Heavy rains to lash over Dakshina Kannada till october 18 as cyclonic effect persists
Mangaluru: Heavy rains accompanied by thunder, lightning lashed most parts of the district on Monday evening due to the effect of the formation of a low pressure area over the Arabian sea.
Several pockets including Mangaluru, Belthangady, Ullal experienced showers in the morning, with cloudy weather during the rest of the day. Simultaneously, heavy rains pounded across the district in the evening.
At the same time, heavy rains accompanied by thunder lashed persistently from evening to night at Vamanjoor, Surathkal, Belthangady and Subramanya.
In light of the cyclonic formation, the Indian Meteorological Department had forecasted rains to lash in coastal districts from 16th to 18th October. The met department has also warned the fisherman not to venture into the sea as rains are likely to intensify on October 17.
Meanwhile, the New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) has directed vessels including cargo ships arriving at the New Mangalore Port to take appropriate precautions. The NMPA has also instructed temporary suspension of operations at the port following the cyclone warning by the met department.
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Ranchi: Temple guard bludgeoned to death during robbery attempt, 3 held
Ranchi (PTI): A 60-year-old security guard of a temple in Ranchi was bludgeoned to death with a stone during a robbery attempt, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened late on Thursday at the Jagannath Temple in the Dhurwa Smart City area, they said.
"Three persons were arrested on Friday for killing the security guard. They confessed to the crime and told police that the victim had identified them. Therefore, in fear of being caught, they killed him by attacking him with a stone on his head," SSP Rakesh Ranjan said.
"Thereafter, they took money from the donation box and fled the scene. Two of them have criminal antecedents," he added.
Ranjan said the investigators recovered Rs 3 lakh in cash that had been robbed, the stone with blood-stained marks, and the iron rod used to break open the lock of the donation box kept there.
An FIR in this regard was lodged at the Dhurwa police station, he said, adding that the accused were sent to judicial custody by a court.
