BJP leader criticizes literary fest; letter threatens bomb blast at venue

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November 25, 2017

Mysuru, Nov 25: The 83rd Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, wherein senior writers and thinkers vociferously condemned the growing communalism and intolerance in India, has irked Bharatiya Janata Party.

BJP leader and Udupi Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje has portrayed the literary convention as the Congress party convention.

Meanwhile, the Mysuru police have upped the security at the convention venue at Maharaja College Grounds following a bomb threat letter.

The letter addressed to the office of Deputy Director of Public Instruction stated that Muslim literature and Muslim teachers have been neglected in the ongoing literary fest.

Sources added, an anonymous caller has warned the authorities to ignore the bomb threat letter at their own peril.

DDPI Manjula has forwarded the letter to Mysuru Police Commissioner Dr A Subhramanyeshwar Rao. The city police have enhanced the security at Sammelana venue.

The three-day literary fest, presided over by Chandrashekar Patil, will conclude on Sunday. Meanwhile, Muslims leaders in Mysuru has condemned the bomb threat and called it a communal conspiracy to defame Muslims.

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sami
 - 
Saturday, 25 Nov 2017

This is a serious terror threat , government should find out who issued and take action.

PK
 - 
Saturday, 25 Nov 2017

We know cheddi are most famous in decieving the people.

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June 18,2020

Mysuru, Jun 18: The Karnataka government's proposal announced on Thursday to hold online classes for students amid concerns over COVID-19 has not gone down well with thousands of tribal students residing in villages across the state.

A team from Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) visited a few tribal hamlets in Mysuru and Kodagu recently and found that the students, unlike their urban counterparts, lack accessibility to not just smartphones and computers, but basic necessities like power supply.

''When such is the situation in the tribal hamlets, how can you expect students to catch up on their studies if classes are held online?'' wondered M L Parashurama Member, KSCPCR, who toured villages like Thithimathi, Beematagere, Devamachchi and Gaddadi in Kodagu's Virajpet taluk, besides Bavali, Balyadi, Machchuru, and Anemone in Mysuru's HD Kote taluk along with Chairperson Antony Sebastian.

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May 31,2020

Mangaluru, May 31: Karnataka BJP president MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has claimed that there has been no differences of opinion within the state BJP.

"The BJP-led government will complete its term under the leadership of B S Yediyurappa," Kateel told media persons in the city on Saturday.

“A few MLAs had met and discussed the developments in North Karnataka. There is nothing wrong in discussing development keeping in mind the party's interests.”

Indiscipline within the party will not be tolerated. Strict action will be initiated against those who indulge in such activities by the party High Command, he warned.

The government, led by Yediyurappa, has carried out good works in the state. All the MLAs are supporting the chief minister. All the MLAs are in contact with me, claimed Kateel.

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June 30,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 30: To instill confidence among its commuters, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has decided to put stamp on hand of all passengers before they are allowed to board the buses.

In a statement issued here on Tuesday, The decision was taken in the wake of a sudden jump in the number of COVID-19 cases reported from Bengaluru.

The round stamp is, however, different from 'home-quarantine' stamp applied to infected and they were not allowed to travel. Officials said that the measure is aimed at reassuring passengers that those travelling with them do not have symptoms. The left hand will be stamped with an ink which can be washed away by the time they reach home.

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