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Mangaluru: Cops arrest 8; pistols, live bullets, car with ‘Govt of India’ nameplate seized

coastaldigest.com web desk
August 17, 2019

Mangaluru, Apr 17: Amidst high alert in the region following abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the Mangaluru city police have arrested eight people, who had arrived in this port city and stayed in a lodge and were travelling in a vehicle having an illegal nameplate written as ‘Government of India’ board.

The arrested are T Sam Peter (53), a native of Kerala, T K Bopanna (33) of Siddapura in Madikeri, Madan (41) of Bengaluru South, Chinnappa (38) of Virajpet, Sunil Raju (35)  of Kanakapura in Bengaluru, Kodandarama (39) of Gowdanapalya Utharahalli, G Moideen alian Cherian (70) of Kuloor in Mangaluru and S A K Abdul Lathif (59) of Falnir.

The police have recovered .22 revolver, and eight live rounds, 4.5 mm pistol, laptop, voice recorder and other documents. The gang also possessed fake identity cards and visiting cards.

City Police Commissioner Harsha said in a release that on August 16th night that a police team on night round spotted a suspicious SUV which had a board Director ‘National Crime Investigation Bureau’ Government of India, but without a registration plate.

Police apprehended five persons sitting in the vehicle after they tried to escape from the scene. On questioning the driver revealed that there were three more persons in the lodge, where he had parked his vehicle and the team was headed by one Sam Peter. The driver also revealed that the party could be planning to commit dacoity.

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March 31,2020

Kasaragod, Mar 31: The latest incidents of critically-ill patients dying due to lack of medical attention has been a cause of concern for the people here who had largely been depended on hospitals in Mangalore.

However the lock down has hindered follow-up treatment for these critically ill as the Karnataka authorities has been steadfast in restricting entry into their land.

The people of Kasaragod has been largely depended on the medical facilities in Mangalore for critical illness care. It was the gross inadequacies in critical healthcare in the district besides rather-easy proximity to nearby and bigger town that many residing on the north-east of the district have since long been making it to Mangalore for treatment of critical illness like cancer, dialysis and the alike.

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April 12,2020
Mangaluru, Apr 12: The spread of COVID-19 in the country has been contained through the prompt, effective and timely measures taken by the Centre, BJP Karnataka president and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said on Sunday.
 
The Centre brought in stringent regulations including the lockdown at the right time and ensured that the pandemic did not spread rapidly, he told reporters here.
 
Kateel inspected the railway coaches which have been converted into isolation wards for infected patients at the central railway station here.
 
He said 20 out of the 32 railway coaches re-designed into wards by Southern Railway's Palakkad division, will be stationed here.
 
The wards are equipped with necessary medical equipment and facilities for doctors and paramedical staff.
 
Kateel said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown how such difficult situations need to be handled.
 
The lockdown was announced in time so that coronavirus spread was checked and all the central departments carried out their works efficiently to monitor the situation, he said.
 
Mangaluru South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath was also present.

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June 16,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 16: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday instructed that despite financial constraints don't cut scholarships of the students belonging to Backward Class (BC) across the state.

Speaking at a review meeting of the Social Welfare Department at his home office 'Krishna' here, he said the department has achieved 97 per cent in implementation of the government programmes.

He said that among the BC students who were given training for the competitive examinations, two selected for IAS, two IPS, 13 IRS and another 268 students have been selected for various competitions and selected for the jobs.

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