Over 100 buses damaged by protesters across Karnataka amidst strike

July 25, 2016

Bengaluru/Mangaluru, Jul 25: Protestors damaged over 100 buses across Karnataka on Monday the first day of the strike called by employees of all four transport corporations in the state: KSRTC, BMTC, NEKRTC and NWKRTC.

49 KSRTC buses, 4 BMTC buses, 12 NWKRTC and 27 NEKRTC buses were damaged as of 9 am this morning, causing a loss of Rs 8,97,300 for all corporations. Later more buses were damaged.

In view of the violence and damage to public property, the police have deployed over 3000 police men to ensure law and order and maintain peace in the state.

Employees of transport corporations are on an indefinite protest demanding a 30% increase in DA given to them, along with about 44 other demands, including intercorporation transfers, creches of the children of corporation employees, rest room for ladies in all depots and so on.

The traffic police, taking note of complaints of auto drivers fleecing commuters by taking advantage of the opportunity and charging extra, have promised action if passengers can bring this to the attention of the police.

South Western Railway has planned to halt all passenger and express trains at Byappanahalli, Carmelaram, Whitefield and Channasandra stations to benefit citizens in the wake of transport strike on Monday, according to a statement from the south western railways.

With barely any buses on the streets, Namma Metro pitched in by increasing the frequency of trains to five minutes.

Both employees union and the management including the state government are firm on their respective stands with the transport corporations as well as the management saying that increasing the wages of workers will result in losses for the corporations.

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Who are the losers,
Not anybody other than we citizens of the state.

Toll of foolishness.

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Think Before You Post! Mangaluru Police Crack Down on Provocative Instagram Accounts

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December 5,2025

Mangaluru: In a significant step to curb online hate and intimidation, Mangaluru City Police have registered a suo motu case against multiple Instagram accounts accused of circulating alleged provocative and threatening content.

While monitoring social media activity on Tuesday, Kankanady Town PSI Anitha Nikkam identified the Instagram handle ‘team_targetttt_900’ for posting a hate message alongside images of lethal weapons. Another account, ‘team_nagara_900’, allegedly shared a threatening post targeting activist Bharath Kumdelu, tagging additional pages such as KARAVALI-OFFICIAL.

Several other accounts — including ‘immu_bhai.fan’, ‘target_boy_900’, ‘kings_of_manglore’, ‘team_target_boys.900’, ‘arshad_mangalore’, ‘target_ka19_ullal’, ‘team_target__’, ‘troll_tigersz_900’, ‘tr_group_900’, and ‘team_target_900’ — are also under scrutiny for spreading similar inflammatory material, police said.

Authorities have urged citizens, especially young social media users, to report suspicious pages and avoid engaging with groups that glorify violence or threaten individuals. Online hate can quickly escalate into real-world harm, and police stress that sharing or promoting such content can attract legal consequences.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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