September 2026

A five-year-old girl was killed and two children were injured when a huge tree fell on a moving school vehicle in Mangaluru. Chiranvi (5) is the deceased child. Chiranvi is the daughter of Chandrahasa from Biliyur in Bantwal taluk. The accident occurred when a tree fell on the school vehicle belonging to Kalladka Sri Rama School. The accident took place near the Kalleti Kanalthaya temple in Bantwal taluk. Chiranvi was studying UKG at Sri Rama School.

Prakash Anchan, a campaigner for the Save Government Schools movement, has expressed strong objection to the government’s proposal to adopt government schools by private educational institutions. Giving a press statement on this, he said that it is welcome for social organizations, education lovers, donors and public representatives to adopt government schools for their development. However, there is a possibility of confusion in the education system due to private educational institutions adopting government schools, and he questioned whether this is an attempt to close government schools.

An incident occurred in Rai Warangal, Bantwal taluk, Dakshina Kannada district, where a person was swept away by the water while crossing a stream. Jeevan Pinto (42) was swept away in the water. Due to heavy rains in the coastal areas, rivers and streams are overflowing. There was also heavy water in the stream near Rai Warangal. At this time, the man was crossing the stream. He slipped and was swept away in the water.

Dakshina Kannada district is witnessing heavy monsoon rains and continuous rainfall. As a precautionary measure, a holiday has been declared for schools and colleges in four talukas of the district today (August 8). As a precautionary measure, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan H.V. has declared a holiday today (August 8) as a precautionary measure due to the continued rain.

The game of hide and seek due to the rain has brought life-threatening problems to the people. A deadly disease like malaria is spreading in Mangaluru city, with more than thirty cases reported. The spread of malaria is a headache for the health department, and the district health department is now taking steps to create awareness among the people to prevent malaria. Malaria cases are also increasing as the rains continue to pour in Dakshina Kannada district. The number of cases has increased among workers coming from outside states for construction and other works. With a large number of workers coming to D.K. district, malaria control has become a challenge for the health department. In view of the presence of malaria cases in outside states including Bihar, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh, the disease is also appearing in workers coming from there to the coastal districts of the state. In this regard, the health department has taken the initiative to keep a special watch on workers from outside states.

A lineman swam to reconnect an electric wire that had fallen into a stream in Dhoomadka, Bettampady. An electric wire had fallen into the stream passing through Dhoomadka. A lineman named Nawaz, a staff member of Bettampady MESCOM, has reconnected it.