Karnataka: Coastal districts report 16 hate speech cases disrupting communal harmony in three years
Mangaluru: A total of 16 cases have been registered in three coastal districts over the past three years against individuals delivering speeches that harm communal harmony, according to data presented in the Legislative Council on Thursday.
Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara, responding to a question raised by Legislative Council member Ivan D'Souza revealed that in 2023, 1 case was registered in Dakshina Kannada, 5 in Uttara Kannada and 5 in Udupi, and no case was registered in D.K. and Udupi in 2024. 4 cases were registered in Uttara Kannada, and 1 case was registered in Udupi in 2025.
In three years, 1 case was registered in D.K., 9 in Uttara Kannada and 6 in Udupi.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
