Drowning was the cause of VG Siddhartha’s death: Forensic report concludes

VG Siddartha’s body was recovered about a month ago from the Netravati river near Mangaluru.

Karnataka News: Almost a month after the death of Coffee Day founder VG Siddartha, investigating officials concluded that the entrepreneur took his own life. The body of the 60-year old, who went missing on July 29 at the Nethravati Bridge in Mangaluru, was found near an ice-plant at Hoige Bazar about 9 km away from the bridge.

The probe into his mysterious death is still underway. However, investigating officials revealed that Siddartha died after he drowned in the river. “Due to submersion in water, the fluid entered the air passages of the body, which put the body into a condition called Asphyxia (deficient supply of oxygen), which subsequently lead to the death,” an official familiar with the report said.

Rescue officials recovered Siddartha’s body over 18-hours after he drowned and a substantial amount of water had entered his lungs, the official added. The medical examination has also ruled out foul play as suspicious injuries were found on his body at the time of recovery.

Speaking to TNM, Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Dr PS Harsha said, “Yes, based on forensic report we can say it’s a case of suicide, but the investigation will continue (on what led him to end hi life) to bring the case into a logical end.”

Neenu’s fight for Kevin: How a 21-yr-old stood against her family for justice

Over the last 6 months, the 21-year-old has fought all setbacks, including physical and emotional abuse, moral policing, slander and most importantly, her toxic family, to secure justice for Kevin.

Kerala News: On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, the Kottayam Principal Sessions Court announced its landmark judgement convicting 10 persons to double life sentences for the death of Kevin P Joseph. Kevin, a 23-year-old Dalit Christian man, was abducted, murdered and found floating in the Chaliyekara river in Kollam 15 months ago.

But for Neenu, the young woman with whom Kevin was in a relationship, the ordeal is far from over.

The motive behind the gruesome crime was that Kevin and Neenu, a Latin Catholic woman, were in love against the wishes of her family and the young man refused to withdraw. It was shortly after the duo decided to apply to get their marriage registered that he was abducted and murdered on May 28, 2018 by Neenu’s relatives.

For Kevin’s family, especially father Joseph, the judgement comes as a bittersweet victory, the end of a hard fought battle against powerful persons on the other side.

However, if there is one person who has become the symbol of tenacity and strength in the last few months, it is Neenu. The 21-year-old stormed through a treacherous, conflict-ridden path to secure justice for Kevin.

Madras HC summons Deepa and Deepak in hearing regarding Jayalalithaa’s properties

The Court wanted to ascertain the pleas filed on their behalf seeking Letter of Administration (LoA) to manage the properties left behind by Jayalalithaa, including the Poes Garden residence.

Tamil Nadu News: The Madras High Court on Tuesday summoned J Deepa and nephew J Deepak, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s niece and nephew, to the court on Friday to ascertain the pleas filed on their behalf seeking Letter of Administration (LoA) to manage the properties left behind by Jayalalithaa, including the Poes Garden residence Veda Nilayam.

Justices N Kirubakaran and Abdul Quddhose were hearing four separate pleas for administrating Jaya’s properties when they passed this interim order. Two AIADMK members K Pugazhenthi and P Janakiraman, had filed a similar case in the court.

The Hindu Reports that Deepak’s counsel had filed a civil case in the High Court seeking LoA under the Indian Succession Act of 1925. He had also undertaken to settle all debts of his aunt, which he claimed were Rs 40 crore with the Income Tax Department and another Rs 20 crore towards a 1996 bank loan.

In her affidavit, Deepa had alleged that the state government was trying to acquire property worth over Rs 100 crore for a meagre Rs 38 crore.

Meanwhile, the IT Department’s senior standing counsel AP Srinivas, informed the court that it would not be possible for it to assess the value of Jayalalithaa’s properties as directed by the court during the last hearing since they were short of hands and only three surveyors were available.

How a Telangana govt-run school may soon have better sanitation, thanks to Twitter

A government school in Telangana’s Medak town had 2 toilets for 270 girls and none for boys. This, however, may soon change.

Telangana News: For a government-run school in Telangana to get funds to repair and build new toilets, it seems they must bypass the district administration, get online on social media and tweet out their problems to get the government’s attention quicker. When the Zilla Parishad High School at Ramayanpet in Medak wanted to rebuild their thirty-year-old toilets for girl students, activists took to Twitter for officials to take notice.

