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Ramanath Rai, 2 builders among 6 booked over seizure of cash during Assembly polls

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March 6, 2019

Mangaluru, Mar 6: Six persons including former minister B Ramanath Rai have been booked by Bantwal Town Police following directions from a local magistrate court in connection with seizure of Rs 62 lakh during the Assembly elections last year.

The other accused are Uday Hegde, proprietor of Nirman Constructions, Sudhakar Shetty, proprietor of Mugarodi Constructions, Varun and Preetam Devadiga, employees of Mugarodi Constructions, and Mr Rai’s personal assistant Densil Herman. 

According to a complaint filed by Bantwal Tahsildar Sannalingaiah on March 3, 2019, Income Tax sleuths raided the office of Sudhakar Shetty of Mugarodi Constructions in 2018 and seized Rs. 22 lakh in cash on May 8, 2018.

The sleuths then raided Srinivas Lodge at BC Road and seized Rs. 40 lakh in cash from Densil Herman. The sleuths accused them of violating the model code of conduct and using the money for distribution among voters.

Following a report from Income Tax sleuths seeking legal action, Deputy Commissioner and District Electoral Officer S. Sasikanth Senthil directed the Tahsildar to file a complaint with the Bantwal Town Police.

The police registered a non-cognisable case and submitted it to the Additional Civil Judge and JMFC court for directions.

Based on the order of the court, the Bantwal Town Police on Tuesday registered a case against Mr. Rai and the five under Section 171 (E) of the Indian Penal Code and under Section 123 of the Representation of Peoples Act 1951.

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May 31,2020

Mangaluru, May 31: The bus services by private operators in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts will begin from tomorrow (June 1) with 15 per cent hike in the fares, Canara Bus Owners Association president Rajavarma Ballal said on Sunday.

In a statement issued here, he said that the members of the Association have appealed for a 3-month tax break. ''We have received tax breaks for 2 months and have demanded for an additional month again,'' he added.

He said that the government has agreed to a 15 per cent hike in bus fares. All the passes issued already will be converted into cash cards and no discounts will be available till the end of the COVID-19 crisis.

An added attraction in private buses will be the option of paying travel fares through smart cards.

According to Dakshina Kannada Bus Operators Association president Dilraj Alva, 50 per cent of 325 private city buses will resume their services on Monday. It also meant that 50 per cent of buses will operate on the allotted routes.

The smart cards (or travel cards called Chalo Card) will not be introduced on all routes at a time. They will be introduced in a phased manner covering all routes from Monday.

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February 26,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 26: Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) Managing Director Mohammed Nazir on Wednesday said that 13 Schools in eight wards, here, will be upgraded under the Area Based Development (ABD) of the Smart City Mission (SCM).

Mr. Nazir, in a statement, said that the Schools selected include Government Higher Primary School Car Street, Bastigarden, Neereshwalya, Hoigebazar Lower Primary School, Government Practicing HS, Balmatta Primary School, Balmatta Secondary School, Bunder Higher Primary School (Urdu), Bunder Government High School (Urdu) and Bolara East Government Primary School.

These Smart Schools will have IT-enabled interactive teaching and learning tools, computer labs and open reading plazas.

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May 17,2020

Mangaluru, May 17: A team of staff and students from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte, have designed and developed a simple and cost-effective touch-less hand sanitiser dispenser kit at Research and Innovation Centre, Nitte.

According to a release here on Sunday, NITTE said that the most effective medicine for Covid-19 is social distancing, frequent use of sanitiser, and washing hands regularly. In work areas, many people sharing common sanitiser might lead to issues.

The developed product dispenses sanitiser upon sensing the presence of the hand. The product has features like automatic hand detection, indication for power, and sanitiser quantity in the system.

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