Two die in firecracker explosion

Tumkur:April.28:Two persons were killed and three were injured in a firecracker explosion at Gulur in Tumkur taluk on Sunday.

The police identified the dead as Narsiappa (65), and his wife, Jayamma (60).

Their daughter Sarojamma (40) and workers Rajanna (50) and Siddalingappa (55) were injured in the incident.

Killed on the spot

Narsiappa was killed on the spot and Jayamma died at the district government hospital in Tumkur. The injured are undergoing treatment in the hospital.

Narsiappa had illegally stored firecrackers in his house near the Gulur tank. The materials used for manufacturing crackers were also stored in the house.

The police said the explosion might have occurred while crackers were being manufactured.

The roof of the house was damaged and its mud walls collapsed due to the impact of the explosion.

Nanjundaiah, a resident of the village, said Narsiappa had been in the business of making crackers for the past 15 years.

Deputy Commissioner Anurag Tiwari and Superintendent of Police Raman Gupta visited the spot.

Dangerous curve on NH 66 at Byndoor Vattinenne

Byndoor:April.23:The curve on NH 66 at Vattinenne near Byndoor has created a kind of terror in the minds of the motorists passing on this route. The giant trees at the curve prevents the motorists to see the on coming vehicles from the other side. The hill on the upper side of the curve is in a critical condition and the motorists feel it may fall down any time.

The road barrier at the front portion of the curve was damaged couple months ago when a vehicle met with an accident. There is a deep ditch beside the road. The road barrier should be rebuilt immediately to prevent any unwanted incidents. The branches of the trees should also be removed for the fluent movement of the traffic. social worker Ravindra Shanubhog has urged the concerned dept.to construct a straight road and remove the existing curve which has become a ‘Accident Zone’ for the motorists.

Mangalore International air cargo complex will commence operation from May 1

Mangalore, April 23, 2013, DHNS: International Air Cargo Complex at Mangalore International Airport which was inaugurated a month back will start functioning from May 1, said Airport Director J T Radhakrishna. He was speaking at an interactive meeting convened by Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on promotion and utilization of Air Cargo Complex, at KCCI chamber building here on Tuesday.

Export-Import charges

Radhakrishna said that out of the 23 airports across the country where Air Cargo Complex has been newly established, Mangalore is already ahead with commencing of operation from May 1. “As of now, no payment of customs duty for majority of imports has been enforced. For export, the minimum charge is Rs 125 per consignment and Rs 0.761 per kg. For import, minimum charge per consignment is Rs 135 and Rs 4.75 per kg. Airlines charge, customs charge and other service charges exclude this. For the time being, Air India and Jet Airways are providing cargos in International services. The volume of cargo allowed in each flight is between 1.5 tonne and 2 tonnes,” he explained.

Crosses 10 lakh mark

Airport Director revealed that in the first time of Mangalore Airport history, the passenger traffic has crossed 10 lakh figure. “Last year Airport achieved 20 per cent growth in terms of passengers. If only three flights were operated in 2004, now it is 20”. He expressed hope that within three months, cold storage facility can be started as part of air cargo complex thus paving the way for a big leap in development. Radhakrishna stressed that at Mangalore airport, there is ample scope for development and by the joint effort of all, it can reach new heights in future.

Document processing Mangalore Assistant Commissioner of Customs V Shreenivas Phani said that at the initial stage, bills of entry for cargos should be processed manually. “All documents should be processed at Panambur Custom house. Goods can directly be taken to Airport”. He added that there is a six step procedure for processing; Making entry of bills, appraisal, assessing, pre-auditing, duty payment and examining of goods”. He expressed hope that in near future exclusive cargo flights will fly and arrive at Mangalore airport.

KCCI President Mohammed Ameen presided over. Representatives of Air India and Jet Airways were also present.

Sonia to campaign in Chikmagalur, Mangalore on April 27

MANGALORE: April.22:All India Congress Committee President Sonia Gandhi will visit the port city on April 27. She is scheduled to address a public rally at Nehru Maidan at 1pm.

Though she was scheduled to be in Mangalore on Thursday it was postponed to Saturday in view of the ‘stormy parliament’ sessions which called for her presence said, Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary here on Monday.

Poojary said the revised scheduled was intimated to him by MP Oscar Fernandes. Meanwhile, AICC Secretary and Programme In-charge, Ashok Tanwar on Monday visited the City to over see arrangements for the arrival of Sonia Gandhi to the city. Talwar said the leader would reach Chikmagalur at 10 am and address the party workers there.

Vitla:April.21:A tempo carrying dry grass,caught fire at Kambalabette near Vitla when it touched an electric transformer cable. The driver immediately stopped the vehicle in front of Kambalabettu Masjid and escaped unhurt.

The local residents tried to extinguish the fire but could not manage to do that. The civil defense vehicle was called to the spot. The residents provided water to extinguish the fire. Traffic on Puttur-Vitla road was jam for some time due to the incident. Vitla Police station officer and staff reached the spot and carried out the inspection of the incident

Female cop to drive Dubai Police’s super car Ferrari FF

Who is going to drive Dubai Police’s latest addition in its fleet Ferrari FF – a young policeman or an old policeman?

There have been reader comments posted where the readers suggesting the car should be not be driven by the younger cops as it will be difficult to resist the temptation.

“This must be driven by older cops, not the younger one in order to avoid lot of over speeding fines. ,” said Mohammed, an Emirates 24l7 reader, in a recent comment.

