Mangaluru : Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim has directed the Forest and the Survey departments to jointly survey the land between Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd.’s (MRPL) coke and sulphur units and the Jokatte area for creation of a buffer zone to prevent air pollution in the nearby residential areas. At a meeting on Saturday, Mr. […]

Mangaluru : Two motorcycle-borne men attacked a 36-year-old shopkeeper near Jokatte here on Sunday. According to Surathkal police, Prakash Poojary, a BJP activist and resident of Thokur, was returning from his shop in Jokatte to his house on a scooter. Near Jokatte Third Gate, the two persons on the motorcycle blocked his way. The two, […]

Mangaluru : Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim said on Thursday that a letter would be sent to the State government for the acquisition of land in Jokatte and Neermaje that are facing air pollution problems from Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited’s coke and sulphur recovery units. Talking to presspersons here after going around the affected areas […]

Mangaluru : A large number of students in Jokatte protested in front of the coke unit of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) on Tuesday. The demonstration was in continuation of the demand by Nagarika Horata Samithi, Jokatte, for closure of the coke and sulphur recovery units in MRPL phase III, accusing the two units […]

Mangalore : The DK District Committee of the Sunni Students Federation organized a protest in front of DC office on April 21, Monday, against the shootout of Jokatte based cattle trader Kabir by the Anti-Naxal Force in Shringeri. Addressing the protestors, SSF State General Secretary KM Aboobakker Siddique said that the sudden death of a […]

Mangalore : Few jokatte youths who were on way to Shringeri from Mangalore to bring the body of a cattle transporter Kabeer and his cousin Sarfaraz, were assaulted by Bhajrangdal activists on April 19, Saturday. According to the initial reports, it is learnt that Kabir (22) from Kukkady in Krishnapura was killed as ANF officials […]

Mangalore: Two cattle thieves Hussain Kabir alias Bodda Kabbi(35) and Jabbar Hussain alias Jabbi(26), were caught by Mangalore city police on Sunday Dec.29 at near Krishnapura. They have been in the illegal cattle theft business, supplying cows and calves to the slaughter houses in Bantwal, UIlal, Jokatte and Kudroli for the last 7 years in […]

Moodabidre: Puttige and Jokatte Cricket teams playing in a tournament on Saturday and Sunday came to blows for a matter of one run and fights broke out between players of both teams on the ground. The Moodabidre police rushed to the spot and threw out the players of both the teams and vacated the ground. […]

Mangalore : A  gory mishap reported from Jokatte near Baikampady in Mangalore on the afternoon of May 6, Sunday, claimed the lives of eight labourers who worked at the MSEZ site.  Around 25 labourers were on their way to the MSEZ site when the speeding Tempo Trax in which they were travelling, went out of […]