Rahul meets families of 3 Youth Cong workers murdered by CPM activists

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March 14, 2019

Kasaragod, Mar 14: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met the family members of three Youth Congress workers murdered by the miscreants allegedly belonging to CPI (M) in Kerala.

Mr Gandhi visted the houses of two slain youth congress workers, Kripesh and Sarath Lal, at Kallyot at Periya in Kasaragod district. The two were hacked to death by assailants allegedly masterminded by CPI(M), about a month ago.

After meeting the parents of Kripesh, in their thatched roof house, Mr Gandhi visited the new house being constructed for the CRPF Martyr V V Vasanth Kumar's family. Located close to the existing house of Kripesh, the new house was built under "Thanal" scheme.

Shuhaib’s family

The Congress supremo also met the family members of Shuhaib, another Youth Congress activist, who was allegedly killed by CPI(M) workers in February last year, and consoled the grieving relatives.

Gandhi spent around half an hour with the parents and sisters of Shuhaib at the international airport here and extended the party's support to them, party sources said.

Senior Congress leaders Ramesh Chennithala, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president Mulapally Ramachandran were among those present during the meeting.

Party sources here said the Congress chief, who arrived for a one-day visit in the state to officially kick-start the party's Lok Sabha poll campaign, wanted to meet the family of Shuhaib, an alleged victim of political rivalry, despite his hectic schedule.

An active party man hailing from Mattannur here, Shuhaib, 29, had served as the Mattannur block Youth Congress secretary. He was hacked to death on the night of February 12 last year allegedly by CPI(M) activists.

A number of ruling party activists were arrested later in connection with the murder.

The opposition Congress-led UDF and Subhaib's family members had demanded a CBI inquiry into the brutal murder.

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Mangaluru’s ₹1,200 crore fix: Massive sewage overhaul to end city’s drainage woes

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.

The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.

The Breaking Point

The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.

"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.

The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision

DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.

• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.

• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.

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