Mangaluru: People of Jokatte staged protest march demanding to withdraw the case, exclude the names from the rowdy sheter list and suspension of Inspector Cheluvaraju, on Monday at Surathkal Railway Bridge. Protestors gathered in hundreds of number and started marching towards the Surathkal police station. Protestors were stopped near Surathkal junction by the police. Raged […]

Mangaluru: “Nagarika Horata Samiti will hold a protest march on September 19, for including the names of Nagarika Horata Samiti members in rowdy sheeters’ list for protesting against MRPL’s third phase coke sulphur plant,” said Samiti leader Muneer Katipalla. He was addressing the press personnel on Thursday at district DYFI office. “Some of the samiti […]

Mangaluru : DYFI State president  Muneer Katipalla and two activists, who were arrested for allegedly obstructing road work in the Mangalore Special Economic Zone area on Thursday, were released on interim bail late Thursday night. The residents, under the aegis of Jokatte Nagarika Horata Samiti, have been opposing a portion of the corridor road work […]

Mangaluru : The Jokatte Nagarika Horata Samiti members said they will be forced to carry out protests before the houses of three Ministers, two MLAs and the MP if the government failed to take any action against the alleged air and water pollution caused by the coke and sulphur recovery units of Mangalore Refinery and […]

Mangaluru : Residents of Jokatte and activists marched to the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited’s main gate demanding the closure of the coke and sulphur recovery units for the alleged violation of pollution norms. The protest march was carried out by the Nagarika Horata Samiti, Jokatte and members of other local social organisations also joined […]

Mangaluru : A protest against MRPL by residents of Jokatte and nearby villages turned ugly on Thursday with the protesters allegedly throwing stones at workers who were installing a 30-ft high-wind break-wall at the refinery’s coke yard. The wall is being built to prevent dust from the yard flying towards the residential areas. The Karnataka […]

Mangaluru : Activists and residents of Jokatte under the aegis of Nagarika Horata Samiti on Monday staged a demonstration in front of the office of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board in Baikampady Industrial Estate. The demonstration was to demand action against Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited for the alleged air and water pollution from […]

Mangaluru : The Nagarika Horata Samiti members in association with DYFI and Residents of Jokatte, Kalavaru and surrounding areas organised a protest rally holding brooms in hand held (porake pradarshana) in front of Mangalore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Limited office near Urwa Stores here on Monday Dec 22. The protesters holding brooms in their hands […]