‘Bomb in bus terminus’: One held in Shivamogga; no arrest yet in Mangaluru

September 28, 2015

Mangaluru, Sep 28: Police have arrested an alleged right wing activist for sending bomb hoax message on WhatsApp in Shivamogga.

According to police, the arrested has been identified as Manjunath TO (28), working as a medical representative with a Mangaluru-based private firm. He is a resident of Kallahall in Vinobnagar in Shivamogga city.

It is said that he sent a WhatsApp message, “Five bombs have been placed in Shivamogga bus terminal. Police have detected two and one has been arrested in this regard. The remaining three bomb would explode on September 23 at 7 am.”

The message was shared among various WhatsApp groups. The police were alerted and they found that it was hoax message. It is said that he had received the message from his colleague in Mangaluru.

In the original message, the location was Mangaluru. But in order to create panic, the accused allegedly changed the place name to Shivamogga and sent the modified message on WhatsApp. He has been remanded to judicial custody, police added.

No arrest in Mangaluru

Prior to the arrest of one of the accused in Shivamogga, the original version of the same WhatsApp message had triggered panic in Mangaluru. However, no arrest has been made in connection with the incident.

The sleuths of Mangaluru city police and KSRTC security personnel had frantically searched for a long time last week at the bus stand following the terror message went viral.

Without letting passengers know what they were up to, the personnel searched nooks and corners of the bus terminus from where several services depart to places like Bengaluru, Mumbai, Belagavi, and Hubballi, etc.

However, later they realised that they were fooled by the miscreants and the messages turned out to be hoax.

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Major facelift for Mangaluru's sporting heart: Mangala Stadium set for 2-month closure to upgrade synthetic track

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Educational institutions in Mangaluru that rely on the popular Mangala Stadium for their annual sports events are bracing for an inconvenience as the city's key sporting venue is set to close its gates for a significant upgrade. The stadium is expected to be unavailable for approximately two months starting from January 15, 2026.

The closure is necessitated by a proposed overhaul of the stadium's facilities, with a special focus on upgrading the synthetic track. Pradeep Dsouza, Assistant Director of the District of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), Dakshina Kannada, confirmed the development.

"Experts have visited the stadium, conducted a thorough inspection, and have given the go-ahead for a complete makeover," Dsouza stated. "Funds have been allocated for the project, and we are currently awaiting the final green signal from state officials to commence the work. We anticipate that the work will likely begin in the second week of January. Consequently, we have stopped renting out the stadium to colleges and other organizations in preparation for the upgrade."

The timing presents a logistical challenge for colleges, as many schools have already concluded their sports meets.

"Colleges will now be organizing their events and will need to find alternative locations to host their sports meets," Dsouza added. He suggested a few potential venues, including the Dakshina Kannada police ground, University College grounds, Panambur grounds, Swaraj Maidan in Moodbidri, and the Mangalore University sports grounds in Konaje.

However, many institutions note that finding a comparable venue will be difficult. While the DK police ground and University College grounds are closer to the city center, they do not possess the extensive facilities and infrastructure offered by Mangala Stadium.

Dr. P Dayananda Pai - P Satisha Govt First Grade College, Carstreet, is one such institution dependent on the stadium. Principal Jayakar Bhandary expressed hope for a swift completion of the work. "We expect the work to be completed at the earliest. If not, we will be forced to look for other venues to host the sports day for our students," Bhandary said, highlighting the pressing need for the city's main sporting facility.

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