Second hovercraft glides into Mangalore

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October 6, 2014

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Mangalore, Oct 6: The second of two hovercrafts sanctioned Indian Coast Guard along Karnataka coast arrived in Mangalore on Monday, exactly a fortnight after the induction of the State's first hovercraft.

Hovercraft H-198 the third series of Air Cushion vehicle, built in the United Kingdom, arrived on Monday at Panambur Beach, near the ICG, Karnataka Headquarters where it will be permanently based.

The 21-metre long vehicle will float over the seas on a cushion of air created by two propellers, reaching a maximum speed of 45 knots. The hovercraft is commanded by Commandant Amitabh Banerjee and is armed with heavy machine guns and state-of-the-art communication and navigation equipment including radar and worldwide satellite communication.

The H-198 joined the Hovercraft H-196 which arrived on September 22, and the two became the Coast Guard's fastest vehicles, allowing them to effectively keep an eye on the 320-km Karnataka coastline.

The hovercrafts are equipped to undertake multifarious tasks such as surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue and rendering assistance to small boats at sea. The amphibious craft can operate on land as well as over sea, and will be especially useful in shallow seas, marshy land and isolated islands which cannot be accessed by conventional boats.

Each craft will have a 12-member crew who have obtained specialised training in London.

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Mangaluru, Apr 23: Playing the role of a good samaritan, the owner of a commercial complex and houses has waived off a month’s rent at Panemangalore in Bantwal.

B H Complex owner Mohammed Hassan has waived the rent of 21 shops and 12 houses in the complex. Due to Lockdown, people are without jobs and are struggling to eke out a living and Mr Hassan's good gesture helps them.

Hailing from Barimaru, Mr Hassan, who was working in foreign country, has come down and settled here. He had constructed houses and commercial complex and was living on the rent he was receiving.

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May 22,2020

Newsroom, May 22: Countless netizens including Indians have hailed the action taken by Jazan University of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against a high-ranking Indian expatriate who had posted called Indian Muslims as radicals.  

Social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook flooded with appreciation after the University announced on Twitter that the professor, who had posted objectionable messsages, had been fired. The university, however, did not disclose the name of the professor. 

On its Twitter account, Jazan University wrote, “Based on what was monitored by the university about the publication of a contracted faculty member for offensive posts and tweets, his registration has already been folded. #JazanUniversity affirms that it resolutely addresses any perverted or extremist ideas that affect the constants or violate the directions of good leadership.”

After the university’s announcement, many on Twitter posted screenshots of the communal tweets claiming that the professor is Neeraj Bedi and made it clear that the dismissed professor is an Indian.

Bedi has been working as full time Professor in Faculty of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in Jazan University for years.

In his Twitter account, which does not currently exist, he was praising PM Modi and spewing poison against Islam and holding Muslims responsible for the spread of Coronavirus. It is believed that the account was deleted after the protests became severe.

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Bengaluru, Mar 6: Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said he has asked police to enhance the security of Congress leaders and former ministers UT Khader and Tanveer Sait.

"Threat perception has been there for some time now, all the more after the attack on Tanveer Sait. Their (Congress MLAs UT Khader and Tanveer Sait) security is necessary. I have intimidated them. I have asked police to enhance their security," Bommai told media persons.

"After the assault on Tanveer Sait, the police told me that there were some intelligence reports and asked to me to take proper security. They have given one police man for the name's sake," Khader said.

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