But Lt General Dhahi Khalfan Al Tamim, Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police, has some other plans.

Lieutenant-General Dhahi Khalfan has tweeted that the supercar will neither be driven by the older cops nor their younger fellows but by the lady police officers.

“Ferrari Police patrols would be used by women in the police force,” tweets Khalfan.

From the images released, it appears to be the super exclusive FF, sporting a powerful V12 engine.

The FF, which retails for approximately Dh900,000, goes from 0 to 100km in a mere 3.7 seconds.

‘Our village Our Children’ 3 day holiday camp held at Kalavara Govt. High school

Kundapur:April.19:’Balkuru Hangarkatte Development Association’,'Kalavara School Development committee’ in association with ‘Kannada and Cultural Dept.Bangalore’ has organised a 3 day “Our Village Our Children” active camp at Kalavara village recently. State award winner HM K.Chandrashekhar Shetty inaugurated the camp. Addressing the inaugural function he said “the holiday camps are helping to boost the morale of the children in today’s social and cultural life. It gives importance to built Self image and self respect in children. This kind of camps will help children understand each other,develop friendship and love”.

School Development committee president Chandrashekhar Shetty presided over function. Kolluru Mookambika temple administrative committee member Kalpana Bhaskar,school HM Sachidanand Hegde,physical teacher Balakrishna Shetty Vakwadi,devt.committee secretary and camp director Ramesh Vakwadi were present as chief guests at the function.

Ramesh Vakwadi hi lighted the importance of holiday camps for the children. Bharathi Byndoor compered the programme. Shriraksha proposed vote of thanks.

Kundapur:BSF unit deployed for the security of upcoming assembly election

Kundapur:April.18: Border Security Force(BSF) unit is deployed at all the election centers to look after the security of the upcoming assembly election in Udupi dist. BSF unit at Kundapur town took a march from new bus stand to Shastri Circle on Thursday as a part of their security preparation for the forthcoming assembly election to be held on May 5

14 injured in blast near Bangalore BJP office

Bangalore:April.17: An explosion near the BJP office in Malleswaram injured at least 14 people, including eight policemen, who were in a KSRP van stationed near the office for election security duty, here on Wednesday morning.

Two cars and 2 two-wheelers were completely gutted, while the KSRP van was damaged in the explosion, which occurred around 10.20 am in the crowded residential locality.

Police Commissioner Raghavendra H. Auradkar confirmed that the blast was triggered by an explosive device on a bike parked between the two cars. Initial reports suggested that the explosion was caused by an LPG cylinder blast from a Maruti Omni van, owned by a BJP party worker.

The last blast reported in Bangalore was exactly three years ago, on the same date, ahead of an IPL match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

 Senior police sources said initial investigations have revealed that a “timer-based, IED (improvised explosive device) fitted on a blue Suzuki bike” caused the blast. The police suspect that the bike was parked there overnight. Police sources also said that CCTV footage from cameras installed outside the BJP office may aid the investigation.

Meanwhile, L.R. Pachau, Director-General and Inspector-General of Police, told reporters that currently only the blast could be confirmed. “The police are still investigating into the kind of explosive that was used.”

Glass and smoke everywhere

The site of the blast is covered with glass pieces, from the shattered window panes of vehicles in the area. Venkateshaiah, a KSRP head constable, who was having breakfast inside the van when the blast occurred, told The Hindu that the impact of the blast was huge.

“We heard a loud explosion, and before we knew it our window panes shattered and there was thick black smoke everywhere. We couldn’t see anything initially but somehow made our way out of the van,” he said. When the smoke cleared up a bit he saw people lying on the road, most of whom had either collapsed

due to the smoke or had been injured by the glass pieces from the shattered window panes.

Among the injured was Nisha, a II PUC student, who was returning home after her tuition classes. The injured were rushed to KC General Hospital. Authorities at the hospital confirmed that none of those brought in were critical.

Mr. Venkateshaiah added that the police van had just been moved there – about 500 metres from the BJP party office – an hour back after the party workers complained that it was obstructing traffic there.

The entire street has been cordoned off. The bomb squad, the National Investigative Agency and IB officers are all present at the spot. Home Minister R. Ashok also visited the party office and inspected the blast site

3 Buses collided on NH 66 near Udyavar; passengers received minor injuries

 Udyavar:April.15:Three buses moving on the same direction met with an accident at Udyavar on Monday evening. Vijayananda bus going to Mumbai from Mangalore,Manjunath bus going to Udupi from Mangalore and H.A.Travels going to Shirva from Mangalore collided with each other near Halima Sabju auditorium at NH 66 on Monday evening. Fortunately all the passengers escaped with  minor injuries.

The incident happened when the driver of the private bus going to Shirva applied sudden brakes. The express bus which was coming from behind collided with the front bus and the third bus going to Mumbai hit the express bus from behind. The private bus crossed the divider and landed on the other side of the road due to the impact of the accident. Fortunately there was no heavy traffic on the other side of the road. The traffic was jam on both the side of NH 66 after the incident. Katapadi Out post ASI Gouri Shankar and his team reached the spot and cleared the traffic jam.

Hospital offers to help child with swollen head

New Delhi:April.15: A top private hospital offered on Monday to examine the 18-month-old girl suffering from a rare illness that has caused her head to swell to more than double its normal size.

