Udupi: Miscreant pelts stones at mosque; crime captured on CCTV

January 29, 2017

Udupi, Jan 29: A trouble monger pelted stones at Noorul Islam mosque at Adi-Udupi near here in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.

The incident came to light early on Sunday morning when the muezzin visited the mosque to deliver the azan (prayer call) for Fajr namaz.

Two window panes of the mosque have been broken in the incident. The crime was clearly recorded in the CCTV camera installed outside the mosque.

Police, who watched the footage, said that around midnight a man with orange colour shirt arrived on a motorbike and pelted stones at the mosque. The man's face also has been captured by the CCTV.

Udupi DySP Kumaraswamy DySP, Udupi CPI Naveenchandra, Brahmavar CPI Shrikanth visited the spot. It is said that the same mosque was attacked by the miscreants in a similar way nearly a decade ago.

A case has been registered in Udupi Town Police station and investigations are on. Police have promised to nab the culprit.

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Dear Viren don't worry. It is already recoded in CCTV. Police will take care about the person. Your advise is not requested. Better do your work and look into your own things.

Mr. Viren, thanks for not saying mentally ill.
The one who pelted stone is identified as saffron terrorist and not mentally ill

Dear Kotian,

Come in front of SALAFI community there is bravery award for you.

All Masjids are belongs to Allah. there is no salafi sunni thableeg jamath Masjid in the world. If one calls it by the name of the group then it may belongs to the group and may not be to Allah and may be name sake. The one who pelts stone to the Masjid will not be a Muslim. either he is Mushrik or Non Beleiver.

If that is a Sunni mosque, the one who pelted stone must be a Salafi.

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Air India Express brings back Mangaluru–Muscat direct flights from March 2026

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Air India Express has announced that it will resume direct flight services between Mangaluru and Muscat from March 2026, restoring an important international air link for passengers from the coastal region.

Airport authorities said the service will operate twice a week—on Sundays and Tuesdays—from March 1. The initial flights are scheduled on March 3, 8 and 10, followed by March 15 and 17, with the same operating pattern to continue thereafter. The flight duration is approximately three hours and 25 minutes.

The Mangaluru–Muscat route was earlier operated under the 2025 summer schedule, with services beginning on July 14. At that time, Air India Express had operated four flights a week before suspending the service.

Officials said the summer schedule will come into effect from March 29, after which changes in flight timings and departure schedules from Mangaluru are expected. Passengers have been advised to check the latest schedules while planning their travel.

The resumption of direct flights to Muscat is expected to significantly benefit expatriates, business travellers and others, further strengthening Mangaluru’s air connectivity with the Gulf region.

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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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