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Two more temples burgled in Puttur

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July 27, 2016

Mangaluru, Jul 27: A gang of thieves has stolen gold ornaments and silver articles from two temples in Ramakunja and Noojibaltila villages in Puttur taluk.

thiefThe gold and silver articles worth around Rs. 4 lakh were stolen from Ullalti temple in Noojibaltila village in the early hours of Monday.

The Kadaba police said that a gang of persons climbed the five-ft high compound wall and entered the temple. The gang then broke open the door of sanctum sanctorum and made away with the gold ornaments and silver articles.

A few hours before this crime, a gang of persons managed to break open the lock of the front door of Kodappadi temple in Ramakunja village and made away with silver articles worth Rs. 24,000.

The Kadaba police said that the modus operandi was similar as in theft case in Mahalingeshwara temple in Rayi village in Bantwal taluk on Saturday night.

Also Read: Temple priest arrested for stealing ornaments offered by devotees

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Satyameva Jayate
 - 
Wednesday, 27 Jul 2016

when the quota is completed the management guys know when and where to ask theives to rob...this is normal everywhere, by the way for GODS Sake.... why cant the RSS bhakts save the GODS and look for their safety....possible?

SK
 - 
Wednesday, 27 Jul 2016

Only Temples are robbed and not any mosques..... Dear Hindu brothers instead of storing the money/ gold/jewels in Temples, use it for the need of poor people and social work,,, Then only Almighty will be happy...

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January 9,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 9: Customs officials seized 1.575 kg gold, worth about, Rs 63 lakh from three passengers who arrived from Dubai here at Mangalore International Airport on Thursday.

Official sources said that in the first incident, three days back gold weighing 336.7 grams was found in possession of an inbound air passenger. The passenger who arrived by Air India flight from Dubai had concealed the gold in his socks. The value of the seized gold is estimated to be Rs 13.43 lakh.

In the other two instances that took place on January 7, gold weighing 1239 gram and worth about Rs 50.3 lakh was confiscated from two passengers who arrived from Dubai by Air India flight. One of the passengers had attempted to smuggle 523 gram gold in paste form.

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April 3,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 3: The Dakshina Kannada district administration’s decision to ban use of private vehicles, excluding permitted categories, from Friday for effective implementation of lockdown, began showing results since morning itself.

Mangaluru City Traffic Police and Dakshina Kannada district police erected several pickets at vantage places on arterial roads to check those moving without a valid reason. Several two-wheelers were seized during the checking while a few car drivers were let off with a strict warning.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic), M Manjunatha Shetty, who was supervising a picket at Hampankatta, said that movement of private vehicles has drastically reduced in the city.

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August 3,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 3: A building of Bengaluru's civic body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), on Broadway Road in Shivajinagar, is being developed into a COVID dedicated hospital with 200 beds, Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said on Sunday.

The hospital will be functional in two weeks, said Sudhakar.

"BBMP building in Broadway Road is converted into Covid hospital. Setting up of infrastructure like beds, ventilators, oxygen etc is underway.

All necessary staff for this hospital including doctors, nurses and paramedical staff have been already deployed and the work is on fast track," Sudhakar tweeted.

He also thanked Infosys foundation and it's Chairperson Sudha Murthy for immediately responding to government's request and providing infrastructure for this hospital.

In a tweet, Sudhakar thanked the doctors for their service to combat COVID-19 in the state.
"These doctors have extended helping hand in these corona times without any expectations. I salute their spirit of service and professionalism," Minister said in a tweet.

According to the Union Health Ministry, there are 1,34,819 COVID-19 cases in the state. 

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