Updated at 8.00 pm, IST
Mangalore: City gets back into the Cocoon
Oct 10: The clock struck seven and the city went indoors! Curfew returned to the buzzing city and cast its spell of fear.
By 6.30 pm traffic on Mangalore roads went intense. A mad rush was seen on the roads.
By 6.45 pm there was a grave-like silence. For once there was a feeling that Mangaloreans have learnt discipline. It was not wrong to assume that cane treatment teaches all people a lesson.
By 7 pm Mangalore turned into a ‘No Man’s Island’ and the pinch of a curfew was felt by all.
The police vans with announcement for people to stay indoors were few. Perhaps they were not needed as people knew well that they have to be behind closed doors by 7 pm.
It was a nightmare for 30-year-old Varuna, a Frenchman who landed at Kankanady, Mangalore at 7.10 pm. Greeted with lathis, this Frenchman had more shocks than a pleasant journey.
He stepped into Mangalore on a transit to Kerala. Shocked to see the state of Mangalore, he had none to come to his rescue. However Daijiworld Correspondent who has special permission to move around in the city during curfew dropped him on his vehicle to the railway station.
“What has happened to this city?” was the reaction of this foreigner who had visited India nine times.
A peaceful day for Mangalore brought hopes for a better tomorrow. People are now hopeful that on Wednesday section 144 will be lifted and all will breathe the air of freedom once again.
Mangalore Remains Peaceful – Life Moves on Briskly
Updated: Tuesday 4.00 pm, IST
Oct 10: With the situation in and around Mangalore being peaceful life here caught up with its pace by noon. The initial hesitation to come out freely on the road and the fear of any sudden violence prevented people from venturing into their regular business.
But with no untoward incidents reported confidence was built in people and Mangalore was seen buzzing by evening.
Rumours were making rounds powerfully. The bus service was in full strength and the deficit of essential commodities was filled by traders within hours of vehicles moving into Mangalore.
Tight security by the DK police and the additional forces from outside the district kept a watchful eye on all regions.
The common concern is to move indoors before 7 pm when the curfew will be re-imposed till 7 am of Wednesday.
Superintendent of police B Dayananda speaking to Daijiworld said that there have been no major untoward incidents and the city and the surroundings are peaceful.
Fear Still Alive as Life Limps to Normalcy
Updated: Tuesday 12.00 noon, IST
Oct 10: After five days of cloistered life, people returned to normal life. But the element of fear was evident. Further the eagerness to get back to routine life made people wait for 7 am on Tuesday.
Restless that they were, people were even seen near the barricades installed by the police by 6.45 am. As the clock struck 7 am, the vehicles zoomed on the deserted roads.
Within minutes Mangalore and around got up on its feet and moved around normally. However only few city and service buses ventured on the street. The rest followed them after a couple of hours.
Several shops remained closed till 11 pm, but the Central Market was buzzing with regular trade.
Lorries carrying vegetables, LPG cylinders, flowers and other essential commodities began entering Mangalore and soon trade resumed its lost pace.
Rumours were also active as reiterating the fear that people had after the dark days of violence.
However it was a great relief for people as they were fed up with the forced hibernation.
The situation in the city remained peaceful, but stray instances of violence were reported from the suburbs.
Police security was intense and they were watchful.
Updated: Tuesday, Oct 10
8-30 am
Mangalore: As was already announced in these columns on Monday night, the citizens will get a respite of 12 hours from the curfew in force - between 7 am and 7 pm. It will be re-imposed at 7 pm according to current information.
However, if the situation improves, the curfew policy may be reviewed in the evening.
With an atmosphere of newfound freedom, vehicles and city buses are seen plying on the roads.
Mangalore: Curfew to be Lifted During the Day on Oct 10
Oct 9: Curfew will be lifted between 7 am and 7 pm on Oct 10. However section 144 will be imposed for ensuring security and peace.
Speaking to Daijiworld, SP B Dayananda said that Mangalore and around has been peaceful and the police has left no stone unturned to restore peace and avert any untoward incidents.
Forming groups in public places is not permitted under Section 144. However, schools and colleges have been declared holiday in Mangalore and in Ullal regions.
Union Minister of state for Home Prakash Jaiswal who spoke after his visit to the riot-affected areas said that a report will be submitted to the Central Government with details of the communal clashes that triggered violence in Mangalore and regions around.
The state government will have to look into the issue of compensation to those affected by riots. Meeting of the peace committee should also be held, he said making his observation that the police force in the region was inadequate.
Jaiswal also informed that the Governor of Karnataka had not submitted a report to central government.
“Such a prolonged curfew is not good for the region. Peace must be restored at the earliest,” Jaiswal opined.
Mangalore and around remained peaceful with no major incidents of violence. However, a total of 158 cases related to the riots have been registered so far.
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