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High court upholds ban on Dr Zakir Naik's entry into Mangaluru

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January 1, 2016

Bengaluru, Jan 1: The Karnataka high court has upheld the prohibitory order issued by Mangaluru city police commissioner S Murugan banning the entry of internationally acclaimed orator Dr Zakir Naik to Mangaluru between December 31 and January 6.

zakirnaik1The development comes after South Karnataka Salafi Movement (SKSM) which decided to postpone the public meeting of Dr Zakir Naik by two months.

Dr Zakir Naik was supposed deliver a talk on ‘What is Islam’ at an interfaith peace conference on January 2 at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru. Saffron outfits had warned the police and government of dire consequences if Dr Zakir Naik was allowed to enter the city.

Meanwhile, SKSM, the host of the event postponed the event as per the advice of Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara.

Prior to this Citizen Action Forum had filed a petition at the high court urging to impose ban on Dr Zakir Naik’s entry in coastal Karnataka. It had argued that the Islamic scholar’s speech may lead to communal tension in the region.

The vacation division bench of the high court comprising Justice B Manohar and Justice B Veerappa passed the order upholding the temporary ban on Dr Zakir Naik but allowed the SKSM to hold the conference without inviting him.

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Sunday, 3 Jan 2016

Well Done!! Good judgement. Mangalore is better-off without this man

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May 27,2020

Bengaluru, May 27: Former Karnataka chief minister and JD-S leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said that the state government should withdraw the decision to name the Yelahanka bridge after Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

"The state government's decision to name the Yelahanka bridge after Savarkar is a disgrace to those who have struggled for the country's prosperity. This doesn't give a good name to the state government," Kumaraswamy tweeted.

"There are many great people who worked for the development of the country before and after independence. Their names could have been used for this bridge. Do other states name their bridges after our leaders? On behalf of the people of the state, I urge the state government to take a step back from this decision," he added.

The newly built Yelahanka bridge was named after Savarkar last year in a BBMP council meeting. Later it was sent to state government for approval. Tomorrow, the bridge is likely to be inaugurated for public use.

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March 11,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 11: With the outbreak of coronavirus, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday said that over 1,000 people in the state have been identified for observation.

"So far, 1048 people have been identified for observation. Out of which 446 samples have been sent for testing. 389 samples have tested negative. Four samples have tested positive," Chief Minister Yediyurappa told reporters.

Earlier today, Health Minister B Sriramulu said that family members of those who tested positive for COVID-19 have been isolated and their health is being monitored.

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May 13,2020

Mangaluru, May 13: Karnataka revised its standard operating procedure (SOP) for international passengers to allow pregnant women, children and senior citizens to entre home quarantine if they test negative for covid-19. 

The development comes after former minister and Mangaluru MLA U T Khader urged the government to follow the Kerala model in handling the repatriates and take extra care of pregnant women and senior citizens at Mangaluru and Bengaluru Airports.

Passengers will be initially dived into two categories. Category A includes passengers symptomatic on arrival while Category B passengers are those asymptomatic on arrival. 

While category A passengers will be directly shifted to covid-19 hospital, category B passengers will be sent to 14-day institutional quarantine.

If there are pregnant women, children below 10 years of age and senior citizens in category B, they will remain in institutional quarantine until they obtain a negative report (after throat swab testing for covid-19). It may take one or two days to get the throat swab testing report. 

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