Vijaya Bank-BoB merger to cause deep effects on farmers, small traders: Ivan D’Souza

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January 3, 2019

Bengaluru, Jan 3: Congress leader and Legislative Council member Ivan D’Souza today condemned the Union Cabinet granting accord for merger of Vijaya Bank with Bank of Boroda along with the Dena Bank, saying that the decision would seriously affect farmers small traders in Karnataka and South India.

He said Vijaya Bank set a benchmark in extending agriculture and lendings to MSME sector and had been most friendly to farmers as well as small businesspersons in the state and across the country.

The Bengaluru headquartered PSU lender was now being merged with BOB and Dena Bank with ‘vested interest’ by union Finance Ministry and the politicians of BJP ruled states who wanted to take away the credit and good performance at the ground level by Vijaya Bank.

‘’People of Dakshina Kannada, where this bank was born, people of South India, Vijaya Bank will remain in their minds for ever for its services. But the union government is imposing its decisions against the people of this region,’’ he charged.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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