Mangaluru: Working on the orders of Assistant Commissioner Ravichandra Nayak, the Taluk administration on Saturday early morning began the evacuation and demolition drive of the 14 illegal houses constructed in Hobali near Nethravathi River in Panemangaluru.

Revenue Department officials led by Tahsildar Rashmi, and Municipal officials led by Chief Officer Rekha Shetty initiated the drive of evacuating and demolishing 14 houses illegally constructed on two-acre land here. The drive was carried out under heavy police security.

The JCB were deployed for the drive to demolish the houses.

According to the reports the land is not eligible for habitation and is prone during the times of natural calamities and disasters. The authorities have reportedly been issuing notice to the illegal occupants since 2017 but had received no positive response from them. Earlier this month a final notice was issued to them which was also ignored by the residents, leading the officials to carry out drive to evacuate and demolish the houses.

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Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.

According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.

Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.

Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.

The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.