Boat owners hope for good catch, as fishing activity resumes

August 11, 2011

Mangalore, August 11: Exuding a lot of confidence on getting big catch, hundreds of mechanised fishing vessels along Arabian Sea in Mangalore have lifted their anchors on Thursday, as the annual fishing ban came to an end.

With this, Mangalore Fishing Port is once again is buzzling with activities.

Among more than 700 mechanised boats, almost half have begun their voyage, according to fishermen leader Vasudev Bolur.

“Although the fishing ban had ended on Wednesday, August 10, the deep sea fishing vessels had received green signal to venture into sea on August 3, as they have to travel several kilo-metres. Hundreds of remaining fishermen ventured into sea on Thursday,” he said.

However, Mr Bolar said that a considerable number of fishermen have decided to lift the anchors only after scheduled Samudra Pooja on August 13.

Earlier in the day, heavy rush was witnessed for ice bars and diesel. Ice bars were reportedly sold in black.

This year, the fishing ban was imposed from June 15. The Karnataka Government, in accordance with the Karnataka Marine Fishing (Regulation) Act 1986, had imposed a 57-day fishing ban along coastal Karnataka keeping in mind the welfare of fishermen and fisheries business in the State and to allow the breeding of the fish during the ban period.

The ban was applicable for fishing activity being taken with the help of mechanised boats, trawlers, and country boats with in-bound or out-bound engines above 10 HP.

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Campus politics: DKS pushes to restore student elections in Karnataka banned since 1989

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November 26,2025

Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka is taking its first concrete steps towards lifting a three-decade-old ban on student elections in colleges and universities. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced Wednesday that the state government will form a small committee to study the reintroduction of campus polls, a practice halted in 1989 following incidents of violence.

Speaking at a 'Constitution Day' event organised by the Karnataka Congress, Mr. Shivakumar underscored the move's aim: nurturing new political leadership from the grassroots.

"Recently, (Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to me and Chief Minister (Siddaramaiah) asking us to think about restarting student elections," Shivakumar stated. "I'm announcing today that we'll form a small committee and seek a report on this."

Student elections were banned in Karnataka in 1989, largely due to concerns over violence and the infiltration of political party affiliates into campus life. The ban effectively extinguished vibrant student bodies and the pipeline of young leaders they often produced.

Mr. Shivakumar, who also serves as the Karnataka Congress president, said that former student leaders will be consulted to "study the pros and cons" of the re-introduction.

Acknowledging the history of the ban, he added, "There were many criminal activities taking place back then. We’ll see how we can conduct (student) elections by regulating such criminal activities."

The Deputy CM reminisced about his own journey, which began on campus. He recalled his political activism at Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya College leading to his first Assembly ticket in 1985 at the age of 23. "That's how student leadership was at the time. Such leadership has gone today. College elections have stopped," he lamented, adding that for many, college elections were "like a big movement" where leaders were forged.

The move, driven by the Congress high command's push to cultivate young talent, will face scrutiny from academics and university authorities who have, in the past, expressed concern that the return of polls could disrupt the peaceful academic environment and turn campuses into political battlegrounds.

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