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Gang of 6 from Bengaluru arrested for highway robbery in Uppinangady

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August 7, 2016

waylayMangaluru, Aug 7: A gang of six from Peenya in Bengaluru have been arrested by Dakshina Kannada police in a case of highway robbery reported at Panjala in Uppinangady on Saturday.

The arrested are identified as Dinesh Kumar, 24, Pradeep, 22, Nagaraj, 26, Sanjeev Kumar, 22, Gautham, 19 and Shivaram, 27, the driver of a SUV. The gang had waylaid the bike and robbed money from a businessman on Saturday.

Police sources said the incident occurred at around 9.45pm when when Abdul Kareem, a resident of Uppinangady, was returning home after closing down his bakery. The gang waylaid his bike and robbed him of Rs 20,000 and documents.

Kareem immediately informed Uppinangady police station. Soon after receiving the complaint from Kareem, the police sent alert message to the outpost unit.

The police team succeeded in arresting the accused in 15 minutes, sources said adding that the gang has several cases against them in Tavarekere, Ramnagar and Baiyappanahalli in Bengaluru.

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N S Mohammed
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Monday, 8 Aug 2016

Good job by cops. Timely action resulted in catching culprit within minutes. Great.

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August 1,2020

Udupi, Aug 1: A young rider lost his life after a head-on collision between a scooter and a car on K G Road in Udupi last evening.

The deceased has been identified as Praveen Ganiga (24), a resident of Kodavoor in Malpe.

According to police Praveen was riding his scooter on the wrong side of the road. The car was plying from Brahmavar to Udupi.

The people on board car suffered minor injuries in the mishap. A case was registered at Brahmavar police station and investigations are on.

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May 17,2020

Bengaluru, May 17: At least 54 new COVID-19 positive cases have emerged since last evening, raising Karnataka's tally to 1,146, a health official said today.

Among the 1,146 cases, 611 are active and isolated in designated hospitals across the state, 497 patients got discharged and 37 died of the virus.

Of the new cases, Mandya district alone reported 22 cases, followed by 10 in Kalaburgi, 6 in Hassan, 4 in Dharward, 3 each in Kolar and Yadgir, 2 each in Dakshina Kannada and Shivamogga and 1 each in Udupi and Shivamogga.

New Cases Reported: 54
Total Active Cases: 611
Total Discharges: 497
Total Covid Deaths: 37
Death of Covid +ve patient due to Non-Covid cause: 1
Total Positive Cases: 1146

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Mangaluru, May 15: The second evacuation flight from Dubai to Mangaluru is expected to bring nearly 180 stranded UAE Kannadigas on May 18.

Air India Express B737-800NG aircraft will take off from terminal 2 of Dubai International Airport at 1.30 pm UAE time and land in Mangaluru International Airport at 6.30 pm local time, sources said.

Mangaluru Airport had witnessed chaos when the first repatriation flight arrived on May 12. Now many passengers of the first flight tested positive for the covid-19.

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