The decision raises hope that eighteen-month-old Roona Begum, who suffers from hydrocephalus, a disorder which causes cerebrospinal fluid to build up on the brain, will get the life-saving surgery she urgently requires.

She was discovered last week living with her impoverished parents who are too poor to pay for treatment for the condition, which has resulted in her head swelling to a circumference of 91-centimetres.

The pictures taken by an AFP photographer in remote Tripura state in north-east India last Friday led numerous well-wishers to step forward offering donations, while a website has been set up to collect money for her.

A leading neurosurgeon Sandeep Vaishya, who is the head of neurosurgery at the Fortis group near the capital, said that he would examine the girl and see if surgery was possible.

“Fortis will fly her down and while we will have to do an MRI to check the condition of her brain, I am hopeful that we will be able to carry out a surgery and relieve the pressure on the poor child’s brain,” Vaishya said. The group has a charitable foundation which carries out surgery free of charge.

Her 18-year-old father, Abdul Rahman, who lives in a mud hut with his family in the village of Jirania Khola, earlier said that only a “miracle” could save his daughter’s life. The swelling is putting pressure on her brain and has made it impossible for her to sit upright or crawl on the ground.

Local doctors had told the family to take the newborn to a private hospital but the costs were too high for Rahman, an illiterate labourer who earns 150 rupees ($2.75) a day working in a brick plant.

The most common treatment involves the surgical insertion of a mechanism to drain cerebrospinal fluid away from the brain and towards another part of the body where it can be easily absorbed into the bloodstream. Extreme cases like Roona’s are very rare, according to Vaishya, who said he had been deluged with calls about the child after he spoke to agencies on Saturday.

“The child must be in a lot of pain because her head is so heavy. Still, in the images I could see that she was smiling sometimes, which makes me think that her cognitive functions might still be intact,” Vaishya said. Surgery to treat hydrocephalus is not particularly risky, Vaishya added.

Hundreds feared dead in Iran as quake hits several countries all over the globe

Strong tremors shook tall buildings in India, Pakistan, Iran and Papa New Guinea. 87 people were reportedly killed in Iran.

An Iranian official said hundreds of dead are expected from the quake in the south-east of the country. Iranian state TV said at least 40 people have been killed by a major earthquake near the Iran-Pakistan border.

A strong 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Iran, near the border with Pakistan, at 10:44 GMT on Tuesday at a depth of 73 miles The U.S. Geological survey said.

Tremors shook buildings in India’s capital New Delhi on Tuesday, sending people running into the streets, Reuters witnesses said.

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.

The quake hit 125 kilometres (77 miles) southwest of the town of Panguna on Bougainville Island at 8:00 pm local time (10:00 GMT), at a depth of 10 kilometres.

Strong earthquakes are common in the impoverished country, which sits on the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire”, a hotspot for seismic activity due to friction between tectonic plates.

A giant tsunami in 1998 killed more than 2,000 people near Aitape, on the country’s northwest coast.

The echo of Gulf region tremors in Karnataka Karavali

 Mangalore/Udupi:April.16:The tremor which shook the tall buildings in most of the Gulf countries on Tuesday afternoon has turned out to be the matter of worry for the families of NRIs from the Karavali region. The news of earth quake brought fear and confusion among the kith and kin and the relatives of the NRIs residing in the coastal Karnataka region.

The NRIs  in Saudi Arabia are fearing to lose their jobs because of the ‘Nitakat’ dead line set by the Saudi Govt. This has been the subject of fear and confusion among the families living in Karnataka Karavali region. As soon as the news of tremor in the gulf region spread,the families became more anxious to get the news about the safety of their loved ones and tried to get news from other sources when they failed to contact them. Some families depended on the news from the TV channels and collected the information.

 

Manmohan, Sonia, Rahul to campaign for assembly polls

Bangalore:April.14: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi will campaign for the May 5 assembly elections in Karnataka.

As per tentative programme, Dr. Singh is scheduled to campaign in Hubli and Bangalore on April 29 and on May 2 at Mysore and Bangalore, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G. Parameshwar told reporters in Bangalore on Sunday.

Ms. Sonia Gandhi will campaign at Chikamagalur and Mangalore on April 26, at Gulbarga and Belgaum on April 30 and at Mysore on May 2, he added.

Mr. Rahul Gandhi will campaign on April 23 at Bellary, Raichur and Bijapur, on April 28 at Kolar, Tumkur and Haveri. On the final leg on May 1 he will tour Mysore, Hassan and Shimoga.

Over 40 Congress stalwarts including Union Ministers, former Chief Ministers and senior leaders are expected to campaign to woo voters back to the party in the state.

All Set for Tulu Parba at Qatar

Doha:April.14: Tulu Koota Qatar, a front line socio-cultural organization with its secular agenda is all set to hold hits Tulu Parba (Tulu Festival) highlighting the culture and tradition of tulunadu.
The festival which is scheduled on 19th April 2013 (Friday) at Al Ghazal Club from 4.30 PM will present a Tulu Drama “ Julie my Darling” ” directed and enacted again by the talented artists from Tulukoota Qatar. Popular Music Director of Tulu Films Sri.Charan Das Kumar will be providing the Music Direction for this Drama. Whole event involves the hard work of more than 100 participants to make this a memorable evening. The event will also highlight verities of Tulu rich tulu culture by forum members.
Mr. Nilangshu Dey, Chairman ICBF Advisory Council – Qatar will be the chief guest. Mr. Thukaram Poojary P (M.A M Phil) HOD History, SVS College, Bantwal, DK, Mr. Bhaskara Rai Kukkuvalli, (MA M.Ed) Popular TV Anchor & Multitalented Personality from Tulu Nadu and Mr. M. Ravi Shetty , Managing Director – Advance Technical Services Group will be the guests of honour.
The President of the forum Mr. Seetharam Shetty and Cultural Secretary Mrs. Padmashree Shetty has jointly appealed all the tulu expatriate community members at Qatar to attend this tulu festival and enjoy the rich tulu culture.

