Mangalore pays rich tributes to the heroes of Kargil war

July 27, 2011

Mangalore, July 26: The coastal city of Mangalore on Tuesday paid rich tributes to the heroes of kargil war through various programmes.

On July 26, 1999 the Indian armed forces broke the back of a Pakistani misadventure in the forbidden heights of Batalik, Kargil and Drass sectors after a 59-day war. As many as 527 Indian soldiers sacrificed their lives and 1363 soldiers were permanently amputated in the war, which ended on July 26 in 1999. Indian Government has honoured four veterans of Kargil with Param Veer Chakra, nine veterans with Maha Veer Chakra and 55 other veterans with Veer Chakra for their bravery.

To commemorate the 12 year old victory achieved by the Indian army against Pakistan, Dakshina Kannada District Ex-Servicemen's Association (DKESA) celebrated the 'Kargil Vijay Divas' by holding a candle light vigil at Kadri Park war memorial at around 7:30 pm. About 15 Kargil veterans took part in memorial service.

Dignitaries offered a floral tribute to those who were killed in the Kargil war. Lt Colonel Nittegutthu Sharath Bhandary, president of the Association Radhakrishna Shetty, general secretary Joachim D'Souza, brigadier I N Rai, Wing commander D R Belle among others were present.

Veterans feted

Veteran war heroes Colonel N S Bhandari, Brigadier I N Rai, Wing Commander D R Belle and Lt Commander G P Mascarenhas were felicitated in a separate programme orgaised by Centre for Integrated Learning at Don Bosco Hall, here.

Speaking on the occasion Commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation K N Vijayprakash said the services of soldiers are invaluable to the nation and the youngsters should take a lesson from them and should contribute to the development of nation.

After the felicitation, cultural programmes were presented by the Navaras Hobby Dancers' Club. The anniversary of CREST (Creating Resource to Empower Society Today), a part of CIL, was also celebrated during the occasion.

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Airport bomb: Accused Aditya Rao to be handed over to Mangaluru police

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January 22,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 22: The Bengaluru Police on Wednesday said that the procedure is being followed to hand-over to the Mangaluru Police a suspect who surrendered before it two days after planting an improvised explosive device (IED) at the Mangaluru International Airport.

"He [the suspect] surrendered before police claiming to be responsible for the Mangaluru airport incident. He is being medically examined and we are preparing procedure to hand him over to the Mangaluru team which is already on their way," Bengaluru Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Chetan Singh Rathore told the media persons.

Aditya Rao surrendered before Bengaluru Police today, days after a bag of IED was recovered from Mangaluru airport. He hails from Udupi and has engineering and MBA degrees.

An investigation team of Mangaluru police is flying to Bengaluru to question him. "Mangaluru city police investigation team is flying to Bengaluru shortly to investigate the developments in connection with MIA case..the team will question the suspect and will initiate further necessary legal action," Commissioner of Police, Mangaluru City, tweeted.

According to the police, the IED was recovered from a bag at Mangaluru airport on January 20. It was later defused in an open field by the personnel of the bomb disposal squad.

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Soon he should be rewarded a seat MLA or MLC.

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184 stranded Kannadigas from UAE arrive in Mangaluru

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July 22,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 22: As many as 184 people from Karnataka stranded in UAE arrived at Mangalore International Airport.

According to sources, the chartered flight, which landed on Tuesday night, was arranged by the UAE Karnataka Cultural Foundation and Beary Cultural Foundation for Kannadigas who had been stranded following the lockdown and also those who had lost their employment.

A team of officials with Puttur Assistant Commissioner Yathish Ullal and Horticulture Department Assistant Director Praveen who were in charge of quarantine facilities for international passengers verified the documents and sent them for institutional quarantine.

Of the 184 passengers, 141 had remained quarantined in Mangaluru while 42 left for Udupi and one to Honnavara in Uttara Kannada, said sources.

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Eid al Adha in coastal Karnataka on July 31

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July 21,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 21: Muslims in coastal Karnataka will celebrate the Eid al-Adha on July 31, confirmed Islamic

Twaka Ahmed Musliyar, Qadhi of Managluru, has made this announcement following the crescent moon sighting in region.

Today was the last day of Dhu al Qaeda and tomorrow (Wednesday, July 22) will be the first day of the month Dhu al Hijja.

The Eid al Adha always falls on the 10th day of Dhu al Hijja.

In most of the middle eastern countries including Saudi Arabia too Eid will be celebrated on the same day.

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