Serial thieves strike at three more shops in city

August 28, 2011

Mangalore, August 28: Serial thieves have continued to target shops within the city, as three more shops were burgled on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday near Attavar and Marnamikatta.

The thieves gained entry into Megha electronics at Attavar and took away 25 mobile phones worth Rs 75,000 from there. These included nine demonstration sets, five used sets and 11 new hand sets. The culprits also took away Rs 7,000 in cash kept in the shop. The burglars have also ransacked Ganesh electronics near Attavara and a cyber centre in Marnamikatta.

Mangalore South Police visited the spot on Sunday morning for inspection before registering a case.

In the previous night thieves had targeted seven shops in the city and stolen mobile handsets from one of those shops located near Rao and Rao circle.

It can be recalled that last Sunday night thieve had targetted a jewellery store, two mobile shops and two cloth stores in Suratkal.

The continuing spate of thefts rocking the region has left the citizens in a state of anxiety.

Since thieves employed similar method to gain entry into the shops in all three serial theft cases, police are of the suspicion that it might be the work of a single gang.

The police are yet to nab the people involved in a series of thefts in Suratkal and Mangalore.

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RuTAGe smart village centres in DK, Udupi to being technology closer to rural communities

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January 20,2026

Mangaluru: In a major step towards strengthening rural innovation, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India is supporting the establishment of RuTAGe Smart Village Centres (RSVCs) across the country through collaborations with academic institutions, civil society organisations and philanthropic partners.

As part of this national initiative, Nitte (Deemed to be University) will set up the first RSVCs in the region at Nitte GP in Udupi district and at the Nitte Health Centre, Sevanjali Trust, Farangipete, in Dakshina Kannada district. The centres will be inaugurated on January 21. In South India, the programme is being implemented by the Section Infin-8 Foundation (SI-8).

Speaking to reporters on Monday, SI-8 founder-director Vishwas US said experts from Nitte University and SI-8 would work closely with farmers, students, youth and local entrepreneurs to adapt and deploy technologies tailored to local needs.

Project head Prof Iddya Karunasagar, representing Nitte DU, said the RSVCs at Nitte and Farangipete would serve as demonstration hubs for a wide range of agriculture, energy, skill-development and assistive technologies. These include solar dryers for fruits, vegetables and crops; soil-testing solutions; power weeders and women-friendly farm tools; wind-powered devices for rural artisans; grain storage systems; grass-cutting and tree-climbing equipment; and liquid fertiliser production using cowshed waste.

SI-8 CEO Aravind C Kumar said the centres would also provide access to digital and knowledge-based platforms such as ISRO applications, government scheme portals, market linkage tools and gamified learning resources, along with assistive technologies for persons with visual impairments.

Highlighting the broader impact of the initiative, Principal Scientific Adviser Prof Ajay Kumar Sood said it demonstrated how applied research could bridge the rural–urban divide and help create self-reliant, technology-enabled villages.

The initiative has been made possible through philanthropic support from Dr NC Murthy of ACM Business Solutions, LLC, USA. Dr Sapna Poti, Director (Strategic Alliances) at the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, said the long-term objective is to build self-sufficient, technology-driven communities capable of generating sustainable livelihoods on their own.

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