Mallya ‘coats’ traffic trouble

Cops on duty at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday found the liquor baron’s car sporting the state’s coat of arms above its number plate. They are contemplating a traffic violation notice and mulling action for misuse of state emblem. His spokesman denies any irregularity

Royal Challengers Bangalore brought joy to owner Vijay Mallya by thumping Kolkata Knight Riders on Ugadi — the Kannada new year’s day. But the city traffic police cast a shadow on the happiness of the liquor baron. Hawk-eyed cops on duty at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium found Mallya’s Mercedes-Benz (KA 05 MV 11) sporting the state’s distinctive coat of arms — the ‘Ganda Berunda’, the two-headed bird, below the Lion Capital of Ashoka, flanked on either side by two lion-elephants — on a green board just above the number plate in violation of rules. Only government-owned vehicles are permitted to sport the state emblem.

The car was in the parking lot close to the entrance leading to the players’ dressing rooms. Traffic police armed with cameras at the stadium clicked pictures of the car and then informed their bosses. After a round of deliberation among themselves, Lokesh Kumar, deputy commissioner of police (traffic, East), and his subordinates decided to send Mallya a traffic violation notice for displaying a defective number plate. The fine is Rs 100, but the notice would take some time to reach Mallya as it is being sent via the traffic automation centre.

“Traffic police are also sending the pictures of Mallya’s car illegally sporting the state’s official emblem to law and order police,” Kumar said. “They (police) will have to get the board removed. We will collect a fine from the car owner for using a defective number plate.”

As per Department of Personnel Administration (DPAR) rules, only government-owned cars can sport a board with the state emblem. Private cars, even those of MPs, MLAs or other government employees cannot display the board.

“It is illegal for a private citizen to use state’s official emblem on his/her private car,” Sanjiv Kumar, principal secretary, DPAR, which is the custodian of protocols and procedures. “S/he may be a Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha member, but s/he cannot use the state emblem on a private car. Police can register a case.”

Police believe a case could be made out against Mallya under the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950. They are also mulling a charge under IPC section 416 which pertains to cheating by impersonation. However, since Mallya is an RS member, police are obtaining legal advice before booking him.

“Traffic police have booked a case and we are looking into the issue,” B R Ravikante Gowda DCP (Central) said. “After getting all the details we will take action.”

“We will keep an eye on this car,” a traffic policeman said. “There are another five matches remaining and Mallya is bound to visit the stadium, so it will be easy for us to check again.”

Prakash Mirpuri, vice-president, corporate communications, the UB Group, said, “The licence plates on Dr Mallya’s private vehicles are in compliance with the requirements of the motor vehicles regulations.”

2 Mighty Cruise vessels visits Mangalore port

MANGALORE:April.13: It was double delight for New Mangalore Port Trust authorities when two cruise vessels – MV Legend of the Seas and MV Pacific Princess called on the port here on Saturday.

These are the third and fourth cruise vessels calling on the port in the current fiscal. Incidentally, the port had handled two cruise vessels on the same day last year. The next vessel is expected on April 15.

MV Legend of the Seas had 1,707 passengers and 795 crew, while MV Pacific Princess had 585 passengers and 378 crew on board. Legend of the Seas had passengers from 40 nations, majority of them being from the US, Canada and UK, came from Kochi. Pacific Princess with passengers from US and UK came from Phuket in Thailand and both the vessels sailed out to Goa in the evening.

Around 2,000 passengers and crew opted for ground tour arranged by local tour operators and visited various locations in and around the city such as Sri Mangaladevi temple, Sri Gokarnanatha temple, St Aloysius Chapel, cashew processing units, monolithic statue of lord Bahubali at Karkala, Soans Farm and 1,000 pillar Jain Basadi at Moodbidri, and also indulged in shopping in the malls here.

P Tamilvanan, chairman and senior officials of the port, welcomed the vessels by presenting bouquets to the captains of the vessels. The captain and passengers were impressed with the facilities available at cruise lounge, neat and tidy berth areas, concrete roads, security arrangements, emigration facility, greenery in and around the port, availability of local ground tour operators, Tamilvanan said.

Dead body found in Maravanthe river

Gangulli:April.11:A dead body was found at Maravanthe river on Wednesday evening. At first, it was doubted that some one has murdered a man and thrown his body in the river.After receiving the information,Gangulli police reached the spot and found his clothes and a mobile phone  on the river bank. The police searched his call records on the mobile,they found several missed calls on his mobile phone.

A woman answered the telephone when Police called the same number. The dead body belongs to a Shiruru resident, Sadashiv Shetty and his wife was calling his mobile several times. He was working as a manager in a company at Udupi. He must have committed suicide due to the depression in his life after he lost his son 2 years back according to his wife. Gangulli police is investigating the case.

