IANS. One of the reasons, according to Dikshit, is that people in rural areas are aware, but not scared of the pandemic. "In rural India, coronavirus is there. People are aware, not scared. They are taking precautions, but don't have any phobia," he said. Another reason was that by June the number of infections in Karnataka was not as high as other states, when a lot of sowing was done, he said. By the end of June, Karnataka saw 15,242 Covid-19 cases. Of that, 7,074 were active. The sowing is ahead of previous year as it's mostly dependent on weather. "It's ahead of previous years. Agriculture is directed by weather and rains had been slightly earlier this year," he said. According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, at 185 mm the state received 14 mm less rain in June against the normal 199 mm. "It's like a normal year, or slightly a good year," he said. Some crops will be sown in the last fortnight of July and few more will extend up to August 15. "The last two weeks will be critical and on July 31 we should be able to tell whether we are short or ahead," he said. According to preliminary indications, the Commissioner said the area under agriculture is increasing this year, which could also be because that labourers might have come back.
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Black panther spotted in Karnataka's Nagarhole Tiger Reserve
Sighting the big cat assumes significance because two more photographs of a black panther purported to be from Kabini in Mysuru district have surfaced.
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A forest range officer (FRO) in Karnataka's Nagarhole Tiger Reserve (NTR) on Monday spotted a black panther at a time when two photographs of a similar big cat have gone viral on social media. "An FRO in NTR has sighted a black panther on Monday," Deputy Conservator of Forests D. Mahesh Kumar told IANS, sharing two photographs of the big cat. The panther, which seemed to be 4-5 years old but whose sex could not be determined, was spotted on a large moss-laden tree branch in an attentive posture and looking backwards. In another shot on the same branch, the panther was looking back at the lens of the photographer in a rear focus posture. Sighting the big cat assumes significance because two more photographs of a black panther purported to be from Kabini in Mysuru district have taken the social media by storm with widespread sharing and retweeting. However, the forest official said he cannot vouch if the animal in the viral photographs is the same as that of the black panther spotted on Monday by the forest officials. "I am not sure of the photographs of the black panther in the viral social media posts and the one spotted on Monday are one and the same," he said. Noting that the viral photographs had neither a date stamp nor credits, he said if somebody takes credit with a copyright, they could confirm with the photographer. Though an individual is claiming the credit for the viral photographs, Mahesh Kumar, who oversees the forest where the panther's photographs were said to be captured, said he cannot confirm this. However, he has confirmed that Shaaz Jung who proclaimed to have shot the pictures, is a regular visitor to the tiger reserve. Mahesh Kumar also said that photographers are not allowed inside the forest and one can capture photographs only from the confines of a safari vehicle. "We don't allow photographers just like that into the park. Any visitor who comes for a safari will be allowed inside the park in the safari route. So it is by chance they sight an animal. Anybody can sight any animal on any given day," he said. However, no wildlife photography enthusiast or a visitor is allowed to disembark from a safari vehicle, and doing so amounts to an offence. Meanwhile, the Deputy Conservator of Forests said that a black panther is nothing but a leopard with excessive melanin on its coat and gets all the attention because of the publicity people give it. "It gets specialty only because of the people who follow it and give publicity to that animal. They have some kind of special value attached to it. Otherwise, it is just like any other animal, only thing is it is melanistic," he said. Melanin is the pigment which gives black colouration to biological tissues such as skin, feathers or hair in animals as well as humans. Mahesh Kumar said the rosette spots can be identified on a black panther's coat as well, on a careful and closer look. "It is nothing but a leopard species, but because of high melanin content in the body it expresses that black colour. It is not a different species. Some people have a doubt that it is a different species altogether," he said. Kumar said there are about half a dozen black panthers in Karnataka forests itself and one in Nagarhole, though it is not impossible to spot them but rare. NTR stretches between Kodagu and Mysuru districts and was a protected reserve from the time of the Wodeyar dynasty, rulers of the erstwhile kingdom of Mysuru. Nagarhole, which served as an exclusive hunting reserve of the Wodeyars, was made a wildlife sanctuary in 1955, covering an area of 284 square km - later stretched up to 643 square km. It was upgraded to a national park in 1988 and was brought into the fold of Project Tiger after being declared a tiger reserve in 1999. NGT has three sub-divisions, and eight ranges. Some of the animals which thrive in the reserve include tigers, panthers, wild dogs, elephants, bisons, sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, sloth bears, wild boars, common langur, bonnet macaque and a variety of reptiles and birds. (Sharon Thambala can be contacted at thambalasharon@gmail.com)
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