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Mangaluru: Man held for spreading false rumours against Muslim youth on WhatsApp

coastaldigest.com news desk
July 17, 2018

Mangaluru, Jul 17: A suspected saffron activist has been arrested for spreading communal hatred through and making false and provocative allegations against Muslim college students through WhatsApp groups.

Ashish, a resident of Asaigoly, Konaje, was picked up from Kunil Complex at Kankanady in the city by the sleuths of Mangaluru North police station yesterday.

He was booked under sections 153 A (spreading hatred between communities), and 505 (issuing mischievous statements in public) of Indian Penal Code. He was produced before a local court which remanded him to 15 days of judicial custody.

He was one of the miscreants who had been constantly spreading false messages against the youths of Muslim community for a long time. One of such messages stated that a Muslim student by name Mohammed Nadeem along with his friends had been harassing girls from Hindu community in a particular college. The message had gone viral.

The arrest was carried out following the directions of city police commissioner T R Suresh, and under the guidance of deputy commissioners of police Hanumantharaya (law and order) and Uma Prshanth (traffic and crime) as well as central subdivision assistant commissioner of police,Uday Nayak. City crime branch police inspector Shanataram Kunder was also part of the operation. It is learnt that police may arrest more miscreants for misusing WhatsApp to spread communal hatred.

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Tuesday, 17 Jul 2018

Hats of officers!!! Regardless their religion, it may be Hindus / Muslims / Christians. Just Sonta polipule.

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February 24,2020

Kalaburagi, Feb 24: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday alleged that dissatisfaction and unhappiness are rising among the local Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs and the party might soon witness large scale defection.

Addressing the media, Mr. Siddaramaiah said many of the BJP MLAs have openly expressed their disappointment and unhappiness with the BJPs high command and also with Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's attitude towards them and they have said that they want to join the Congress at the earliest.

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Media Release
May 6,2020

Mangaluru, May 6: The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the government to consider erstwhile undivided Dakshina Kannada (now DK & Udupi) as one unit for the purpose of movement of people. KCCI president Isaac Vas has written a letter to Karnataka chief secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar in this regard. 

Mr Vas said: Even though the erstwhile Dakshina Kannada district was bifurcated in 1997 for administration purposes, the two districts are actually an urban agglomeration with most of the population residing in suburbs/towns. Office Staff, technical crew and labour of many industries reside in either district and commute daily for work within an efficient transport system.

The present restriction on Inter-district movement in view of the Lockdown is hindering the kick starting of industries and commerce. Workers are deprived of their livelihood and Industry and business owners are finding it challenging to move forward. To add to this, the migrant labour is moving back to their native places further aggravating the situation. Many Industries and Commercial establishments have requested us to take up this matter with the government, he said.

“Hence, we kindly request you to consider these two districts as one geographical area for the movement of people and private vehicles,” he said adding that this would facilitate movement of people for employment and business in either districts of Dakshina Kannada & Udupi.

He pointed out that Bangalore Rural, Bangalore Urban, Ramanagara, Chikkaballapur and Kolar are considered as a single unit as per your order No. RD158/TNR 2020 dt 03/05/2020 (Clause 2(a)).

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April 8,2020

Udupi, Apr 8: Six patients were admitted to isolation wards in the hospitals in the district on Tuesday.

While four people were suffering from symptoms of COVID-19, two were suffering from SARI (Severe Acute Respiratory Infection).

As many as 19 samples were collected and sent for Covid-19 testing to a laboratory in Shivamogga.

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