Six fishermen go missing, one rescued after fishing boat sinks off Mangalore

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September 15, 2011

Mangalore, September 15: Six local fishermen went missing after a trawl boat sank off the coast of Tannirbavi near here in the wee hours of Thursday.

The personnel of coast guard and police are conducting emergency search and rescue operations in the rough waters with the help of local fishermen.

The trawl boat owned by one Nazeer from Farangipet had left Old Port, here, for deep see fishing, nine days ago, with seven fishermen on-board.

The 50 foot boat had reportedly stranded in the troubled waters, a few nautical miles away from the local coast, while returning on Wednesday evening.

According to sources, Srikant, one of the fishermen on-board, had contacted the owner Nazeer through phone around 2 am to inform that water had been penetrating into the vessel. However, the owner lost communications with the fishermen a few minutes later.

Meanwhile, a middle aged Kailas, one of the seven fishermen of the missing boat, was rescued by another fishing boat named 'S M Fisheries', at around 6:30 am.

It is also suspected that the boat might have collided with the wreckage of the MV DenDen, an oil tanker, which had capsized and sank near Tannirbavi in June 2007, with the loss of seven lives.

More details are awatied

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Situation in Nagamangala town peaceful after Ganesh idol procession violence: Home Minister

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September 14,2024

Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said the situation in violence-hit Nagamangala town in Mandya district is peaceful now, and steps have been taken to ensure that no untoward incidents take place.

Clashes had broken out between two groups during the Ganesh idol procession in the town, following which mobs went on a rampage with stone pelting and targeting several shops and vehicles leading to tension on Wednesday night.

"Situation in Nagamangala is now peaceful and there is no problem there. I have also instructed officials to hold a peace meeting there. We have instructed officers to ensure that no untoward incidents take place, enough police force is also stationed there," Parameshwara told reporters here.

About 55 people have been arrested in connection with the incident and they have been sent to judicial custody, according to police sources.

Responding to a question on opposition parties including JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy raising doubts about the FIR, he said, "The police will do what has to be done in accordance with law..."

Asked about BJP sending a fact finding team to Nagamangala, the Home Minister said, "Let them find the facts and inform us, and if there is any fact from their fact finding, we will look into it. It will make our work a bit easier." The BJP panel consisting of MLA C N Ashwath Narayan, former Minister Byrathi Basavaraj, former Minister K C Narayana Gowda, state secretary Lakshmi Ashwin Gowda, and former IPS officer Bhaskar Rao, will visit the spot and submit a comprehensive report to the party in a week.

According to police, an argument had broken out between two groups, when the Ganesh idol procession by devotees from Badri Koppalu village reached a place of worship on Wednesday, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.

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