Dakshina Kannada District Administration ready for any emergency during monsoon: U T Khader
Mangaluru: District in-charge minister U T Khader on Monday said that he has instructed the District Administration to take precautionary measures to avoid difficulties and problems caused by the citizens during Monsoon season.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday in the city Khader added that he held a meeting with the District Administration officials and has instructed them to be prepared for disaster management and emergency relief work at the District level. He further informed that nodal officers have also been appointed to overlook the whole process and sewages across the city will be cleaned and prepared to carry through the rain water without causing inconvenience to the people.
Action against Illegal sand mining:
Khader also spoke about illegal sand mining in the District and added that the concerned officials have been instructed to take necessary and appropriate actions against illegal sand mining in the District.
GPS Enabled Checkposts:
Khader also informed that to keep a check on the illegal activities in the District, soon GPS enabled check posts will be set up across the District which will also have CCTV cameras to monitor every movement.
Karnataka sixth best state in India:
Speaking about the development in the state the Ubran Development Minister said that the state is placed as the sixth best state in the country in terms of development while also adding that more development work worth Rs. 2500 crores are being implemented in the state.
Attack on Riyaz in Malpe:
Khader condemned the brutal attack and attempt to murder of Pudu Gram Panchayath member Riyaz in Malpe on June 7 and congratulated Udupi and Dakshina Kannada Police for working on the case swiftly and arresting the accused.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
