Theft in Kateel temple: Three held
Mangaluru, August 27: Bajpe police have arrested three persons on charges of stealing a pumpset at Kateel Durga Parameshwari temple at Kondemula village in the taluk, on Monday.
The arrested are identified as Balachandra Kumbara (22) of Doddakoppa, Nithin Gowda (21) of Bajattur and Ashwin Y Gowda (20) of Kutrupadi in Puttur taluk. The police also recovered the stolen material and the vehicle used for stealing the pump set.
About the incident
The pump set was removed from the bore-well and kept on the office roof before the onset of the rainy season. Between August 17 and 21, the lock of the room was broke open and stolen all the materials and a complaint was lodged at the Bajpe police station on August 22.
The accused were produced before the court which remanded them to judicial custody. Under the direction of Mangaluru police commissioner TR Suresh, guidance of DCP Hanumantharaya, DCP Uma Prashanth, and ACP Panambur Rajendra DS, Bajpe police inspector S Parashivamurthy, PSIs Shankar Nayari and HC Chandramohan and staff participated in the operation.
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Udhayanidhi accuses BJP of not releasing funds for TN
Gobichettipalayam (PTI): Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday charged the BJP government at the Centre with not releasing funds to the state and accused it of "snatching" TN's rights.
Addressing a poll rally at Gobichettipalayam in the western Erode district, the DMK youth wing chief claimed the Centre has not released funds to the tune of Rs 3,000 crore for education.
"They (union government) have snatched all our rights," he charged.
With regard to the Centre's proposal for delimitation, he said chief minister M K Stalin was the first person in the country to raise the voice against the union government's move. He claimed that it was a "huge victory" for the INDIA alliance, as the bill was defeated for lack of majority after the opposition voted against it in the Lok Sabha.
Listing out various welfare measures implemented by the DMK government, he said the existing "Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai" (monthly financial assistance for women) will be doubled to Rs 2,000 if DMK was voted to power again.
The deputy chief minister charged that the BJP and AIADMK have tried to stall it by moving the court. "At present more than 1.3 crore women have benefited from the scheme", he said.
"Similarly, the breakfast scheme for the government school students will be extended till Class VIII", he said adding "more than 35 lakh college students across the state will be getting free laptops once the DMK government is formed".
Udhayanidhi also pointed out at the "Illatharasi" poll promise, providing Rs 8,000 worth of coupons to non-income tax paying women where they could buy or replace any household appliances of their choice.
Elections to 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23 and the results declared on May 4 following counting of polled votes.
