Mangaluru: Personnel of Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) began combing operations near Shiradi on Tuesday after the suspected Naxals made their presence in a nearby hamlet. Three people including a woman were seen with arms at a settlement in a village under the Uppinangadi police station limits on Sunday. Apart from ANF, Dakshina Kannada district police too […]

Mangaluru: In all, 25 teams of the Anti Naxal Force (ANF) began combing operations in the Western Ghats areas close to Dharmasthala on Wednesday as a precautionary security measure in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the temple town on Sunday. According to Sudheer Kumar Reddy C.H., Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada, the […]

Mangaluru: The state government is planing to deploy Anti Naxal Force (ANF) in backward rural areas where there is suspicious naxal activity, said Karnataka State Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara in a meeting held at Karkala guest house here in the town on Friday. The state government is planning to deploy the force in backward […]

Belagavi : Sharpshooters late on Sunday shot dead the man-eater tiger which had been on the prowl in the forests of Khanapur taluk in the district for the last few days. Belagavi Superintendent of Police, Ravikanthe Gowda, confirmed the incident. A massive operation was launched four days ago after the tiger fatally mauled a pregnant […]

Mangalore : Mangalore North MLA BA Moideen Bava said that the home minister has finally announced to compensate Kabeer’s family with Rs 10 lakh, but the government must grant him the compensation of Rs 25 lakhs at least. Speaking at the press meet held at District Congress office on April 24, Thursday, Bava said that […]

Udupi : Bajarang Dal leader Sharan Pumpwell said that the members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad condemn the act of encounter of Jokatte youth by the ANF personnel. Speaking at the press meet held at Udupi Press club on April 21, Monday, he said that the whole episode of shoot out by the […]

Karkala : An injured bullock which was wandering on the roads of Karkala since the  past  15 days  was noticed by one Solomon Alva who   brought eh matter to the notice of a local news website which in turn informed the Tahsildar who made arrangements to send a veterinarian to the spot. ANF personnel,  councilor […]

Belthangady : There is information that suspected Naxals have visited Shishila village in Belthangady last week. Sources said a group of Naxals led by their leader Vikram Gowda and Sundari had visited two houses on Shishila Sudegundi Road on June 28, Friday. It is learnt, the Naxals had food at the house and then left […]

  Belthangady : Two little boys, aged 14 and 11 gave a tough time for the ANF personnel  in Belthangady on November 28, when the latter on noticing  two persons escaping and also  a tent in a forest area at Kataje of Urbiligundi, initially suspected them to be Naxals. Police found large number of plates, […]

Madikeri: ANF Chief  Alok Kumar has said that  people can have licenced guns and target them against Naxals in self defense in case the Naxals barge into houses and threaten inmates. Alok Kumar was speaking to reporters on his arrival to Madikeri in the wake of ANF combing operations in Pushpagiri forest areas. He said […]