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Saudi NRI techie detained at Mangaluru Airport; cops release him after realising their mistake

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December 21, 2017

Mangaluru, Dec 21: A young non-resident Indian engineer from coastal Karnataka had to land in police custody soon after he arrived at Mangaluru International Airport on Thursday after working in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for two years. In what appears to be a case of mistaken identity, the authorities detained him because they believed him to be an accused in a five year old murdered case.

Mohammad Ashfaq, son of Ahmad Bava, a resident of Kulai Vidyanagara on the outskirts of Managluru, had been to Saudi Arabia’s Dammam in 2015 after completing his engineering graduation. He was eager to meet his family members who were waiting for him at the airport on Thursday morning. However, to his shock, immigration authorities surrounded him and handed him over a court notice.

The murder case

In 2012 rowdy-sheeter Kodikere Shivaraj was hacked death by two miscreants – Dinesh and Prakash – at Kulai Kodikere. Police managed to arrest both the accused. Later, Prakash was murdered by the gang members of slain Shivaraj. Dinesh was sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court earlier this year. 

However, the police believe that one Mohammad Asfar had given supari to eliminate Shivaraj. Asfar hails from Kulai Sannangara and his father’s name also Ahmed Bava. Police suspect that he had flown to Saudi Arabia to evade arrest. They have also issued a lookout notice for him.

Finally released

After reading the passenger’s first name and his father’s name, the immigration authorities did not make any delay to detain Mohammad Ashfaq, who had come from Saudi Arabia.

Even before an innocent Ashfaq could realise what’s happening, he was handed over to the jurisdictional Bajpe police who in turn handed him over to Panambur police who are looking for Moammad Asfar.

However, after interrogation, the coups realised that they have detained a wrong person who does not even aware of Shivaraj murder case. He was released following the intervention of senior police officers of Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate.

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shaji
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Saturday, 23 Dec 2017

Thank God, Police realised their mistake soon.  Otherwise Mr. Ashfaq would have been put in jail and kept for years without any trial.  Police should give full opportunity to any one for clarification before arresting.  Innocents should not be harassed for no reason.  thanks to senior police offers of Mangalore city police commissionerate for their quick response.  

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Janata Dal (Secular) leader and MLA Satyanarayana passed away today due to multiple organ failure. He was 67.

Satyanarayana was representing Tumakuru’s Sira constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is survived by five daughters and one son.

It is learnt that he was suffering from multiple organ ailments from the past few days and was recently admitted to Manipal Hospital in the city. He breathed his last at 12:20 p.m.

He contested from JDS and worked three times as MLA and 2 times as MP. He was the chairman of KSRTC during the coalition government led by HD Kumaraswamy.

Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda mourned his death and said, “It is a shock to hear the demise of former minister and my close friend. We are friends from the past 3 decades and I cannot recall the days without him.”

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar said, “Satyanarayana was concerned for the farmers and he was a gentleman. Hearing the news hurts me and this is an irreparable loss to the political field.”

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News Network
May 29,2020

Bengaluru, May 29: A cost-effective state of the art glove box testing booth for swab collection was inaugurated by Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar at Victoria hospital.

Inaugurating the specially designed booth for safer, easier and quicker testing, Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar said that the portable booths can be used at border check posts and hot spots.

"The testing method involves the collection of samples from inside a box of aluminium and glass. The suspected corona virus-infected individual, whose samples are being taken, has to walk up to the booth and stand in front of the glass exterior. The healthcare worker inside the kiosk collects the sample and then, follows the sanitisation process before proceeding to take the next sample. The collection process, fully contactless, gets over in five minutes," the Minister said.

Dr Sudhakar also said: "This booth significantly reduces manpower requirement and the need for PPE kits. The main advantages of this procedure are that it needs fewer healthcare workers and strictly adheres to the norms of social distancing. 

The booth is low-cost. Each model costs about Rs 15,000-20,000."
It is also portable and can be mounted on a vehicle and transported to any location.

It can be particularly useful for collecting samples in hot spots and border checkpoints, he added. 

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Agencies
February 4,2020

Lucknow, Feb 4: Even as anti-NRC protests continue to rage across the country, the Lucknow University has queered the pitch by demanding citizenship proof from RTI applicants.

The Lucknow University (LU) refused to provide the information sought by the people who filed the Right to Information (RTI) unless they furnished the proof that they were Indian citizens.

Alok Chantia, one of the RTI applicants who was refused information by the varsity, said that he had lodged a complaint with the vice-chancellor of the varsity but even then he could not get the desired information.

"It is shocking how the university has twisted the RTI law as per its whims and fancy. It does not have any authority to do so," said the RTI applicant.

Chantia, also a faculty member at a degree college here, had sought details of appointment of teachers for self-financed courses and their pay scale.

"It is possible that some applicants who may not be familiar with the provisions of the RTI, may have furnished proof of their citizenship to the varsity to get the information but that cannot become a rule," he pointed out.

When contacted, university officials admitted that such a practice had been going on in the varsity for the past few years.

"This practice started during the tenure of the former vice-chancellor S.P. Singh and still continues," said a senior varsity official.

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