Mangalore: Curfew imposed
October 6, 2006 at 7:52 pm | In India, Karnataka, Mangalore, Mangaluru | 2 Comments
Updated at 10-45 pm
Daijiworld News Network – Mangalore (MB)
Mangalore, Oct 6: After a few serious cases of assault and violence reportedly took place in Padil and some other places within the city limits in the late hours of Friday evening, the district authorities are reliably learnt to have extended the curfew orders to city limits also.
This step has been taken after 8 pm, as confirmed by the district police control room to Daijiworld.
People were taken unawares. Apparently there were no announcements by mobile public address system. Many people in Hampankatta and downtown areas who did not know of the latest developments has to face beatings.
People who did not store enough provisions at home and daily-wage-earners will have a tough time, since the police sources indicated that the curfew might last till Monday.
Further to the earlier news report about the shoot-at-sight order, it was announced that the necessity of such a measure is part of the curfew enforcement in extreme circumstances.
Kodagu SP Ramachandra has been deputed to take control of the Bantwal area until further orders. DK SP Dayananda will provide a briefing on the situation every day at 6-00 pm until further notice.
Twentytwo additional platoons are being deployed to control the situation. If necessary, as assured by the state governmentm forces from outside the state may also be requisitioned. The services of the Rapid Action Force may be sought as well.
The situation will be reviewed after 48 hours. Depending on the situation on Saturday, further orders on opening of shops and establishments would be issued.
A peace meeting of political leaders, community leaders, heads of organizations and officials will be convened on Saturday, October 7 evening to chalk out ways and means to maintain peace, law and order and harmony.
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Mangalore Violence! They hate burgers and coke,
The international flight had landed just a couple of days earlier and already made three successful trips. People are expecting Mangalore to boom. Only things that boomed were the rounds of tear-gas lobbed in some places as also the rounds of fire aimed in the air to scare the mobs.
Many people are planning to invest in Mangalore…but in this situation, will they be ready?
Dear Sir, BJP does not want Mangalore to grow they do not want multi national companies to invest here more of all they hate burgers and coke. Lets find out the root cause of this problem. This is hate between communities incited by DK districts some popular news print mediums The rumor evening news in Udupi and Mangalore contribute wrong signal by publishing each and every news coverage of cattle running or slaughter house. Astonishingly there are no such evening news bulletins in other part of Karnataka they mushroom in Udupi more? If this continues the same way unless the Govt finds a solution for the people who eats what? Moreover, provide them with imported meat or supply from other states instead local slaughter would be a subsidized commodity in lieu with WTO’s free trade protocol.
If political parties decides and control who eats what and deprive them of their wish this will be doom for the region.
Comment by Sadanada Pai — October 8, 2006 #
Mangalore is Burning! undoubtedly. Could anyone recall since how long these kinda incidents happening in Mangalore? whos the cause for this? junk roads, unemployment, sky rocketing prices in fuel, food stuffs is what you find in common and from time to time. where does communalism lead us to? why dont we Indians think of development, improvement in the living conditions? The root cause is most of the people are unaware of happenings around. Why dont we learn from other countries? Look where we are. We are still Centuries behind if we got to compare between the developed countries. No doubt we have the most intelligent and smart people, businessmen, professionals from Mangalore. Its not inability in us, its the ignorance which has left the people of Mangalore nowhere. Just compare the IT Hub, Bangalore & Mangalore for an instance. What do we lack compared to Bangalore. Literally nothing. We have the best schools, colleges, environment, transportation. Then why do most professionals move to Bangalore to hunt Jobs? Is Bangalore hit by such communal riots every now n then. The answer is “NO”. Professionals in Mangalore play an easy blame game…where are companies in Mangalore? where do we find jobs? If such communalism activities & violence continues do u think any multinationals would think of investing in Mangalore. Its we who create problems and we who suffer. Losses reaching in Crores. It is WE as indian citizens who can put an end to such stupid things like calling for Bandh, hartals, riots. Its WE who have to change things. Can WE?
Comment by Sameer — October 8, 2006 #