1. As rains continue to lash Coastal and Malnad districts, schools in several taluks have been given a holiday. A red alert has been sounded in Coastal districts. The death toll in the landslip which occurred following heavy rains at Mukkuda, in Bantwal Taluk in Dakshina Kannada on July 6 night, rose to three as two of three injured farm labourers died on July 7.
In Kodagu, Karnataka disaster management officials will visit the district to review the situation and also visit areas that have seen a series of low-intensity tremors. Revenue Minister R Ashok will visit the tremor-prone area today. Meanwhile, there is an alert in Belagavi in North Karnataka, with Maharashtra releasing water into the Krishna river.
2. Prohibitory orders have been clamped on Kerur town in Badami taluk, Bagalkot district, after four persons were injured in a group clash near the bus stand on Wednesday night.
