Mangalore has low tsunami risk'

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March 26, 2011

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Mangalore, March 26: The risk of tsunami in Mangalore is low, K.R. Subrahmanya, former Chairman, Department of Marine Geology, Mangalore University, has said.

He was speaking to media on the sidelines of a two-day seminar on “Coastal hazards, resources and management” organised by the department at Mangalagangotri on Friday.

“Mangalore is at low risk, provided we do not interfere too much, which means we should not build too many seawalls, harbours and jetties. Mangalore is at low risk because the land here is gradually rising at a rate of 1 to 1.5 mm a year whereas other parts of the globe are facing a rising sea-level,” he said.

The movement of the Indian landmass northward was being limited by the Himalayas, and therefore, there was a “buckling” of the landmass horizontally, along a line from Mulky to the Pulicat Lake. “On a scale of 10, Mangalore gets 1 or 2 marks for its vulnerability to a tsunami. Also, Tannirbhavi is not prone to a threat though southern Ullal is under threat,” he said giving Ullal 8 or 9 marks out of 10 for vulnerability. At the inaugural session of the seminar, T.C. Shivashankara Murthy, Vice-Chancellor of Mangalore University, said that trying to map areas susceptible to tsunamis was a laudable effort. An effort must be made to preserve and protect the coastal areas.

Inaugurating the seminar, Mr. Subrahmanya spoke about the evolution of west coast of India. He said the two coasts had distinct histories of their own and the west coast originated subsequent to the east coast.

During the seminar, there will be “invited talks” from experts and presentation of 42 abstracts by research scholars and staff of various universities and institutions, including National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Goa University, National Institute of Technology Karnataka Surathkal, University of Madras, Bharathidasan University, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa, Pondicherry University, Cochin University of Science and Technology and Centre for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.


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January 7,2020

Bengaluru/Ballari, Jan 7: Former minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan of the Congress set a one-week deadline for the BJP government on Monday to arrest Ballari City BJP legislator G Somashekhara Reddy for his recent speech warning Muslims of dire consequences if they continue to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Police have already booked Reddy, younger brother of tainted mining baron G Janardhan Reddy, under section 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion) of the Indian Penal Code.

However, Khan took the fight to Reddy a step further. “If the government fails to arrest Reddy by January 13, I will stage a dharna outside his house in Ballari, come what may. Let them do whatever they want,” Khan told reporters in Bengaluru.

In his speech at a pro-CAA rally organized by BJP workers and ABVP activists in Ballari, the BJP legislator had said, “We [Hindus] are 83% and they [Muslims] are 17% and if we take law into hands, you know what will happen.”

Khan said on Monday, “I challenge Reddy, the coward, to unsheathe his sword and cut me down first. It is absolutely shameful for a legislator to speak such things against a particular community. Why is Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who often says Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, silent?”

On his part, Reddy on Monday said he stood by what he said. “What I meant was you Muslims should not get swayed by CAA protests and damage public property. We [Hindus] are sons of the same mother and live peacefully. However, they [Muslims] should not test our [Hindu] patience. I stick by my words 100%,” he said.

A delegation of the Ballari district Congress unit also submitted an appeal to the deputy commissioner, inspector general of police and superintendent of police on Monday to arrest Reddy for his provocative speech.

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Udupi, Jul 14: Abhijna Rao, a student of Vidyodaya PU College, Udupi, has emerged state topper in the science stream of II PUC. 

Abhijna has secured 596 marks in the II PUC examination-2020, the results of which were announced on Tuesday July 14. She scored a perfect 100 marks in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science (PCMC). In Sanskrit and English she scored 100 and 96 marks respectively.

She had secured second position in the Karnataka SSLC examinations two years ago.

She is daughter of Asha Rao and Vittal Rao, a retired professor. Her sister Raksha Rao has completed Engineering from NITK Suratkal.

“After securing second rank in the state in SSLC, my target was to score more in PUC examinations. My parents and lecturers have supported me in my studies. All my teachers gave me proper guidance. Vidyodaya College also supported me. I was studying on a daily basis. The exams were easy and I had expected to score above 590. I am very happy to score 596," she said.

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Mangaluru, May 21: A man who was quarantined in Moodbidri town of Dakshina Kannada after returning from Mumbai has reportedly committed suicide under mysterious circumstances.

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He was admitted to the quarantine facility at Kadandale school around 1 am on Thursday, May 21. Within a couple of hours he ended his life, sources said.

A case has been registered and investigations are on.

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