Kota Srinivas Poojary is the new District In-charge minister of Dakshina Kannada

Vartha Bharati | 16-09-2019 | 19:27:00 IST

Mangaluru: Kota Srinivas Poojary has been appointed the District In-charge minister of Dakshina Kannada District under the BS Yediyurappa led BJP government in the state.

Member of Karnataka Legislative Council Poojary is the e Minister of Fisheries, Ports and Inland Transport & Muzarai from Revenue Department in Government of Karnataka, headed by Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa.

54-year old Poojary has also served as the Minister of Muzarai from Revenue Department, Minister of Ports and Inland water Transport from water resources, Minister of Ports and Inland water Transport, Government of Karnataka in Shettar Cabinet from (12 July 2012 – 8 May 2013) and president of OBC Morcha in Karnataka BJP. He was elected as a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from Local Authorities Constituency (Udupi and Dakshina kannada). Poojary was first elected as an MLC following the death of then incumbent MLC and Congress leader Blasius D'souza in 2008.

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Boat carrying 250 people, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, sinks in Andaman Sea

15-04-2026 ¦ 15-04-2026 IST

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Dhaka (AP): At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.

When the boat sank and the status of any search Wednesday were unclear.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration in a joint statement said Tuesday that the trawler departed from Teknaf in the southern Bangladeshi district of Cox's Bazar carrying a large number of passengers to Malaysia.

Overcrowding, strong winds and rough seas caused the vessel to lose control and sink, the agencies said.

UNHCR and IOM said the disappearance reflected the protracted displacement of Rohingya people and the absence of durable solutions.

They said ongoing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has made the Rohingyas' safe return to Myanmar uncertain, and limited humanitarian assistance, restricted access to education and employment in refugee camps, continue to push vulnerable Rohingya refugees to choose risky sea journeys, often based on false promises of higher wages and better opportunities abroad.

UNHCR and IOM urged the international community to strengthen funding and solidarity to ensure lifesaving assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, which has sheltered more than 1 million Rohingya from Myanmar.