The school is in a poor state, says Prashanth Mamidala, who runs the Hyderabad-based Helping Hands Humanity, a non-profit that helps teach school children. Prashanth took to Twitter and tagged state ministers and government officials to highlight the plight of the school.

For the 270 girls studying at the school, there are only 2 toilets that do not have drainage access. The 133 boys at the school do not even have toilets and have to relieve themselves outside the school.

“There are 403 students in the school and the girls use the toilets when it is an emergency, else they have to relieve themselves outside the school like the boys,” says G Prasanna Mani, the headmistress of the school. “I do not know the history as to why the school is still in a bad shape or as to why no efforts were taken in the past to fix it,” she adds. Prasanna joined the school as the headmistress this academic year.

‘Saaho’ review: Prabhas is the saving grace of this weakly written action flick

The casting directors of ‘Saaho’ probably camped at gyms across the world and picked up whoever looked sufficiently bulky.

Tollywood News: Sujeeth’s Saaho, made on a lavish budget of Rs 350 crore, is a big dumb action movie that strains to fulfill every adjective describing the genre. Big? Check. Dumb? VERY. Action? You can see where the money went (not on the writing, no).

Sabu Cyril, who built the kingdom of Mahishmati for Amarendra Baahubali, has built the futuristic Waaji for Saaho – a city that serves as a den for the world’s most dreadful gangsters, who all look like slightly cleaned up extras from the sets of Pirates of the Caribbean.

There’s a battle of succession among the gangster groups of Waaji with Rs 2 lakh crore at stake, and it’s a bunch of Indian cops based in Mumbai who are on their track. Prabhas, who is introduced as undercover cop Ashok Chakravarthy, makes a flashy entrance, swigging a bottle of Old Monk and immediately diving into an elaborate action sequence which also features ostriches, a black panther, and a python. For the record, the scene is not set at the San Diego zoo. If you still feel he isn’t undercover enough, he also drives a specially designed car that supposedly cost the makers over Rs 5 crore. Who wouldn’t buy this subtlety?

Read Full Review: Saaho Movie Review

‘Sixer’ review: Vaibhav’s comedy is more like a wide, way off the mark

With its meandering storyline and comedy reeking of homophobia and insensitivity, this comedy is best avoided.

Kollywood News: Vaibhav’s Sixer is supposed to be a funny film. Remember cook Kandhasamy, Goundamani’s famous role from Chinna Thambi where he plays a man suffering from night blindness aka ‘maalaikann’? How much funnier would it be if such a character played the film’s hero, the makers must have thought. Some ideas sure do sound fantastic on paper.

The film’s very first scene is an elaborate show of just how much the hero, Aadhi (Vaibhav) readies himself before 6.00 pm every day. He jumps, skids and rolls down, rushing from the construction site where he’s a site engineer to reach his house safely. His friend waits with his bike revving so this Cinderella can reach home before dusk falls.

Even while his daily life proves to be a struggle for survival, his parents’ (Ilavarasu and Sriranjani) only concern is Aadhi’s marriage and this is cue for some body shaming while going through prospective brides’ photos. Then there’s actor Satheesh playing Aadhi’s friend, doing what he does best – bad jokes, insults, more bad jokes.

Pallak Lalwani plays Krithika, a TV journalist who wants to bring focus to a sensitive social issue.. but don’t worry, this is only for the first 10 minutes, mainly for the meet-cute.

Read Full Review: Sixer Movie Review

Lands and Plots For Sale in Konkan

Every investor wants to own a property on which he can get attractive returns.

Mahaland Property in Konkan: Dapoli is one the hottest investment destination in Konkan region. Price appreciation in metro cities is very less as compared to price appreciation in offbeat locations like Dapoli Konkan. If we are getting 10x price boost on our realty investment in cities and metropolitans then at the same time we can expect 100x price boost i.e. 10 times more in Dapoli Konkan.

Now there are a lot of developments are going in Dapoli Konkan, Many developers are offering projects at attractive prices. If chosen wisely, investing in Dapoli can offer significant returns over low investments.

Konkan and especially Dapoli have caught the attention of the Indian Government and also the Japanese Government. The Japanese Govt is helping the Indian Govt’s Amibtious Project, the DMIC (Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor) by there own funding. Dighi Port is the major Development taking place under DMIC.

