Surathkal limping back to normalcy; people hail cops’ presence of mind

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January 5, 2018

Mangaluru, Jan 5: Thanks to the presence of mind exhibited by the police on Thursday when the saffron outfits had planned to take out a funeral procession of Deepak Rao in the city amidst prohibitory orders the communally sensitive Surathkal-Katipalla region is slowly limping back to the normalcy.

The police aborted the planned procession by secretly shifting the dead body of Deepak in an ambulance from AJ Hospital in the city to his home in Katipalla, around 15 kilometers from here. Funeral processions of murder victims had exacerbated communal tensions in region in the past.

Local residents took to the social media to thank the police for not providing an opportunity to the riot mongers to disrupt peace in the region. The opined that if the police had failed to stop the procession in the city, the trouble mongers would have tried to create a communal riot.

It may be recalled untoward incidents were reported during funeral RSS member Sharath Madivala, who was hacked to death in July. This led to arrest of several leaders of right-wing organization. Even in 2006, the funeral procession of murdered BJP leader Sukhananda Shetty (38) had sparked off violence in Mulki town and two people were killed and a couple injured when police open fired to quell the mob attacking the Mulki police station.

On Thursday, the VHP, Bajrang Dal, Hindu Jagaran Vedike and BJP leaders were planning a similar funeral procession for Deepak Rao from A J Hospital to Surathkal. But before they could arrive, the police shifted Rao's body to his residence from the rear entrance of the hospital.

Soon, all the leaders rushed to Rao's residence at Janata Colony in Surathkal and demanded the body be taken back to the hospital and brought home in a procession. The protesters demanded Rs 50 lakh compensation to Rao's kin. They also wanted a ban on PFI and SDPI and refused to take Rao's body from the ambulance till their demands were met. However, Deputy Commissioner C Sasikanth Senthil managed to convince the aggrieved family members and saffron outfits to conduct the funeral rites peacefully.

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Hello Mr. Yogesh, Did u knw that the funeral was supposed to taken by procession from kuntikana to surathkal? meanwhile police dept has done good job by not allowing to take thru procession, you people are always trouble maker in the society by pelting stones, chanting anti nationals, damaging shops and govt properties etc.....you are deserve to be in behind bars always...

People will forget easily. Back to normalcy. But for the family it's huge loss.

See how funeral procession should be. We kept calm. SDPI worker always trying to break communal harmoney

Peace lovers, what about you people.. You muslim people tried to spoil our Sharath Madivala's funeral procession by pelting stones and that also you put everything upon our head

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Mangaluru: Youth jumps off Netravati bridge

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January 3,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 3: A young entrepreneur reportedly jumped off the Netravati bridge near Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city today morning.

The youth who allegedly committed suicide has been Navesh Kottari, 30, a resident of Ullalbail. He was the proprietor of N J Shamiyana.

The incident took place at around 6:30 a.m. Police and fire brigade rushed to the spot after sometime and launched search operation for the body in the river Netravati.

The body was retrieved in the afternoon.

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Popular Sandalwood comedian Michael Madhu dies of heart attack

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May 14,2020

Bengaluru, May 14: Michael Madhu was one of the popular actors in Sandalwood. He was widely known for portraying comedy roles. The news of his demise has come as a shock to all the members in the Kannada film industry and also his fans. Michael Madhu died on May 13 after suffering from a heart attack. As per a report in Zoom, the actor was rushed to the KIMS Hospital in Bengaluru after he suddenly collapsed at his home.

Michael Madhu, in his career spanning of almost two decades, has acted in more than 300 films. Some of his notable works include Bhajarangi, Shhh! and Ashwamedha. Besides being an impeccable actor, especially his perfect comic timings, Michael was also passionate about dancing and was huge fan of Michael Jackson. This was one of the major reasons why he added Michael to his name. He had entered the film industry with an aim to become a popular choreographer, but destiny had something else in store for him. Michael Madhu is survived by his wife and two daughters.

Fans of Michael Madhu have been sharing condolences on social media ever since the news of his death hit the internet. As per a report in media, the actor’s last rites will take place today.

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Flight chartered by KCF brings 174 stranded NRIs from Qatar to Mangaluru

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July 18,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 18: Days after Air India operated a flight from Qatar to Mangaluru, the Karnataka Cultural Foundation (KCF) chartered a flight from Doha to this coastal city to repatriate the stranded NRIs. The flight landed at Mangaluru International Airport on July 16.

This KCF operated flight left the Hamad International Airport Doha at 9:35 am and reached Mangaluru international Airport at 16:10 pm on Thursday.

The flight had over 174 NRIs, included pregnant women, patients in need of urgent medical treatment, senior citizens, and those who were stuck with expired visit visa and job loss. With the timely intervention Dr Arathi Krishna has helped a patient to make his approval from embassy, who had to leave for medical treatment on emergency basis.

Starting from the registration of travellers, KCF has provided all with the necessary documental, health-related information and each of them have been met by KCF representatives along with snacks and PPE kit to be worn during the journey as a precaution against the spread of the pandemic.

Organization workers were constantly in touch with each of its passengers, supporting them for their safety and serve them during journey and stay at the hotels and this will continue until the quarantine is completed.

KCF, the proud organization of Kannadigas has been working in the public sphere, and this initiative of charter flight and their dedication on this have been praised by travellers.

On their successful charter, KCF thanks Dr Arathi Krishna, former vice-chairman of Karnataka State NRI Forum for her extensive support on acquiring relevant documental clearances. Sindhu B Rupesh, the deputy commissioner of Mangaluru, Dr Yathish Ullal, assistant commissioner of Mangaluru, Meena Nagaraj, the nodal officer, Bengaluru, are also praised for their timely approvals and permissions for this charter.

The untiring efforts, hard works by the workers and leaders of SSF, SYS and Karnataka Muslim Jama-ath have been appreciated and background supports by Moulana Shafi Sa-adi, the member of Karnataka state Waqf Board is also remembered by KCF Qatar.

The members of KCF Qatar have been tirelessly working behind this grand success, the chairman Abdul Raheem Saadi and general convener Muneer Magundi have thanked all its members, including Embassy officials and Indigo Airlines for all cooperation.