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Normalcy returns to Coast after peaceful Bundh

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May 31, 2012

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Mangalore/Udupi, May 31: Normalcy returned to the major cities and towns of coastal Karnataka, after a day-long Bundh.

Though the normal life was disrupted across Dakshina Kannda, Udupi and Uttara Kannda district due to the nationwide protest against petrol price hike described by BJP led NDA as 'Bharat Bundh' and Left parties as 'All India Protest Day', the 12-hour agitation was relatively peaceful.

Mangalore City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said that no untoward incidents were reported from city limits today. “Law and order situation was intact. Our men were patrolling all the areas effectively. But, since buses and autos were out of road, public faced some problem. In Tokkottu some people wanted to block the road, which we did not allow”, he said.

The ruling BJP in Karnataka described the Bundh as "successful as people across the state including in coastal cities supported it because of huge hike in the prices of petrol".

DK district BJP President Padmanabha Kottari a said the common man is facing lot of problems because of Rs7.50 hike in the price of petrol.

The bandh was successful in the entire Dakshina Kannada with all markets and business establishments remaining closed.

Udupi District BJP President Uday Kumar Shetty said that the suo moto support to the Bharath Bundh called by BJP had been an alarm bell to the anti-people UPA government at the Center. Earlier in the day Mr Shetty led a protest in front of Clock Tower in the temple city.

Though essential services, government offices, banks and insurance companies offices were spared from the Bundh, the traffic on the roads was negligible till evening.

As the buses remained off the road, attendance at government offices, courts, banks etc. was very thin. Restaurants, theaters in the heart of the city remained closed. In the outskirt of the city life was near to normal. Many of the Petrol pumps remained open till 10.30 - 11 am.


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July 18,2020

Mangaluru, July 18: A man and his son have been arrested for torturing an elderly woman in Savanalu under Belthangady police station limits in Dakshina Kannada. 

The arrest came after a video clip of the duo beating the woman went viral on social media.

According to police, the duo has been identified as the woman’s son Srinivas Shetty and her grandson Pradeep Shetty.

The accused had allegedly been torturing the 70-year-old ailing woman and the video of the same has gone viral on social media.

The police have booked a suo moto case under Indian Penal Code 323, 504 and section 24 of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.

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May 1,2020

Bengaluru, May 1: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on the occasion of International Labour Day has appealed to migrant workers in the state to stay back and co-operate with it in resuming economic activities once the Central government issues further directions.

"It is my sincere request to all the migrant workers to stay back in the state and co-operate with us to resume the economic activities once we receive directions from Union Government," Yediyurappa said in a release issued by the CMO.

"COVID-19 situation in India is much better than other countries because of people's cooperation.

We intend to resume economic activities soon. The government has already held a meeting with representatives of associations of commerce and industry in this regard. The government has also appealed to the employers to protect the interest of their workers and pay salaries," he added.

The ongoing nationwide lockdown, imposed to contain the coronavirus spread, is scheduled to end on May 3.

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January 12,2020

Hubballi, Jan 11: Karnataka Industries Minister Jagadeesh Shatter's mother Basvennamma Shivappa Shetter passed away here on Friday evening.

She was 86. She is survived by three sons and a daughter.

The final rituals was held on Saturday, family sources said.

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