Dapoli has cool climate throughout the year and so Dapoli is also called “Mini Mahabaleshwar”. Dapoli is a preferred tourist destination because of its cool weather and long scenic coastal belt. Being very close to Pune and Mumbai Dapoli attracts more tourists on weekends from Pune and Mumbai region.

Because of huge development plans from Government of Maharashtra, there is a huge potential of appreciation of Property prices in this particular stretch of Dapoli Konkan.

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Lands and Plots For Sale in New Thane

Purchasing a property is an intimidating task. It is akin to sitting on the KBC hot seat and getting stuck at a tough question.

Mahaland Property in New Thane: Investing in the right property is nothing short of hitting a jackpot. These days, investors in Mumbai have shifted their attention to the city of Thane, which is witnessing a real boom in terms of development and infrastructure. People are buying, 1, 2 and 2.5 BHK flats in Thane West, East and its surrounding areas. If you too are considering investing in Thane, here’s why it is a good decision.

Thane is for anyone seeking an elevating lifestyle

Thane has become a hot-spot for residential and commercial complexes, with several malls, education and health-care centres. Despite witnessing a 400% hike in development within 8 years, Thane is far from done. According to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) there are several more infrastructure development plans in the offing approved by the MMRDA. Purchasing a 2 or 2.5 BHK in Thane is ideal for your family’s financial security and comfortable lifestyle. With Thane’s position as a central location, experts have been predicting exponential growth. The city has already moved into a self-sufficiency model.

Expectations from the future

In the past 5 years, both Ghodbunder Road and Manpada have undergone a major face-lift. These former forest-land stretches have now become a major link between the Eastern and Western Express highways of Mumbai. These areas have become major hubs of residential and commercial property, while also fitting the budget of the average middle-class family.

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Residential and Commercial Plots for sale in Konkan

The Konkan region is the most beautiful and God gifted land between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea at western coastline of India and known as little slice of paradise of Maharashtra.

Mahaland : Region of Konkan or the Konkan Coast includes Thane district of Maharashtra to Mangalore port city of Karnataka and known for many tourist attractions and locations to explore. Konkan region is well famous for its long and narrow stretch of sparkling beaches with crystal blue waters and white-black sand.

Sprawling seashores, serene beauty and lush green nature are attracting many to buy residential properties in Konkan, but the new trend shows that buyers from Mumbai and Thane are scouting for ‘second homes’ in villages of Konkan.

According to one estimate, over one lakh buyers from Thane, Mumbai or Pune region have enquired or shown active interest in buying properties in last three years. In the recently concluded ‘Konkan Exhibition’ in Thane, which displayed exclusive residential properties in Konkan fetched more than 3,000 enquiries from buyers.

Considering this rising demand from the buyers from Mumbai, Thane and surrounding regions, many developers who have origins in Konkan and own land in the villages have come forward to develop properties to provide virgin ‘Second Leisure Homes’ options. Such developers are also attempting to ensure environment-friendly village development and making villages self-sufficient by providing employment to villagers.

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Residential and Commercial Plots for sale in Goa

Goa – the land of endless seas, bright sunshine and limitless possibilities. Goa – the name resonant with happiness, peace, serenity and relaxation.

Mahaland Properties : Goa, for obvious reasons, is the most loved tourist spot in India for local and international travellers alike. It’s extremely well developed infrastructure, lower cost of living, well connected and well maintained roads and railways, easy accessibility from major states, the hip and happening night life, multitude of clubs, resorts, hotels, the never ending shoreline, good law and order condition and the upcoming industries – make it a perfect blend of laid back and urban chic!

Few years back, people were only looking at Goa for spending their vacations. However, with the current state of affairs, it is fast becoming a sought after location for high end malls, retail shops, luxurious villas and even individual apartments. Offering high returns, and advantages such as lower stamp taxes and duties compared to the rest of India, there are properties in Goa for sale suiting every budget and taste.

In short, one can say that Goa provides exciting opportunities for the investors and property developers. There are numerous benefits of buying property in Goa. The state has well developed infrastructure, efficient administration, able law and order condition, highly maintained intra-state as well as inter-state road network, coupled with expansive natural and scenic beauty. With developments happening all across Goa, it is the current hub of investment activity and this will only increase in the foreseeable future.

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