Illegal sand mining site raided in Bantwal: 8 arrested, 10 boats, 4 tippers seized

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February 5, 2018

Bantwal, Feb 5: In a fresh raid on illegal sand mining at Mularpatna in Bantwal taluk, the sleuths of Bantwal Rural Police on Sunday arrested eight persons and seized boats and trucks involved in extraction from the River Phalguni.

According to Dakshina Kannada Additional Superintendent of Police V.S. Sajeeth, eight persons, engaged in illegal extraction, including the owner of the Dhakke (landing point), were arrested. Besides, 10 boats and four tippers too were sezied, he said.

The accused are Abdul Jabbar, Mohammed Ashfaq, Mohammed Asif, Mohammed Iqbal, Abdul Samad, Sirajudin, Jalaludin and Hamza. The accused were produced before the jurisdictional magistrate, who remanded them in 15-days judicial custody.

Acting on complaints that illegal sand extraction was in vogue at Mularpatna since a fortnight, the police informed Bantwal tahsildar Purandara Hegde and conducted the raid along with him.

Since police are handicapped to register FIRs on their own against illegal sand extraction, the tahsildar gave the complaint, Mr. Sajeeth said.

Extraction had stopped after a police raid last year when two persons, involved in illegal sand extraction, allegedly jumped into the river and drowned, the Additional SP said.

However, extraction started again this year recently, he said. Those engaged in extraction did not have any documents to engage in sand extraction, Mr. Sajeeth said.

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Labourers stranded in Lakshadweep brought back to Mangaluru

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May 28,2020

Mangaluru, May 28: As many as 19 labourers, who were stranded in Lakshadweep island due to lockdown following COVID-19 outbreak, have been brought back to Mangaluru by a boat ' Amindivi' on Thursday.

On their arrival, they were subjected to medical examination and were warmly welcomed by their family members who had come to receive them at the Port.

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Hope CM will take action, says DKS on BJP MLA's birthday bash

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April 11,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 11: Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar on Saturda said that he was hopeful that the Karnataka Chief Minister would take stern action against BJP MLA M Jayaram--who was on Friday seen celebrating his birthday with several villagers in Gubbi taluk in Tumkur, in violation of social isolation measures and nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

"I am sure that the Chief Minister will take action on all these types of activities. We have already petitioned the DGP. Suo moto case should be registered immediately," the Karnataka Congress Chief told media.

Speaking about the video conference meeting that Congress President Sonia Gandhi held with all Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) presidents via video conference, he said: "She has given us directions that the party has to play its own role. She said that the party needs to be very active, apart from the government."

With regards to the farmer's struggles due to the national lockdown, the Karnataka Congress Chief said that the farmers are in a 'very grim situation'. "I appeal to all the people of Karnataka that we should go to the fields and discuss with farmers and buy the materials. Let us purchase their fruits and vegetables and distribute them at the village level."

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Mangaluru: Massive protest against CAA, NPR, NRC held at Kudroli

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February 25,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 25: The coastal city of Mangaluru today witnessed yet another major agitation against infamous CAA, NPR and NRC with large number of people gathering at Kudroli’s Tipu Sultan Garden to register their protest against union government’s racist policies.

Addressing the gathering activist B R Bhaskar Prasad said, he knows the RSS inside out as he was associated with it for a prolonged period.

He said the ultimate aim of RSS is to establish a casteist society in India with the micro-minority community of Brahmins having complete control over all other major communities.

Lambasting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for constantly harassing people of India through back to back contentious legislations, he said that the duo poised to destroy the country.