Explosive seizure in Bhatkal: Police nab another youth in Bengaluru

January 17, 2015

Bengaluru, Jan 17: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru police on Friday raided a house in BTM Layout here and detained a person for his alleged links with terror suspects.

“We detained a person in the south (police) division of Bengaluru on Friday night in connection with the explosives seized in Bhatkal recently,” Bengaluru Police Commissioner M?N?Reddi said.

Reddi clarified that the detention was not made in connection with the recent bomb blast at Church Street in which a woman was killed. “We have detained this person for questioning and our officers are interrogating him,” he said and refused to share further details.

“We are interrogating him to ascertain who supplied him the explosives and if he had travelled elsewhere in the country to hand over the materials. We will also quiz him regarding the Church Street blast case,” a senior police officer, who is interrogating him, said. The police clarified that they did not recover any explosives from his residence so far.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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