Mangaluru port welcomes luxury cruise vessels Costa Neoriviera, Marella Discovery

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December 12, 2018

Mangaluru, Dec 12: The New Mangalore Port welcomed two cruise vessels -- Costa Neoriviera and Marella Discovery -- on their maiden visit to the port on 11th and 12th December 2018 respectively.

Costa Neoriviera, an Italian Cruise vessel started her voyage from Mumbai port and Marella Discovery, a Malta based Cruise vessel started her voyage from Murmogoa port. The passengers received traditional welcome at the cruise longue of the port with Kannada folk dances like yakshagana and huli kunita.

A total of 1,727 passengers with 500 crew members of Costa Neoriviera and 1,839 passengers with 720 crew members of Marella Discovery arrived at the port.

This is the third port call by cruise vessels in this season. The vessels were given a warm reception by the port officials and the shipping agents, and were reciprocated by the captains of the vessels. The vessels sailed to Cochin port later in the evening on the respective days.

The continuous efforts of port officials and improvements at port are yielding results with increasing number of cruise vessels and passengers in every season. NMP has handled 24,258 passengers and 22 cruise vessels during last year. This year 32 cruise vessels are scheduled to arrive in the port. The season will conclude with the last vessel scheduled to arrive on 7th May 2019.

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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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