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Bishop meets city police chief; expresses concern over delay in withdrawal of Church attack cases

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July 23, 2011
Mangalore, July 23: It was one of the rare occasions on Friday evening when the Bishop of Mangalore diocese, Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D Souza, lost his temper when he told the City Police Commissioner that he is ashamed to visit the latter's office as the chief minister as well as home minister have failed to keep their words on disposal of cases related to church attacks dated September 14-15, 2008.

“Though Chief Minister B?S?Yeddyurappa had made a promise to withdraw all the cases pertaining to church attacks about six months ago, the promises have remained only on paper. On the other hand, the cabinet too has not taken any decision in this regard, the Bishop rued.

Stating that 29 persons were issued summons to appear before JMFC III court on July 21, the Bishop regretted that 28 others have been issued summons to appear before the JMFC?II court on July 23 in connection with 12 cases.

Appealing the chief minister through the City Police Commissioner through a memorandum, the Bishop said that the chief minister has forced the Bishop, clergy and laity to beg for justice. “As I believed the words of chief minister and home minister, I?have lost face before the people,” the Bishop said urged the police commissioner to take steps towards speedy disposal of pending cases.In his reply, City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh said that the files were recently forwarded from the Commissioner's office and assured to take steps to do the needful at the earliest.

KPCC Secretary Ivan D'Souza, CODP?Director Fr Onil D'Souza, Sr Assumpta, Sr Michell, Fr Thomas, JD(S) leader Susheel Noronha and many Catholic leaders accompanied the Bishop.

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Mangaluru, Apr 12: Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Saturday, April 11, welcomed the State government’s decision to permit fishing during the lockdown that’s now extended till April 30.

“We welcome the Centre’s decision to permit fishing during the lockdown. This directive comes as a huge relief for the fishing community,” Poojary told newsmen here.

Poojary informed that 14,000 boats will be deployed for fishing. Keeping the need for social distancing in mind only five crew members will be allowed on a boat. The boats can set sail in the morning and should return by evening.

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Kalaburagi, Mar 7: Congress and JDS MLAs are eagerly waiting to join BJP, said former minister and chairman of Nijasharana Ambigara Choudaiah Abhivradhi Nigama, Baburao Chinchansur, here on Friday.

Speaking at a press conference here, Baburao said if the BJP top brass gives a green signal to include MLAs of other parties, both Congress and JDS would be almost empty. Many leaders, including D K Shivakumar and G Parameshwara, won’t support Siddaramaiah and the former CM will have to find his own way in the coming days, he predicted. He said Congress will not be coming to power in Karnataka for the next 20 years, he said.

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Bengaluru, Apr 15: Bengaluru Commissioner of Police, Bhaskar Rao, said that prohibitory order under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, will remain in place for all parts of the City Commissionerate till April 20.

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"Prohibitory order under section 144 of CrPC will remain in force, in all parts of the Bengaluru City Commissionerate for a period up to 12 am of April 20 with effect from 12 am of April 14," according to Rao.

Karnataka, so far, has 258 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 9 deaths being reported due to the infection, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.

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