Karwar (Karnataka), May 24 (IANS) The death toll in the shellfish tragedy, in which members of a family drowned while collecting shellfish in a river in Karnataka’s Karwar district on Sunday, has risen to 10. Locals rescued three people, while a search is underway for another missing family member.The identities of two other persons are yet to be ascertained. Further details are awaited.Condoling the deaths, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced Rs 5 lakh compensation each for the families…
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New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Sunday expressed sorrow over the reported deaths of at least eight members of a family due to drowning in Karnataka’s Uttar Kannada district.The family was on its way to collect black clams on the Tatthehakalu beach near Bhatkal in Uttar Kannada.In a post on X, President Droupadi Murmu said: “The news of the tragic loss of lives in an accident in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka is very distressing…