 

Perne:’Farmers Association’ and ‘citizens committee’ stage protest by stopping the tankers on NH 75

Puttur:April.12:Local Citizens committee and ‘Farmers Association’ have protested demanding the rehabilitation of the victims of Perne gas tanker tragedy on Friday. The protesters demanded the reconstruction of houses for those who died and injured in the incident by stopping the tankers on NH 75 on Friday.

Addressing the protesters,Citizens committee leader and businessman K.S.Ashok Kumar Rai Kodimbadi said MRPL should give Rs.1 crore as relief fund for the family members of those who died in the incident and one of the family member should get job opportunity in the oil company. We will stage severe protest with the help of various organizations if our demands will not be considered he said.

State Farmers Association vice president Vijay Kumar Hegde,leader Roopesh Rai,Perne village panchayath president ToYajnaka Shetty,social worker Mithradasa Rai and others were present at the protest.

Dubai Police patrol car fleet includes a Lamborghini Aventador

Just when you had thought you had seen it all, Dubai Police pulled a rabbit out of its bag of tricks, with a luxurious Lamborghini Aventador added to its fleet of patrol.

And if you wondering, it’s hit the streets brandishing a license plate number ‘8’.

Images of the mean machine have gone viral on micro blogging site Twitter, with most tweets starting with ‘only in Dubai’.

Last month, Dubai Police had confirmed its patrol cars were getting a sporty makeover, with images of a Chevrolet Camaro two-door prototype being released online.

Upon seeing the images, many online enthusiasts were seen reminiscing of supercar KITT from the popular ‘Knight Rider’ series of the 1980s.

The Lamborghini, of course, races ahead in the style stakes.

Comments on Twitter included ones such as this by Roy Fernandes: “Officer, please cuff me in the Aventador and throw away the keys.”

Zero 2 Turbo tweeted: “I would not like to out-run this thing.”

Hamad Al-Sabah simply asked: “Is this for real, Dubai Police?”

In a statement, Dubai Police has confirmed it will soon introduce sports cars into its fleet to enhance its patrolling abilities.

Lieutenant-General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police, in the presence of Major-General Abdul Rahman Mohammad Rafi, Director-General, Department of Community Service, and Brigadier Pilot Anas Al Matrooshi, Deputy Director of the General Department of Operations for Transport and Rescue, are reviewing the new cars.

The sports cars have been designed according to Dubai Police specifications and ‘will help to facilitate policing on highways’, according to the authorities.

In the last one-year, the Dubai Police authorities have released images via social media, in a campaign to the get the public involved in the process of finalising the design change.

In 2012, a slightly altered version of the current model also vent viral, with the prototype resembling the four-door Dodge Charger.

However, in the background, viewers were also able to see the Toyota Prado SUV prototype, along with the BMW 5 series.

Last year, Majid Motors also confirmed a handover of 50 units of the Kia Mohave to the General Department of Operations of Dubai Police.

Of the 50 units, 35 were marked as patrol cars.

Gangulli:’Shri Gurujyothi Sports Club’ 30th annual function held

Gangulli:April.10:”By doing yoga and Sudarshana kriya in our life,we can maintain good health. The pressure will come out by concentrating our mind through yoga” said All India Konkan Kharvi Mahajana Association Gen.Secretary G.Ganapathi Shipoy. He was addressing at the ‘Sudarshana Kriya’ camp sponsored by ‘Personality Development Centre’ Bangalore on the occasion of ‘Shri Gurujyothi Sports Club’s 30 annual function held at S.V.Higher Primary school.

‘Gurujyothi Sports club’ gen.secretary G.Srinivas Kharvi presided over the function. Ex Mandal Panchayath president B.Sadanand Shenoy,S.V.Higher Primary school HM Sumana Padiyar and Suresh GFCS proposed their best wishes. ‘Art of living’ teacher Bhanumathi Shet was felicitated on the occasion. B.Venkatesh Madival,G.Devdas Kharvi,Ratnakar Sheregar and G.Nagaraj Kodancha shared their views at the function.

G.Gangadhar Kharvi elcomed the guests. G.Suryakanth Kharvi compered the programme. M.Sathish Kharvi proposed vote of thanks.

SSLC evaluation to start on April 15

Bangalore:April.10: The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB) has said that the evaluation of answer scripts pertaining to Secondary School Leaving Certificate 2013 examination will commence on April 15.

The list of teachers assigned for evaluation has been sent to the Deputy Director of Public Instruction in the districts concerned, and teachers concerned have been intimated individually.

A communiqué from Director (Examination), KSEEB, said that under the board rules, it is compulsory for teachers to attend evaluation.

However, rules can be relaxed on medical grounds — maternity, abortion or serious illness. Such teachers have to submit a certificate issued by an authorised medical officer of the medical board to the Deputy Director of Public Instruction concerned. Barring these cases, disciplinary action will be taken against those who fail to turn up for evaluation.

Gujjadi:”Knowledge of English language is the necessity of the day”:Shivananda Karanth

Gangulli:April.10:Gujjadi Govt.Hr.Pr.school Old students Association has celebrated its 14th anniversary at Gujjadi School on Sunday.

Inagurating the function well known writer and retired teacher K.Shivananda Karanth said “It is not right to call ‘anti Kannada people’ to those parents’ who want to give education to their children in English medium. Beside giving co-operation to the progress of Kannada language,it is necessary to get the knowledge of other languages. We should understand the power of English language which is widely spoken all over the world”.

