Mangaluru: Condemning the Central Government’s decision to merge Vijaya Bank with the Bank of Baroda, Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee on Monday staged protest outside the Vijaya Bank branch in Mallikatte here in Mangaluru.
Former minister Ramanath Rai, Congress candidate Mithun Rai, former Rajya Sabha member B Ibrahim, former MLA JR Lobo, Moideen Bawa, party leaders Shashidhar Hegde, Nazir Bajal, Radhakrishna, UB Salim, Suresh Shetty, Ramanand Poojary , Santosh Shetty, Hayatul Kamil, Purushottam Chitrapura, AC Vinya Raj, Mahabala Marla, Bhaskar Rao, J. Abdul Salim, Girish Alva, Sabita Miskith, Mariamma Thomas, Shantala Gatti, Wahab Kudroli and others were present during the protest and condemned the move by the BJP led Central Government.


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Gadag: In an incident reported from near Lakshmeshwar town the district, a Dharwad-based 25-year-old youngster was allegedly murdered by slitting his throat. The reason for the crime is yet to be ascertained.
The victim, identified as Muhammad Farooq Sheikh Sanadi, a native of Harlapura village in Kundagola taluk, Dharwad district, was currently residing in Shigli village.
Gadag Deputy Superintendent of Police Murthuka Khadri has visited Lakshmeshwar and inspected the crime scene. Police have put forth the possibility that the miscreants killed Sanadi by slitting his throat and later dumped his corpse in a field near the town.
A case has been registered by the police, who are investigating the incident to find the guilty.
The locals are worried as two separate murder incidents have been reported from the Lakshmeshwar Police Station limits in one night.
