Gold jewellery, mobile phones worth Rs 3.33 lakh stolen at Panambur beach in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: An FIR has been registered at the Panambur Police Station after a woman alleged that her gold jewellery and mobile phones were stolen while she was swimming at Panambur Beach.
According to the complaint, filed by 24-year-old Swati Nandipalli, she had visited Mangaluru along with her friend Rohith Vemmaletti for a trip. On November 24, after breakfast, the duo went to Panambur Beach, where they decided to go for a swim, as reported by Deccan Herald.
Before entering the water, Nandipalli placed her gold jewellery, including a 12-gram chain, a 2-gram locket, two 2-gram rings, 4-gram earrings, as well as two mobile phones, one worth around Rs 18,000 and the other belonging to Rohith, valued at around Rs 85,000, in a black bag on the beach.
Upon returning from their swim, they found the bag missing. Police later reviewed CCTV footage from the beach area, which captured a man stealing the bag.
Nandipalli reported that the stolen gold jewellery weighed a total of 22 grams and was valued at approximately Rs 2.30 lakh. The total value of the stolen items, including the two mobile phones, was estimated at Rs 3.33 lakh, added the report.
Further investigations into the incident are currently underway.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
