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BJP MLCs Keshava Prasad and Kishore Kumar Puttur (right), along with Dakshina Kannada BJP district president Sathish Kumpala (left) , addressing the media in Mangaluru, Thursday Mangaluru: Karkala MLA and former minister V Sunil Kumar has urged the govt to consult coastal kambala organisers and buffalo owners before deciding on hosting the traditional buffalo race at Mysuru Dasara.Reacting to reports, the BJP leader said the issue must be evaluated from all perspectives.“Kambala is a cultural sport unique to the coastal region, boasting its own rich history and local charm,” Kumar noted. He emphasised that art, culture, language and traditions vary…
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the Congress govt has completely lost the confidence of the people and will be remembered in history as a government that invited massive public resentment even before completing half of its term. He alleged that the Congress had transformed itself into a deceitful govt by failing to implement the promises it made before the elections and betraying every section of society. That is precisely why every section of the people is now strongly opposing the Congress govt, he said. KTR made these remarks while addressing an extensive meeting of party leaders, Hyderabad…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu registration department has constituted a three-member inquiry committee to conduct a probe into the alleged irregularities surrounding the registration of a high-value land parcel belonging to the Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Mutt in Palani.The committee has been tasked with examining the allegations in detail and establishing the facts behind the controversial registration. It comprises the additional inspector general of registration, the assistant inspector general of registration and the district registrar.As part of the inquiry, the panel will question the sub-registrar who was on duty on the day the document was registered, the sub-registrar who was on leave…
Union home minister Amit Shah performs mangala arti on the occasion of the 149th rath yatra at the Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad on Thursday Gandhinagar: Union home minister Amit Shah participated in the pre-dawn ‘mangala aarti’ at the Jagannath temple and chief minister Bhupendra Patel performed the ‘Pahind Vidhi’ ritual on Thursday, as the 149th rath yatra rolled out from the temple premises on Thursday morning.As has been his practice for several years, Amit Shah, accompanied by his family members, visited the temple at around 4am and participated in the ‘mangala aarti’ ritual at the temple. He offered prayers. Deputy…
Chandra Sekhara Panda during the Rath Yatra in Dublin in 2025 Bhubaneswar: After shifting to Ireland 21 years ago, Chandra Sekhara Panda, a physiotherapist from Dublin, will be coming to Puri for Rath Yatra for the first time this year. “During my graduation days in Cuttack from 1991-95, I had the opportunity to attend Rath Yatra for 5 years,” said Panda, who will be going to Puri on July 22 and the subsequent days till Niladri Bije and, pull the chariot on Bahuda on July 24.Panda still remembers the experience of seeing the Lord many years ago. “Tears of joy…
Coimbatore: A stray dog that had recently bitten two people in Podanur was found dead on Thursday morning. The carcass was found in MGR Nagar opposite the Podanur police station in ward 95.The sudden death of the dog has triggered fear among residents, who said stray dog attacks have become frequent in several parts of the city. Children, elderly people, women and two-wheeler riders are among those primarily affected by the menace, they said.Locals said the dog had bitten a 42-year-old man from third street and a 56-year-old man who works at a commercial establishment in the same area. Both…
Guwahati: Assam will tighten security at the Behali Reserve Forest after surveys found extensive damage, officials said Thursday.Forest minister Jayanta Malla Baruah ordered intensified surveillance, infrastructure upgrades and immediate restoration after satellite imagery and drone assessments showed encroachment and destruction across nearly 400 hectares in the reserve forest along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.Acting on chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s directions, Baruah reviewed the situation with senior officials of the forest department, Assam Police and the civil administration. He asked officials to plug gaps in forest camps, improve approach roads to vulnerable areas and start work on an additional access road…
Note Racket: Fake note printing machine seized by Uppinangady police Mangaluru: Uppinangady police busted an alleged counterfeit currency printing racket operating from a building in Adinje, Kaniyooru village, Belthangady taluk, and arrested seven persons.Addressing reporters Thursday, Dakshina Kannada SP Arun K said Uppinangady PSI Suthesh KP and his team carried out the raid following credible information.The arrested have been identified as Ibrahim, 60, of Kasaba village, Puttur; Shareef, 51, of Chengala village, Kasaragod district; Sandeep Pundalik Sholambi, 30, of Haliyal taluk, Uttara Kannada district; Mohammed Nabas, 37, Kasaragod district; Salman Faris, 25, of Olamogru village, Puttur; Sirajuddin, 34, of Uruvalu…
Elephant proof trench in Ubrani forest Shivamogga: A growing human-wildlife conflict is unfolding around the unique circular landscape of the Channagiri Range in the Bhadravathi Forest Division. Comprising the interconnected forest patches of Kukwada, Bandigudda, Ubrani and Hanumagiri, this isolated hub of deciduous forest and dense shrub vegetation is facing a multi-pronged crisis.Environmentalists contend that shrinking forest resources, the absence of perennial water bodies, and poorly planned elephant-proof trenches (EPTs) have aggravated the situation. The lone tusker, believed to have strayed from the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, had taken shelter in the Channagiri forests and was finally captured on Thursday. The…
Praveen Goyal (L) claims his family faces unnecessary harassment after the FDA suspended their shop. PUNE: Praveen Goyal, father of murder accused Siya Goyal, on Thursday alleged that his family was being “harassed unnecessarily” after Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended operations at their spice and dry fruits shop over alleged food safety violations.Maintaining that he was fully cooperating with the investigation into the murder of Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal, Goyal said people should stop circulating “baseless stories” linking his family to the case, news agency PTI reported.“I stand with the judiciary and the law, and I will fully…