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Moral policing will be dealt with an iron hand, assures Home Minister KJ George
Moral policing will be dealt with an iron hand, assures Home Minister KJ George

“ We will put an end to moral policing,” these were the firm words of State Home Minister  KJ George during his visit to Bishop House in Mangalore on June 19, Wednesday.

Belthangady: 2 more Basadis burgled; Panchaloha idols stolen
Belthangady: 2 more Basadis burgled; Panchaloha idols stolen

Two more  Basadis  in Belthangady taluk have been burgled  within two days of the  theft in the Neriya Basadi. Thieves who broke into the Chaturvinshati Basadi in Bangadi by breaking open the front doors have  decamped with the Panchaloha idols of Sri Adinatha Swamy, Vrishabhanatha Swamy,

Kasargod : 77.5 kg ganja seized ; smugglers give cops a slip
Kasargod : 77.5 kg ganja seized ; smugglers give cops a slip

The Vidyanagar Police in Kasargod,  have seized  nearly 77.5 kg of ganja which was being transported in a lorry on June 18,  Tuesday. However, three persons who were in the lorry  managed to give the cops a slip.

Task Force formed to oversee implementation of Gutka ban : DC
Task Force formed to oversee implementation of Gutka ban : DC

Deputy Commissioner N Prakash has informed that a Task Force has been constituted to oversee the effective implementation of the Gutka ban in the district.

Thriller by Novelist With Mangalore Connection To Be Launched On Friday
Thriller by Novelist With Mangalore Connection To Be Launched On Friday

The murder mystery novel `Behind The Silicon Mask’ authored by Eshwar Sundaresan will be launched at a programme to be held at Lions Seva Mandir in the city on Friday

Photographers Association to hold Digi Image 2013
Photographers Association to hold Digi Image 2013

Karnataka Photographers Association (KPA) will hold a three day International Exhibition and workshop on Photography titled ‘Digi image 2013’

Kasargod Chinna never deserved to be Academy Chief: Konkani Forum
Kasargod Chinna never deserved to be Academy Chief: Konkani Forum

Konkani Writers Forum President Henry Mendonca Pernal has urged the government to elect literary personalities as presidents  of academies.

Plans to open  women’s police station in Udupi : Home Minister KJ George
Plans to open women’s police station in Udupi : Home Minister KJ George

State Home Minister KJ George has said that he  was contemplating  setting up of an all women police station in Udupi and hold deliberations in this regard with officials concerned.

Oscar Fernandes: the multi-faceted political leader
Oscar Fernandes: the multi-faceted political leader

Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes, who is ‘Oscaranna’ to his close circles, is now a Union Minister for the second time. He has already  created a record by being a Member of Parliament for over three decades in his political career spanning over four decades.

PCR vehicle collides with truck near MCF; cop critical
PCR vehicle collides with truck near MCF; cop critical

A police constable who was driving a PCR vehicle of the Mulki police station sustained critical injuries when the vehicle collided head on with a truck  near MCF at Panambur on June 18, Tuesday morning.

4 dead, seven  injured as compound wall collapses over house near Bajpe
4 dead, seven injured as compound wall collapses over house near Bajpe

In a major rain related tragedy, four members of a family lost their lives  and seven others injured when a compound wall came crashing down  on their house at Thottilagundi in Bajpe on June 18, Tuesday morning. It is said the compound wall was raised by a neighbouring  commercial complex situated at a higher level.

Surprise raid on district jail  by  Mysore DIG : Ganja, mobile phones found
Surprise raid on district jail by Mysore DIG : Ganja, mobile phones found

A surprise raid on the district jail  by a police team led by Mysore Division DIG( Prisons) Vishwanathaiah on June 17, Monday  evening, led to the detection of ganja, mobile phones and playing cards inside the jail premises.

Nalin accuses state govt of pursuing anti-people policies
Nalin accuses state govt of pursuing anti-people policies

MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has said that the BJP will launch a movement against the anti-people policies pursued by the Congress government in the state.

Heavy rains uproot huge mango tree near Land Links Township
Heavy rains uproot huge mango tree near Land Links Township

Heavy rains that have been lashing the city since the past few days uprooted a huge  mango tree which was standing tall and high  near the Land Links Township at Derebail Konchady in Mangalore, on June 17, Monday.

Oscar Fernandes  takes oath as  Union Minister for Roads and Highways
Oscar Fernandes takes oath as Union Minister for Roads and Highways

Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes  has taken oath as a Union Minister  and has been given the Roads and Highways  portfolio. Oscar is one among the eight new faces inducted into the  Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.