Mangaluru: A 15-day Hyderabadi Food Festival organised by Coral Multi Cuisine Fine Dine Restaurant by Hotel Ocean Pearl kicked off on February 25, Tuesday, providing a wide range of variety of Hyderabadi cuisine and food for the food lovers.

Located at Navabharat Circle, Kodialbail in the city the food festival will offer a wide range of cuisine and variety of dishes for the food enthusiasts for 15 days during the lunch and dineer hours.

The food festival will offer variety of food and dishes in both Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian cuisine and assures people of food being ‘Strictly Halal’.

“To bring the international cuisine to the people of Mangaluru and Dakshina Kannada, we organise food festivals of different cuisines every now and then. The foodie community likes it. So this time we have organised this Hyderabadi Food Festival. This will allow the food lovers to taste the cuisine of Hyderabad. We are offering Biryani, Dessert, Kebab and other variety of dishes from this delicious cuisine” Girish, Vice President of Ocean Pearl Group of Hotels told Vartha Bharati.

Girish also asserted that the motive behind organising food festivals every year was to promote positivity among people who look for peace and stress-free time away from all their worries for some time. He further added that the worrying conditions of the market is also a factor that prompted them to organise this food festival so that people can enjoy time away from their worries and stress.

“We want to provide good food to people so that people can come in with their families and enjoy quality time and quality food. That is why we organise such food festivals” Girish said.

“Hyderabadi cuisine is dominantly full of street food that food enthusiasts love to eat. Also, these dishes are not available anywhere in and around Mangaluru, so this is an opportunity for the people of Mangaluru to come and enjoy one of the most sought after cuisines of India” he added.

Asked about which cuisines he plans to bring to Mangaluru as a part of coming food festivals, Girish hinted that the hotel will go with international cuisine and people might get to taste quality food from Mexican or Italian cuisine in coming days.

Haleem, Murgh Malai Korma, Hyderabadi Dum ka Murgh, Vegeterian Main Course, Dessert, Bagare Baigna, Murgh Nizami Seekh, Noorani Subz Seekh, Aloo Nazaqat, Gosht Shikampuri Kebab, Margisi Kofta, Dalcha Gosht are some of the significant Hyderabadi dishes that will be available at the food festival.

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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.

The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.

According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.

Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.

Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.

After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.