Tension grips Ullal region after clash; security stepped up; buses remain off-road

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July 23, 2013

Mangalore, Jul 23: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Talapady near Ullal in Mangalore taluk following a clash between two groups over an insane issue.

The incident provoked to the bus drivers to resort to strike leaving hundreds of commuters stranded.

According to hospital sources, at least six people sustained injuries, a couple of them severely in the clash.

The injured have been identified as Ayyub, Irshad ,Alfaz, Shameer, all residents of Manjeshwar, and bus driver Chandrakanth and Swastik. They are currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital.

According to local sources, a group of youth from Kunjathoor boarded a bus on Monday evening and misbehaved allegedly misbehaved on board. Even though the driver and conductor scolded them they did not care. However, the youth were made to get down at Talapady with the help of locals.

Enraged over the incident, the group of youth came on motorbike and auto-rickshaw and began to argue with the bus conductor and driver in the night when the bus was stationed at Talapady. Within a few minutes a clash broke out between two groups and the youth were beaten back and blue by a local group. The driver and conductor of the bus also reportedly sustained injuries in the clash.

The police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. A police official said that security has been tightened in the area.

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DK-Udupi local authorities' constituency by-poll: 4 candidates – Cong, BJP, SDPI, Ind – in fray

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October 8,2024

Mangaluru: The by-election to the legislative council from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi local authorities' constituency will be a contest among four candidates. An independent candidate, Muhammed Riyaz, has withdrawn his nomination on Monday, the last day for withdrawal.

Deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP stated that candidates Kishore BR (BJP), Raju Poojary (Congress), Anwar Sadat S (SDPI), and Dinakar Ullal (independent) will be in the fray.

Polling will be held at 392 booths in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts between 8am and 4pm on Oct 21.

A total of 6,032 voters from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are eligible to vote. While there will be 234 polling booths in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi will have 158 stations. Gram panchayat members, corporators of the Mangaluru City Corporation, members of city municipal councils, town municipal councils, town panchayats, MLAs, MLCs, and Lok Sabha members are eligible to vote.

Election observer of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Pankaj Kumar Pandey, reviewed the poll preparations at the deputy commissioner's office on Monday. He issued directions to officials regarding arrangements to be made during the election and counting of votes.

The deputy commissioner stated that out of 6,032 voters, 3,127 are women and 2,905 are men. He said the counting of votes will be held at St Aloysius PU College in the city on Oct 24.

Udupi deputy commissioner Vidya Kumari K, city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal, Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO Anandh K, Dakshina Kannada SP Yathish N, Udupi SP Arun K, and additional deputy commissioners Santhosh Kumar G and Mamatha Devi were present.

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