Two weeks on, search continues for missing Malpe boat; fate of 7 fishermen unknown

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December 30, 2018

Udupi, Dec 30: Two weeks since it went missing off Goa coast, the search for the missing fishing boat ‘Suvarna Tribhuja’ with seven fishermen on board from Malpe, continues without any concrete evidence about the fate of the vessel.

The boat had left for fishing from Udupi’s Malpe fishing harbour on December 13. The last communication from the boat was on December 15.

Raghupati Bhat, MLA, told presspersons here on Saturday that he had sent an email to Prime Minister Narendra over the missing fishing boat. Already Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had directed the Coast Guard and Indian Navy to search for the boat.

It was due to the request made to Ms Sitharaman that helicopters were not only searching in the sea but also the backwaters in neighbouring Maharashtra. Though the fishermen in Malpe had expressed strong suspicion that the boat might have been hijacked by terrorists, the officials of the Coast Guard had told him that this was unlikely.

In some earlier instances, boats were taken by force due to fights between fishermen of different States. But they got resolved quickly. Never before had a fishing boat from Malpe been missing for so long. The chance of the boat having been hit by another ship too was remote as no big ship had passed that way on December 15, Mr. Bhat said.

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March 27,2025

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The Karnataka government has announced that Nandini milk will become ₹4 costlier per litre starting April 1, 2025. This is the second price hike this year.

The decision was made during a cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Karnataka Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna and Animal Husbandry Minister K Venkatesh said the increase is meant to support dairy farmers by covering the rising costs of producing and processing milk.

Officials also said that:

>> The extra money from the price hike will go directly to the milk producers.

>> The earlier ₹2 price hike (announced on June 26, 2024) will be withdrawn.

>> The new price hike of ₹4 will apply to both 500 ml and 1-litre packets.

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March 21,2025

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Assembly on Friday passed Bills doubling the salaries of the chief minister, ministers, and legislators, adding an annual burden of ₹62 crore on the exchequer.

The CM's monthly salary will increase from ₹75,000 to ₹1.5 lakh, while ministers will see a 108% hike, from ₹60,000 to ₹1.25 lakh. MLAs and MLCs will get ₹80,000 per month, up from ₹40,000, and their pension will rise from ₹50,000 to ₹75,000.

The Karnataka Ministers Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Bill and the Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Bill were passed without debate, as the Opposition BJP protested in the well of the House.

The Bills cited the rising cost of living as justification for the hike. The Assembly Speaker and Legislative Council chairperson will now receive ₹1.25 lakh per month, up from ₹75,000.

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