Special pooja at Thumbay dam offered

February 14, 2011

Mangalore, February 14: Krishna J Palemar, District in-charge Minister offered a special pooja for Thumbay vented dam through “Bagina” (thanksgiving) tradition on Monday at Thumbay near here.

Speaking to media persons later, he said the new vented dam which will be completed within a year, could store 14.70 Million Cubic Meters (MCM) of water against the 4.5 MCM capacity of the existing one.

While the storage at the existing dam lasted for 20 days at zero-inflow, the water stored in the reservoir after the construction of the new dam would be sufficient to serve for 90 days with zero-inflow, he said.

The villages such as Haleyangady, Moodushedde, Mala, Saripalla, Mulky, Neerumarga, Thellar and the like will get sufficient water from the new vented dam, he added.

He said the new dam is of seven metres height as against four metres of the present dam.

Mayor Rajani Dugganna, MCC Commissioner Dr KN Vijaya Prakash, Shantha, Ranganath K and other corporators were present.

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Hindu woman wears burqa to pose as Muslim customer, enters husband’s textile shop and stabs him

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November 21,2025

Bantwal: A domestic dispute appears to have led to a violent confrontation in BC Road area, where the owner of a textile shop was allegedly attacked with a knife by his wife on Wednesday evening.

Krishna Kumar Somayaji, the owner of Somayaji Textiles, sustained serious injuries in the incident and was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment. He is currently receiving care in the intensive care unit and is reported to have survived the assault, according to police.

The Bantwal Town police have registered a case against Somayaji's wife, Jyothi KT, who has since been taken into custody.

Police stated that the complainant, Namita, an employee at the shop, reported the sequence of events. She stated that around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, the suspect entered the shop, wearing a burqa and disguised as a customer, before attacking Somayaji with a knife. The employee then transported the injured owner to a local hospital via an autorickshaw.

Superintendent of Police Arun K confirmed that an ongoing domestic dispute between Somayaji and his wife reportedly preceded the attack. Police noted that Jyothi KT had previously visited the shop and issued threats.

Based on the complaint, Bantwal Town police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Indian Arms Act-1959. An investigation into the incident is currently underway.

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