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Mangalore pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 142nd birth anniversary

October 2, 2011

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Mangalore, October 2: The coastal city on Sunday paid homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 142nd birth anniversary.

Political, religious and social leaders offered floral tributes to the statues and portraits of Gandhiji in different parts of the city with respect. Several functions have been organised in and around the city in Mahatma Gandhi's honour.

An anti-narcotics and corruption awareness march organised under the joint auspices of Mangalore City Corporation, Roteract Mangalore City unit, and National Service Scheme of Mangalore University as part of the Day.

District Information Officer Rohini K inaugurated the march at 8:30 am near PVS Circle. A large number of students took part in the march, which culminated in front of Mangalore City Corporation, where city Mayor Praveen Anchan garlanded the statue of Mahatma. Commissioner of civic body K Harish Kumar was also present.

In Mahatma Gandhi Foundation, industrialist A Sadanada Shetty presided over the programme. Writer Rohini delivered a talk on the significance of the Day.

As part of the celebration, the Bharath Seva Dal felicitated freedom fighter Dr Ammmembala Balappa after flag hoisting in front of the Town Hall.

Elected representatives and senior officials presented him with a khadi shawl and a Gandhi cap after about 100 children, all Seva Dal volunteers, rendered 'Vande Mataram'. The guests were also given Gandhi caps as a memento.


The New Mangalore Port Trust too celebrated the Gandhi Jayanthi. In a function organised at the Port Trust Hospital, Dr. P. Tamilvanan, Chairman has garlanded the portrait of Mahathma followed by T SN Murthy, Deputy Chairman, HODs, Senior Officers of the Port and Trade Union leaders.

As a part of the function, fruits were distributed to the inpatients of the Port Trust Hospital

The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, popularly known as the 'Father of the Nation', is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 with reverence all over the country.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as 'Bapu', or Gandhiji, was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbander, Gujarat.

Gandhiji was a preacher of truth (Satyagraha) and 'ahimsa' (non-violence). He started the 'Satyagraha' movement for the Indian freedom struggle. He believed in living a simple life and in 'Swadeshi'.

He proved to the world that freedom can be achieved through the path of non-violence - a true symbol of peace and truth!

The United Nations had declared in 2007 that October 2 would be observed as 'International Day of Non-Violence'.

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February 25,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 25: Notorious gangster Ravi Poojary,

who has been extradited to India from Senegal, has 34 cases registered against him within the city police commissionerate.

Now in Bengaluru police custody for interrogation in connection with several cases there, Poojary faces cases relating to murder, murder attempt, extortion and threat calls in the city, police sources said.

Sources said the city police are trying to get Pujari for interrogation though it would take a while as the court has allowed Bengaluru police to keep him in custody for questioning and evidence taking for 15 days.

Most of the cases in the city against him, 28 of them, are in connection with threat calls.

He had allegedly made threat calls in 2015 to the then state ministers B Ramanath Rai and Abhayachandra Jain, demanding immediate arrest of the accused in the murder of Bajrang Dal worker Prashanth Poojary.

All the cases against Poojary in the city were registered between 2007 and 2018.

Cases involving murder, death threats and shootouts are among the cases to be investigated, the sources said.

A total of 28 cases of death threat calls, one of murder, three of shootouts, one of abduction and a case of funding his associates lodged in prison are the crimes being probed by the city police.

The cases are now pending in courts at different stages of trial.

Cases of making threat calls to businessmen using his associates demanding protection money have been registered at Moodbidri, Kavoor, Kadri, Konaje, Barke and Urwa police stations.

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He had jumped bail in Senegal last year after being arrested there.

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During the lockdown, he was distributing groceries and other necessary things among poor and migrants in Mysuru. 

Recently he fell ill and admitted to a private hospital. He was suffering from breathing difficulties. He breathed his last in the hospital without responding to any treatment.

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