Riyadh fire mishap: Kundapur man's body brought back home, buried

July 13, 2011

Mangalore, July 13: The mortal remains of Muhammad, who was among the six Indians killed in a fire mishap occurred 11 days ago in Riyadh, the capital city of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has been brought home to his family in Padukere of Kota village in Kundapur taluk, of Udupi district.

A total of seven people had died in the tragedy that occurred in a residential room in the upper part of Al-Suvailin Supermarket in Bathha area of the capital in the wee hours of July 2.

Mohammad's elder brother Rahman said that the family members performed final rites overnight at the graveyard of Padukere Juma Masjid, as the body reached home at around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

A flight carrying the mortal remains of all six Indian victims of the fire mishap landed at Calicut International Airport on Tuesday evening. An ambulance brought the body of Muhammad home from Calicut.

Excluding Mohammad, five other Indian victims were Keralites.

Son of Late Abdullah alias Annunji Saheb and Late Khatheejabi couple, 46 year old Muhammad was working in Saudi Arabia for past eight years. He is survived by his wife Aishamma, son Junaid, a PUC student, daughter Yasmeen, a class-X student, six brothers, three sisters and a large number of relatives and friends.

Family sources of Muhammad expressed gratitude for the members of 'India Fraternity Forum' in Saudi Arabia for helping to dispatch the body as soon as possible.

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DK in-charge minister presents CM’s MSP plea to Prime Minister in Mangaluru

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November 28,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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