Cop killed as unruly mob pelt stones

January 3, 2012

Katapady, January 3: In a tragic incident, a senior police head constable was killed, while trying to disperse an unruly mob at Katapady village in Udupi district in the wee hours of Monday.

Police sources said that 52-year-old Yogesh Padakannaya, died after being hit on the head by a stone pelted by some miscreants.

The incident occurred a few minutes after a scuffle broke out among the people gathered at an orchestra organised near the market in the village.

The victim, who was on duty at Katapady police outpost, had rushed to the spot along with two other cops including Assistant Sub-Inspector Vittal Shetty, after the latter received a call from police control room at around 12: 30 am.

When the cops were trying to control the mob, a few miscreants started throwing stones on them. Mr Padakannaya was critically injured when a stone hit the right side of his head.

Although he was immediately rushed to the District Government Hospital at Ajjarkadu, he breathed his last.

A case had been registered at the Kaup police station.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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