Mangaluru, Oct 26: The 4th branch of the prestigious AK Group's 'Apple Mart' hypermarket will be inaugurated at Ivory Enclave located on SL Mathias Road in Attavar here at 10 am on October 28.

Chancellor of Yenepoya University Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi will inaugurate the hypermarket. PB Ibrahim of PBI Construction, Bhatkal will be the first purchaser.

Retired Inspector General of Police Panduranga H Rane will inaugurate the Big Mishra Pedha store, SMR Group Chairman SM Rasheed will inaugurate Reem Dates and Nuts store, Mathias Aluminum Systems Chairman Gregory Mathias will inaugurate S Cube store, Corporator Abdul Ravoof will inaugurate Fish and Meat store, Dr. K Reshma Pai of Shrinivas Dental College will inaugurate Blush and Bloom and  Badminton player Akanksha S Pai will inaugurate Apple Toymart at new Apple Mart Hypermarket.

This new hypermart is spread over 12000 sq ft and offers wide range of products like Grocery, fresh vegetables,  fruits,dry fruits, and all other household needs like meat , fish,sweets ,toys,innerwear of all brands. Home delivery facility is also available. Hypermart will be open between 8.30am to 10pm.

This is 4th Apple mart in Mangaluru with first 3 situated at Padavinangady, Kadri and Maurishka Palace. There are 9 branches of the group in Gulf Countries. With customer satisfaction as it's main motto, Apple Mart is planning to expand its base across the coastal region, a release said.

First in Mangalore: Price Checker

Apple Mart Group, fastest growing supermarket chain has implemented a system for customers to ‘price check’ items found in the store. A price checker is an electronic kiosk that allows customers to scan the barcode of any item in the store to view the price of that item. GoFrugal Price Checker, will be inaugurated in newly built Apple Mart Hypermarket , Ivory Enclave Attavar on 28th of Oct, 2018.


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Lucknow (PTI): The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the registration of an FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with an alleged dual citizenship controversy.

The court also observed that after the registration of the FIR, the state government may seek the assistance of a central agency to investigate the matter.

The order was passed by a bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi on a petition filed by S Vignesh Shishir, who had challenged a January 28, 2026 order of a special MP/MLA court rejecting his plea for an FIR against Gandhi, who is also the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.

The special court had earlier held that it was not competent to adjudicate on issues related to citizenship.

The petitioner, a BJP worker from Karnataka, had sought registration of an FIR and a detailed probe into the matter, levelling allegations against Gandhi under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Official Secrets Act, the Foreigners Act and the Passport Act.

The complaint was initially filed before the special MP/MLA court in Rae Bareli. However, on the petitioner's request, the high court transferred the case to Lucknow on December 17, 2025.

The MP/MLA court in Lucknow subsequently dismissed the plea on January 28, 2026, prompting the petitioner to approach the high court, which has now ordered registration of an FIR.