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Mangalore : Rs 8 lakh stolen from parked car at Kulur
Mangalore : Rs 8 lakh stolen from parked car at Kulur

A cash of Rs 8 lakh which was kept in the  dashboard of a Swift car which was parked in front of a restaurant near Kulur bus stop on the afternoon of January 9, Wednesday, has been stolen.

Police clueless regarding whereabouts of missing Congress leader of Kota
Police clueless regarding whereabouts of missing Congress leader of Kota

Secretary of Kota Block Congress Vasudeva Adiga of Vandar in Udupi taluk who went mysteriously missing on January 7 Monday while on way home, and is suspected to have been kidnapped, has not yet been traced.

Kalladka Bhat hate speech : HC disposes of PIL seeking SIT probe
Kalladka Bhat hate speech : HC disposes of PIL seeking SIT probe

The Karnataka High Court has on January 9, Wednesday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation seeking the appointment of a Special Investigation  Team to probe into the case of the hate speech delivered by RSS leader Kalladka Prabhaker Bhat at Uppinangady in January last year.

Mangalore : Seminar on ‘Art Vis-A-Vis Violence’ inaugurated
Mangalore : Seminar on ‘Art Vis-A-Vis Violence’ inaugurated

Mangalore University Vice Chancellor Prof. TC Shivashankera Murthy has expressed his concern over the rising violence against women and stressed the need for stringent laws to check the same.

Suratkal auto men parade  fellow driver  to police station for molesting minor
Suratkal auto men parade fellow driver to police station for molesting minor

On January 9, Wednesday, the autorickshaw drivers of Suratkal area came together and paraded a fellow driver who had allegedly molested a minor girl.

Mangalore : SFI demands CBI probe into Sowjanya murder case
Mangalore : SFI demands CBI probe into Sowjanya murder case

“It has been two months since Sowjanya was raped and murdered and all that the police have done so far is to arrest a mentally ill man.

Mangalore : Sandesha Awards to be conferred on 9 achievers on Jan 27
Mangalore : Sandesha Awards to be conferred on 9 achievers on Jan 27

Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education (R) Mangalore will confer ‘Sandesha Awards 2013’ on nine achievers at Sandesha Premises on Jan 27, Sunday at 5.30.

Moodbidri : 13 injured as school excursion bus overturns
Moodbidri : 13 injured as school excursion bus overturns

Thirteen people including a few children sustained injuries when the tourist bus in which they were on an excursion overturned near Maroor Guddalangadi on January 8, Tuesday.  The bus was carrying students and teachers from a school in Mandya.

Mangalore: Seeking shelter, elderly lady approaches DC
Mangalore: Seeking shelter, elderly lady approaches DC

Her name Gangamma. Age around 85. She is from Puttur, issueless and was under the care of a relative at Bangalore ever since her husband’s death. She boarded a bus to Mangalore on the morning of January 4, after her caretakers said it is better she find an old age home for stay.

 

Sullia : Leopard falls into trap laid for boar ; rescued
Sullia : Leopard falls into trap laid for boar ; rescued

A  leopard which fell into a trap laid for a boar  at Guttigar, has been rescued by officials of the Forest Department and Pilikula Nisargadhama   on January 8, Tuesday.

Additional buses will be introduced on Mudipu route : RTO
Additional buses will be introduced on Mudipu route : RTO

District Regional Transport Officer Mallikarjuna has  said that early steps would be taken to introduce additional private or government buses  on the Mudipu route and nearby areas which are facing shortage of bus services.

Mangalore : Week long Yuvajanotsav to mark 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
Mangalore : Week long Yuvajanotsav to mark 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

Deputy Commissioner N Prakash has informed that National Youth Day and “Yuvajanotsav Camp” will be held  at Ramakrishna Mutt in Mangalore  from January 11 to 17, in association

VC urged to order probe into alleged sexual harassment of research students
VC urged to order probe into alleged sexual harassment of research students

A delegation of representatives from various progressive organizations  met Mangalore University Vice Chancellor  Prof. TC Shivashankeramurthi on January 8, Tuesday and submitted a memorandum to him  urging for steps to make the University campus a safe place for women.

Surveyor  caught accepting bribe in a bar!
Surveyor caught accepting bribe in a bar!

A licensed surveyor working in the Survey Department at Sullia was trapped red handed by the Lokayukta sleuths while he was accepting bribe from a person who had applied for a survey of his land. Interestingly, in this case the corrupt surveyor was caught not in his office, but in a bar.

Congress leader of Kota missing; kidnap suspected
Congress leader of Kota missing; kidnap suspected

Vasudeva Adiga, Secretary of The Kota Block Congress Committee has been reported missing since January 7, Monday night.