Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Congress on Monday held a protest against the hike in petrol and diesel prices across the country. The protesters rode bicycles to express their dissatisfaction over the increase of fuel prices in the country.
Members of the party wore facemasks of BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and MLA Vedavyas Kamat while protesting at the town hall here on Monday morning.
Dakshina Kannada Congress President, Harish Kumar, former MLC Ivan D’Souza, DK Youth Congress President Mithun Rai and others were present at the protest.







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Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.
According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.
He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.
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Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.
Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
