Moodbidri: Three Alva’s staff held for thrashing II PU students in hostel

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March 20, 2018

Mangaluru, Mar 20: Three staff of Moodbidri based Alva’s Education Foundation have been arrested by the police for allegedly thrashing several II Pre University students after dragging them from their hostel rooms.

The arrested have been identified as Rajesh, Nagesh and Khader K who are working as wardens and student welfare officers at the hostel located in Pushpagiri and managed by the educational institution founded by educationist Mohan Alva.

The arrests were made on Monday, a day after II PU student Prajwal Jagatap, who was one of the victims of the assault, lodged a complaint with local police.

The alleged assault took place on Saturday night after some students celebrated the end of exams by bursting firecrackers between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on the hostel premises.

In his complaint, Jagatap said Rajesh and Nagesh, the wardens and some student welfare officers and administrative staff arrived at the hostel in an inebriated state at about 10.30 p.m., with sticks in their hands.

“They switched off the CCTV cameras and dragged around 50 students out of their rooms and began thrashing them with sticks and kicking them with their boots. Some students were selectively targeted and the attack went on till 2 a.m. Even parents, who were in their children’s rooms, were verbally abused,” the complainant said. The complaint has been signed by 54 students. The hostel houses about 700 students, all from PU science stream.

The police have registered a case under Section 324 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (insult intended to provoke breach of peace) of the IPC.

Some students reportedly retaliated by damaging furniture in the hostel’s reception area and wardens’ restroom on Sunday. Anguished parents of students arrived at the hostel and took their children home. They accused the chairman of the institution of not giving them a patient hearing when they asked about Saturday’s incident.

Mohan Alva said that three staff members have been suspended pending inquiry by a three-member committee. He said the management has taken serious note of it and action would be taken against the guilty. He arefuted allegations that the accused staff had switched off the CCTV before the assault.

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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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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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