Eight absconding accused arrested by Mangaluru police
Mangaluru (PTI): Eight persons, who were wanted in several cases and absconding from authorities, have been arrested by the Mangaluru city crime branch (CCB), police said on Wednesday.
The arrested persons, include Raja alias Rohan Reddy (36) of Kavoor, Prakash Shetty of Padil-Kannur, Nissar Hussain of Krishnapur, Kabeer of Kasba Bengre, Achyut and Rizwan of Kavoor, police added.
These arrests were carried out over the last few days, it said.
Of the eight accused, Reddy was arrested from Bengaluru where he was living under a fake identity. He was an accused in the murder case of a bus driver back in 2013 and faces several other cases, Mangaluru Police Commissioner Kuldeep Kumar R Jain said.
The CCB unit represented by ACP P A Hegde, Inspector Shyam Sundar, ASI Mohan K V and others were involved in the operation to catch hold of the accused.
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Karnataka Guv to halve convoy size following PM Modi's austerity call
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Thursday reduced the size of his official convoy to the minimum required strength following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's austerity call.
In a post on 'X', the Lok Bhavan said Gehlot had taken the step in response to the Prime Minister's appeal for fuel conservation and reduction in foreign exchange expenditure amid the West Asia crisis.
"Hon'ble Governor of Karnataka Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot has reduced his convoy to the minimum required strength, following Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji's appeal," the post said.
The move comes days after Modi, while addressing a rally organised by the BJP in Hyderabad, called for several measures aimed at conserving foreign exchange and reducing dependence on imports amid tensions in West Asia.
The Prime Minister had urged citizens to reduce petrol and diesel consumption, use metro rail services in cities, adopt carpooling, increase the use of electric vehicles and utilise railway services for parcel transportation. He had also suggested working from home wherever possible to conserve fuel and foreign exchange.
Modi further appealed to people to postpone the purchase of gold and foreign travel for one year, reduce edible oil consumption, lower dependence on chemical fertilisers and promote natural farming and swadeshi products to strengthen self-reliance and conserve foreign exchange.
