Bahrain: The two-day International Kannada Sahitya Sammelan, held at Indian Club in Manama here, began on Friday.

The minister of Kannada and Culture Dr. Jayamala inaugurated the conference that is being jointly organized by the Kannada Sahitya Parishat Bengaluru, Kannada Sangha Bahrain, and Hampi University.

Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Manu Baligar, Kannada Sangha President Pradeep Shetty, Hampi University VC Mallika Ghanti and others were present.

Report : Kamalaksha Ameen


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Gangolli: In an operation, the Gangolli police arrested a couple accused of a house robbery within seven hours of the incident.

The accused, identified as Vinayak (41) and his wife Pramila (30) from Gujjadi, were taken into custody following a coordinated investigation by the police team.

The robbery took place on the morning of January 21 when a bag containing jewelry was stolen from a house near Trasi Beach. Among the stolen items were a 16-gram gold necklace, a 16-gram bangle, and three gold rings weighing 3 grams, with the total value of the jewelry estimated at Rs 2 lakh. The culprits fled the scene on a scooty.

Following the registration of the case at the Gangolli police station, SSI Harish R. and a team comprising officers Shantaram, Raju, Nagaraj, Raghavendra, Sandeep Kurani, Maruti Nayak, and Dinesh swiftly gathered intelligence and tracked down the suspects by 8 p.m. on the same day. The stolen gold ornaments and the vehicle used in the crime have been recovered.

The accused were presented before the court, and further legal proceedings are underway.

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