Industrialist and Gujjadi school old student Narayan T.Poojari presided over the function. Mumbai businessman Gopal Putran Sulse,school old student Vinod Kumar(Sigma Infotech,Shimoga),school SDMC former president Ganesh Nayak,Bangalore ‘Honey Well’ company engineer Prashanth Kumar C.H. and Doctor Arun Kumar presented their best wishes. Retired teacher H.Bhaskar Shetty and old students association founder president Valiyullah was felicitated at the programme. Old students Association Hon.president Harish Mestha was present at the occasion.

Prakash Poojari of old students association welcomed the guests. Manjunath Billava presented the annual report. Retired teacher Nagaraj Kodancha and Prakash N.Mestha introduced the guests. Shridhar P.Mestha distributed the prizes and Secretary Krishna Gujjadi proposed vote of thanks.

MP Jayaprakash Hegde and MLA U.T.Khader felicitated in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh:April.9:’Jamiyyatul Falah-Riyadh in association with ‘Karavali Welfare Association’ and ‘Bunts Association’ has arranged a felicitation programme for MP Jayaprakash Hegde and MLA U.T.Khader at Safran hall Riyadh on Friday.

The office bearers of around 15 associations from Mangalore were present at the function. ‘Karavali Welfare association’ president Royance Prabhu and vice president Parvez Ali,’Bunts association’s’ Vijay Rai and Ramesh Shetty, Mohammed Mubeen and Akhtar Ahmed from ‘Jamiyyatul Falah’ have presented flowers and momentous to the dignitaries.

Coastal Digest president Mohammed Asif was present as the chief guest at the programme. Addressing the programme MP Jayapraksh Hegde said “The current situation which is causing problems for the NRIs in Saudi Arabia will be studied seriously after collecting the information from the Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali”. He also promised to extend his talk with the authorities for a direct flight from Mangalore to Riyadh.

Addressing the programme MLA U.T.Khader said “every one who is coming to Saudi Arabia should know the law of the country and they should also guide the new comers in the country.”.

Jamiyyatul Falah president Mubeen read the Quirat from the Holy Quoran and welcomed the guests. Nasir Ahmed proposed vote of thanks. Parvez Ali compered the programme.

Perne gas tanker tragedy;kin to get Rs.1 lakh,Rs.50 thousand to the injured

Mangalore:April.9:D.K.DC Harsha Gupta has announced Rs.1 lakh each for the kin of the deceased in the gas tanker incident which took place at Perne near Uppinangadi on Tuesday morning.Rs.1 lakh will be paid to the persons with more than 50% injuries and Rs.50 thousand for those who got less than 50% injuries. The amount will be released immediately he said. He also said all the arrangements will be made to get the relief fund from the concerned gas supplying agency.

Kundapur:Anganwadi worker commits suicide at railway track

Kundapur:April.6:An Anganwadi worker committed suicide by laying at the railway track near Asodu railway gate on Saturday morning. The deceased is identified as Sumithra(24),D/o Narayan Poojari,a resident of Asodu village.



Sumithra was working at a anganwadi school situated beside Asodu Govt.Higher primary school. She was preparing for the degree examination through private classes. Sumithra watched TV with her family members the night before she committed suicide. She must have taken this extreme step when all the members of the family went for sleep according to the sources. Deppression must be the cause for committing the suicide according to her family members.

When her mother went to wake her up on Saturday morning,she was missing from the house. Search for her started and every one started searching her in the surrounding areas. Her dead body was found at 200 at  a distance of 200 meters from the Asodu railway gate. The head was seperated from her body. Kundapur police is investigating the case.

Case booked for poll code violation

Udupi:April.7: Deputy Commissioner M.T. Reju said on Saturday that a case of violation of model code of conduct has been registered against Pramod Madhwaraj, Congress candidate for Udupi Assembly Constituency and M.N. Rajendra Kumar, managing trustee of the Navodaya Gram Vikas Charitable Trust .

In a press release, Mr. Reju said both of them had promised a gold coin to the Navodaya self-help groups if they voted in large numbers for the Congressat a party convention in Udupi on March 31.

Forest officers arrest 2 truck drivers for carrying illegal wood poles

Udupi:April.8: Udupi Forest officers have arrested 2 truck drivers along with their trucks loaded with illegal wood poles on Saturday. The total amount of illegal wood poles is estimated at Rs.8 lakhs. Truck drivers Subraya Naika and Ramesh Mallya were arrested for carrying illegal wooden poles in their trucks.

 

Asst.Forest Preservation officer G.S.Kotari,Zone Forest officer Raghav Patali,Sub-zone officers Harishkrishna K.,Dayananda K.,Harish K.,constables Ashok S.Patkar,Vasanth Poojari and driver Devappa took part in the operation. The investigation is going on under the supervision of Kundapur Division Sub Forest Preservation officer Ganesh Rai according to Forest Petrol unit officers.

Stats Highlights, Match 2 RCB vs MI

RCB won the match

3: Number of times Mumbai Indians have lost an IPL match by two runs or less – most for any team.

14: Number of ducks made by Tillakaratne Dilshan in T20 cricket. Only Herschelle Gibbs (23) has got more.

16: Number of times Chris Gayle has crossed fifty in the IPL. He now shares the record of most fifty-plus scores in the IPL with Jacques Kallis and Gautam Gambhir

38 years 106 days… Ricky Ponting’s age – third oldest to captain a side for the first time in an IPL match, after Shane Warne (38 years 219 days) and Anil Kumble (38 years 196 days).

