M'lore: Fishermen safe as boat catches fire

March 6, 2011

Mangalore, March 6: Nine fishermen were rescued from a fishing boat that caught fire at least four nautical miles off the coast of Mangalore on Saturday evening.

The 57 feet-long fishing vessel, St Anthony, bearing registration No. 91 KA-01 PF-0056, was ablaze for more than an hour before the fire was brought under control.

Speaking to Coastaldigest.com, Joseph D'Souza, the husband of Saritha D'Souza, the owner of the boat, said that the tragedy, which occurred due to short circuit, while fishing in the Arabian Sea at around 6:30 pm, resulted in an estimated loss of Rs 65 lakh.

He said all the nine stranded fishermen were rescued by the crew members of two other fishing boats 'Yamuna Prasad' and 'Shaun Peter', which were sailing around the 'St Anthony', during the incident.

A crew member of 'Yamuna Prasad', who wanted to be known only as Kuriyan, said he saw the fire from afar, blazing up to two storeys high.

After bringing the nine fishermen back to shore immediately, the same two boats, towed the ill-fated boat, which had left for fishing on February 28 , towards the south and reached the fishing port at around 3:30 am on Sunday.

Later, the coast guard officials and insurance officers visited the boat. Joseph D'Souza has registered a complaint at Pandeshwara Police station.

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Nati koli saaru, fry, idli, vada and pongal on Siddaramaiah’s breakfast menu at DKS’ residence

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December 2,2025

Bengaluru: 'Nati koli saaru' (country chicken curry) considered one of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s favourites along with steaming hot idlis was on the breakfast menu at Deputy CM D K Shivakumar’s residence on Tuesday, according to official sources.

The spread also included 'nati koli' fry, vada and pongal, among other items, they said.

In an apparent show of unity, Siddaramaiah visited Shivakumar’s residence for breakfast, just days after the two leaders shared a meal amid a simmering power tussle in the state Congress.

Siddaramaiah drove to the Deputy CM’s residence in Sadashivanagar, where he was received by Shivakumar and his brother D K Suresh, who is a former Congress MP.

Suresh and Kunigal MLA H D Ranganath, a relative of Shivakumar, joined them for breakfast, which featured a mix of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes.

Speaking to reporters later, Siddaramaiah said Shivakumar had invited him during his visit to the CM’s residence for breakfast on Saturday.

Asked about the difference between the two meals, the chief minister said, "At his (Shivakumar’s) house it was non-veg, while at my house it was veg. He is a vegetarian, I am a non-vegetarian. I had not prepared non-veg. I told DK to get chicken from the village as you won’t get the original in Bengaluru."

Shivakumar said he had initially invited Siddaramaiah to his residence, but the CM had suggested visiting his place first and reciprocating later. "It was a vegetarian breakfast at the CM’s house on Saturday," he noted.

"Today, I invited him (the CM) to my house. He enjoyed the breakfast, which had his Mysuru taste," Shivakumar added. At this point, Siddaramaiah remarked that Shivakumar’s wife is also from Mysuru.

Saturday’s breakfast at Siddaramaiah’s official residence, held as part of efforts by the Congress high command to ease tensions in the leadership dispute between the two, reportedly included idlis and sambar, according to official sources.

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