Two arrested for assaulting Muslim boy

July 26, 2014

Mangalore, Jul 26: In yet another case of hate crime, two youth assaulted a Kasargod boy for allegedly being with his two female friends belonging different community.

22-year-old Umar Farooq arrived at the Mangalore bus stand along with his classmates. All three went shopping on K S Rao Road.

Near the Sharavu Temple, the boy asked a few persons for directions to a nearby beach. After telling the direction, the persons reportedly called someone and told them about the boy moving with women from another community.

Two persons blocked the boy's way and rained blows on him around 11 a.m.

The assaulted boy filed a complaint with the police.

The Mangalore North police who registered a case have arrested persons as Nitin Kumar (21) from Uppala and Naveen Alva (22) from Kumbla. The two were produced before the jurisdictional magistrate.

Both the accused have been booked under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 341 (wrongful restraint) of the IPC.

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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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