4896: No of runs scored by Chris Gayle in the T20 format – second most by any player after Brad Hodge (5274).

US boosts missile defence as North Korea warns of nuclear strike

SEOUL: The United States has scrambled to reinforce its Pacific missile defences, preparing to send ground-based interceptors to Guam, as North Korea said Thursday it had authorised plans for nuclear strikes on US targets.
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Pyongyang’s increasingly bellicose threats combined with its military capabilities represented a “real and clear danger” to the United States and to its allies South Korea and Japan.

“They have nuclear capacity now, they have missile delivery capacity now,” Hagel said Wednesday. “We take those threats seriously, we have to take those threats seriously.

The Pentagon said it would send ground-based THAAD missile-interceptor batteries to protect military bases on Guam, a US territory some 3,380 kilometres (2,100 miles) southeast of North Korea and home to 6,000 American military personnel, submarines and bombers.

They would complement two Aegis anti-missile destroyers already dispatched to the region.

Shortly after the planned THAD deployment was announced, the North Korean military released a statement saying it had received final approval for military action against the United States, possibly involving nuclear weapons.

“The moment of explosion is approaching fast,” the Korean People’s Army general staff said, responding to what it called the provocative US use of nuclear-capable B-52 and B-2 stealth bombers in ongoing war games with South Korea.

The US aggression would be “smashed by… cutting-edge smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear strike means,” the statement said.

“The merciless operation of our revolutionary armed forces in this regard has been finally examined and ratified,” it added.

Yun Duk-Min, a professor at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy in Seoul, said the latest threat was similar to one issued a month ago, but with the added weight of “approval” — presumably by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.

“The problem is whether Kim, who is still young and inexperienced, knows how to handle this escalation,” Yun said. “Where does it end? That’s the worrying question.”

Later Thursday morning, North Korea blocked access to its Kaesong joint industrial zone with South Korea for the second day running.

Pyongyang had informed Seoul on Wednesday it was stopping the daily movement of South Koreans to the Kaesong complex, the last real surviving point of contact between the two countries.

The North said several hundred South Koreans currently in Kaesong — 10 kilometres (six miles) inside the North Korean border — would be allowed to leave whenever they wanted.

North Korea threatened a “pre-emptive” nuclear strike against the United States in early March, and last week its supreme army command ordered strategic rocket units to combat status.

While Pyongyang has successfully carried out test nuclear detonations, most experts think it is not yet capable of mounting a device on a ballistic missile capable of striking US bases or territory.

Tensions have soared on the Korean peninsula since December, when the North test-launched a long-range rocket. In February, it upped the ante once again by conducting its third nuclear test.

Subsequent UN sanctions and joint South Korea-US military drills triggered weeks of near-daily threats from Pyongyang, ranging from artillery strikes to nuclear armageddon.

The escalating crisis has triggered global concern, with China and Russia issuing repeated calls for restraint and UN Chief Ban Ki-moon warning that the situation had “gone too far” and risked spiraling out of control.

This week, the North warned it would reopen its mothballed Yongbyon reactor — its source of weapons-grade plutonium. It was closed in July 2007 under a six-nation aid-for-disarmament accord.

Experts said it would take at least six months to get the reactor back up and running, after which it will be able to produce one bomb’s worth of weapons-grade plutonium per year.

Al Maktoum airport eyes 25-30 passenger airlines

New airport to launch passenger operations on October 27, 2013 with two budget carriers, Nasair and Wizz Air

Dubai: Dubai World Central (DWC) airport (Al Maktoum Airport, Jebel Ali)  will see around 25-30 airlines operating from the new airport in about two years time, according to a senior Dubai Airports official.

The airport body said on Wednesday, Dubai World Central airport will kick off passenger flight operations on October 27 this year with two budget carriers – Saudi Arabia’s nasair and Europe’s Wizz Air – as launch carriers.

“While the airport commence operations with two carriers this year, I expect around 25-30 airlines operating from DWC by 2015. And that will be a mix of international and regional carriers,” Jamal Al Hai, Dubai Airports’ executive senior vice president for International Affairs and Corporate Communications, told Gulf News on the sidelines of a conference to announce Wizz Air’s Dubai debut.

“The DWC is ready for almost 30 airlines. You will see some of the airlines, including even those that are already operating out of Dubai International and serving point-to-point, move to the new airport,” he said.The airport currently has the capacity to handle up to seven million passengers per year, with further expansion planned. “We do have a master plan of expanding quickly. I think the announcement of World Expo 2020 [if Dubai wins the bid for it] will speed up things,” said Al Hai.

Upon completion, DWC will become the world’s largest airport with five runways and an ultimate capacity of 160m passengers and 12 million tons of cargo per annum.

Asked if the airport is now fully ready to start passenger operations, Al Hai said: “It is ready now. It’s just a matter of [getting] certification from the authorities including the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and some local authorities. We are almost there.”

The passenger terminal will undergo a full testing and trial programme over the coming months to ensure a seamless opening, Dubai Airports said.

Meanwhile, Saudi-based nasair plans to operate over 50 flights per week between Dubai and a number of destinations in Saudi Arabia. The airline’s CEO, Captain François Bouteiller, said in a statement that from October nasair’s business travellers will be able to enjoy same-day travel between DWC and all major Saudi cities.

