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Muslim groups decry ‘murderous politics’, urge people to defeat communalism

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January 12, 2018

Mangaluru, Jan 12: Thousands of Muslims from across Dakshina Kannada district on Friday converged at Nehru Maidan in the city to register their protest against the recent coldblooded murders of elderly Muslim man Ahmed Basheer and Hindu youth Deepak Rao.

Most of the speakers at the condolence-cum-protest meet jointly organised by various local Muslim groups decried the Sangh Parivar and communal outfits for “playing political games over dead bodies of innocent Hindus and Muslims” ahead of looming Karnataka assembly polls.

Deepak and Basheer were attacked by two separate gangs on January 3 at Katipalla and Kottara Chowki. The former died on the spot while the latter breathed his last at a hospital on January 7. Police have already arrested the alleged murderers in both cases.

Addressing the gathering at protest meet, Haji Hameed Kandak, a local Muslim leader, said that the police should unmask the masterminds behind the murders. “Police have only arrested those who committed the murders. But, those who planned the murders to create communal unrest and gain political mileage have not yet been arrested,” he lamented.

He urged the people of all the communities to get united and defeat those who try to create divide between the followers of different faiths. “We don’t need to hold swords to fight the anti-social elements. Our unity is their defeat,” he added.

S B Darimi, Khateeb of Puttur Juma Masjid, said that Muslims do not expect appeasement from the government. “It’s the duty of government to empower Muslims economically, socially and politically. Appeasement is of no use,” he said.

Dinesh Hegde Ulepady, advocate and human rights activist, said that communal harmony is the need of the hour in coastal Karnataka. “Communal goons have no religion. They are enemies of their own community and religion. Hence all should oppose them,” he added.

Yasir Hasan from PFI, Rafeeuddin Kudroli from Uniwef, former Mangaluru mayor K Ashraf and DK wakf panel chief Kanachur Monu also spoke on the occasion. Slain Basheer’s son Ibrahim, Mangaluru North MLA Mohiuddin Bava, Shafi Bellare and Suhel Kandak were present among others.

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July 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 5: A total number of 32 SSLC students, who took exams between June 25 and July 3 have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Eighty other students are in home quarantine. As per a press release from the Karnataka government here as of July 3, more than 7.60 lakh students wrote the exam, with 14,745 absentees. The report from the government stated that 3,911 students did not attend the exams as they were in a containment zone. A total of 863 students had not attended the exams as they were unwell.

Last week, a Class 10 student from Hassan had tested coronavirus positive. The student reportedly wrote an exam on June 25, despite having taken the coronavirus test. His positive result reportedly came shortly after he finished writing the exam.

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February 21,2020

Mysuru, Feb 21: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said Amulya Leona, who raised pro-Pakistan slogans, had links with Naxalites.

Yediyurappa said that Amulya's links with Naxalites have been proved in an investigation. "She must be punished and action will be taken against the people behind it," he said.

"Bail should not be given to Amulya. Her father has also said he won't protect her. Its proved now that she had contacts with Naxals. Proper punishment should be given," he added.

While speaking to reporters at Mysuru Airport, the chief minister said unless actions are taken against the organisations who provoke them to make such comments, it is not possible to control them.

Yediyurappa suspects that the incident was a conspiracy to disturb peace and harmony in the state.

Minister B C Patil said that such incidents should not repeat. "It appears that youths are misused for such anti-national activities, he said.

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Media Release
February 12,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 11: Renowned journalist and winner of Magsaysay award, P Sainath will be in Mangaluru on February 14 & 15 at St. Aloysius College (Autonomous). He will speak on the topic ‘Indian democracy in post liberalisation and post truth era’.

P Sainath’s two-day visit to St. Aloysius College will also feature a workshop by the veteran journalist on his rural development project PARI (People’s Archives of Rural India). It is a part of the tenth edition of Media Manthan, a National level media fest organised by the post-graduate department of Journalism and Mass Communication of St. Aloysius College.

P. Sainath is a veteran journalist and media activist who has an avid interest in rural reporting. People’s Archives of Rural India (PARI), a digital journalism platform is an initiative put forward by him which aims to document rural Indian lives and livelihood. Sainath is also a teacher who has trained over 1000 media persons across 27 years.

Media Manthan is a media festival by the PG Department of Mass Communication of St. Aloysius College (Autonomous). Besides endowment lecture and workshop by P. Sainath, the fest holds various media-related competitions for the students of various colleges from across the state.

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