Malpe:Stones pelted at Nejar Juma Masjid;youth attacked by a group of culprits

Malpe:April.3:A group of unknown culprits pelted stones and broken the 2 front window glasses of Juma Masjid near Padutonse Nejar on Tuesday night. The incident took place at 11 pm and at that time Masjid khateeb Aboobacker Musliar,Moosa Kunhi and Basheer Sa’adi were inside the Masjid. When they came out to see what is happening,a group of 7-8 people fled the scene they said.

Prior to this incident at 10 pm,a youth was attacked by the same group when he was returning home after attending a Mehndi programme, half a Kilo meter far from the Masjid at south Nejar. The youth, Iqbal got head and body injuries and admitted to Ajjarkadu hospital in Udupi. The same Masjid was attacked 4 year back according to the sources.

A complaint was lodged at Malpe police station and the police are interrogating Sathish Naika,Prashanth and Praveen in this connection.

Udupi Dist.SSF and SYS leaders have condemned the attack on Nejar Juma Masjid and urged the Police dept.to arrest the culprits immediately.

Mangalore:Cyber crime;Rs.90,000/- withdrawn from credit card

Mangalore:April.3:An amount of Rs.90,000/- was withdrawn by hacking a credit card owned by Sandeep Naik,an Infosys employee from Mangalore. Sandeep Naik is a resident of Bijai Baliga stores Giri Apartments and possessing a credit card from the ICICI Bank.

On Tuesday(02/04/2013),his credit card was hacked between 6.20-6.25 pm and an amount of Rs.90,000/- was withdrawn. A case has been registered at Urva Police station and the police are investigating the case under Cyber Crime Information and Technology Act.

“Awareness in our good qualities helps to improve our personality”:Ravichandra Bhandari

Kundapur:April.3:”The improvement in one’s personality will not automatically. It is only possible when we bring awareness in our good qualities. The activities related to personality development will definitely help to improve our personality” said Bidkalkatte Govt.PU college Social studies lecturer Ravichandra Bhandari. He was addressing at a training programme for the students of Karnataka state open University NSS students held at Bhandarkars college open University training center.

Project officer Dr.Prasanna Kumar Aithal was present at the programme. Shailaja welcomed the guests and Vasantha proposed vote of thanks. Bharathi compered the programme.

Saligrama:Collusion between 2 trucks on NH 66;drivers seriously injured

Saligrama:April.3:Two drivers were seriously injured in an accident between the 2 trucks on NH 66 near Saligrama on Wednesday morning. The incident took place when a truck carrying fresh fish boxes tried to overtake a vehicle and collided with an oncoming truck. The drivers of both the vehicles got serious injuries and admitted to hospital. Kota police is investigating the case.

New Saudi labour law keeps many in coastal districts on tenterhooks

MANGALORE, April 3, 2013 The anxieties of surgery have been overwhelmed now by anxieties of livelihood. Nagaraj Bajal, who has been working in Dammam (Saudi Arabia) as a Sales Officer for the past four years, had come here to India a month ago for a surgery. During this time, labour laws had been changed in Saudi Arabia — the free visa he was on is no more valid: he has to work according to the profession mentioned in the visa (in this case, as a Mason) and he has to pay an annual fee of 3,000 Riyal or around Rs. 40,000 to the government for a labour card.

Scheduled to return to work on April 10, he has indefinitely deferred his flight tickets until the situation there “cools down”.

“None of my friends there are going to work. Shops are closed down, Indian teachers would rather stay in the house. There is a fear that if they go out, the police will intercept them and they’ll get deported,” he said.

Sitting on loans of more than Rs. 1.5 lakh, uncertainty shrouds his wait in the city. “Already, I pay my sponsor 400 Riyals or Rs. 6,000 a month. If you add Rs. 40,000 yearly to the government, I’ll be left with no savings. But, I will not get a high paying job if I return here,” said Mr. Bajal.

Similarly, in Dammam, Parvez Ahmed, from Katipalla on the outskirts of the city, remains confined to his house, fearing a police raid on his shop. He went to the Kingdom four years ago after his visa was sponsored by a citizen there (in cases such as these, the Arab works as an agent, sponsoring visas for Indians, and then letting them work in other companies for a monthly fee). He worked his way up, and eventually saved enough to start a shop a year ago.

“He had invested around Rs. 10 lakh of his earnings for the shop. Now, he still has Rs. 4 lakh to pay back,” said his brother Muneer Katipalla here.

Stories like these are dime a dozen in the coast, and many families here get their sense of financial stability because of remittances coming from kin in Saudi Arabia.

‘A crisis’

Calling the changes in the law a crisis that should not be taken lightly, Anwar Manipady, Chairman, Karnataka State Minorities Commission, said around 5,000 people from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi were working in Saudi Arabia. “Most are uneducated, and working in menial jobs. Their families, who are vulnerable minorities, depend entirely on the savings sent back. The change in laws will severely affect the district,” he said.

He added that the Commission had already written to the Ministry for External Affairs to protect the interests of Indians working in the Kingdom.

Associate Professor at the Political Science Department, Mangalore University, Jayaraj Amin said it was “difficult” for India to influence the government to change the laws if they come into implementation.

“India does not have economic influence. Instead, they can ask the Saudi Arabian government to make certain concession for sectors where Indians work in large numbers – that is, construction, retail and menial jobs which few Saudis do – or ask for the new law to target future employment, instead of those already working there,” he said.