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City gears up for Advani Yatra

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October 30, 2011

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Mangalore, October 30: The police have a tough task of maintaining law and order in next 24 hours as the much publicised Jan Chetan Yatra of BJP veteran L K Advani will be rolling into this sensitive coastal city on Monday morning amidst protests and criticism.

On Sunday leaders and workers of Dakshina Kannada district BJP, youth and students wings, were engaged in hectic preparations to welcome the Yatra while the district unit of Youth Congress staged a protest in front of Mangalore City Corporation and vent their anger at scam hit BJP led state government.

The agitating Congress workers, sporting masks of jailed BJP leaders including former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, G Janardhana Reddy, Katta Subramanya Naidu and S N Krishnaiah Setty, raised slogans against the so called anti-corruption rally.

An eerie atmosphere prevailed for more than half an hour when the protesters and the campaign vehicle of Yuva Morcha became face to face, when the formers were getting ready for 'road blockade' after garlanding the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of MCC.

The agitators began to intensify their anti-Advani slogans after seeing the saffron vehicle depicting the portrait of former deputy prime minister. However, dozens of policemen intervened and pave the way for Yuva Morcha vehicle to continue its awareness rally.

Grand Preparation

According to district BJP chief Padmanabh Kottari, the BJP workers from every booth level will take part in the public meeting to be held at Nehru Maidan on Monday morning. Various committees have been constituted to look into the preparations for the yathra in the district.

Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Jagadish Shettar, Higher Education Minister Dr V S Acharya, Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje, BJP State President K S Eshwarappa are expected to take part in the meeting.

The district BJP on Monday launched Janachethana padayathra from Belthangady to Mangalore covering 60 km as part of the Janachethana Yathra. The padayathra commenced after offering pooja at Kuthyaru Sri Somanatheshwara Temple at 6.30 am. Senior advocate Nemiraj Shetty, District-in-Charge Minister Krishna Palemar, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel took part in the flagging off of the padayathra along with hundreds of party workers. The Padayathra reached Mangalore at around 10 pm.

Hundreds of the BJP workers on Monday morning are expected to take out another padayathra from Ladyhill, Mangaladevi and Jyothi Circle to the convention venue. From Mangalore, Advani will travel to Udupi and then later to Murdeshwar, Karwar and Goa.

As part of Advani's yathra, the BJP Yuva Morcha will carry out two-wheeler rally from Mangala Stadium to the Central Maidan on Monday at 9 am. The rally will pass through Lalbagh-PVS Circle-Navbharath Circle-K S Rao Road before reaching the Central Maidan.

Traffic Diversions

Meanwhile, Dakshina Kannada district administration has announced change in traffic flow in account of Yatra on Monday. The curbs on traffic flow will be in force from 6 am until such time that the Jan Chetana Yatra leaves for Udupi, where Advani is scheduled to address a public meeting at Rajangana ground later in the afternoon.

Parking vehicles on either side of the road from Bajpe airport to Circuit House junction has been banned.

No parking will be allowed on either side of the road from Circuit House-KPT Nanthoor-Shivbhagh-Agnes-Horticulture-Balmatta-Ambedkar Circle-Balmatta Road-Hampankatta-UP Mallya Road-A B Shetty Circle.

The parking of vehicles has been banned on AB Shetty Circle-Hampankatta-Light House Hill Road-Dr Ambedkar Circle-Balmatta-Horticulture-KPT-Kuntikana. No vehicles can be parked from Kottara to Mulky on NH 66.

All the vehicles which come from the programme can be parked at Upper Maidan, Old Kent Road, Mangaladevi Road, Post Office Road (one side) and Rosario Road (one side).

The movement of all kinds of vehicles from A B Shetty Circle to Clock Tower junction has been banned from 10:00 am till the conclusion of the programme.

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March 1,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 1: A Bengaluru Court has extended the judicial custody of Amulya Leona, who raised 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogan at an anti-CAA rally in Bengaluru's Freedom Park on Feb 20, till March 5.

Amulya was sent to 14-day judicial custody for her actions in the presence of All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

A sedition case has been registered against Amulya.

According to the police, a suo moto case under Section 124A (sedition), 153A and B (promoting enmity between different groups and imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration) have been registered against the girl.

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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Tuesday criticised BJP-led Karnataka government for limiting or omitting various topics including chapters on 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali.

Speaking to media here at Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office, Shivakumar said Congress will not allow BJP government in Karnataka to "divert history".

"Tipu Sultan does not belong to one caste or a class. He is part of the history of this country. BJP government has removed chapters related to him for its political advantage. It is their decision whether they celebrate Tipu Sultan Jayanti or not, but he is part of our history. 

The President of this country Ramnath Kovind came to the Vidhan Sabha and praised Tipu's patriotism during a joint session," Shivakumar said.

"The BJP government has come to power today. Our history should not change. We will not let these people to covert or dilute history. This is the stand of the Congress party. Our experts will study the pros and cons of this decision," he added.

Shivakumar further said many countries around the world have praised the Constitution, Indian history and expressed their willingness to "adapt it".

"But the BJP is trying to curtail this. We need to educate our children. Our team will also study this and we will not let this happen," he said.
The Karnataka government, in a bid to reduce the syllabus for state board schools by 30 per cent, has limited or omitted various topics including chapters on Mysuru rulers Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan from the class 7 social science textbook.

The reduction in syllabus comes as schools are closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state, and classes have been moved online.
The Department of Public Instruction of the Karnataka government also limited or removed various other topics from the syllabus of class 6 to 10 as they were repeated or can be alternatively taught.

Earlier, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had revised the syllabus for the classes IX to XII for the academic session 2020-21 in a "one-time measure" owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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May 11,2020

Mangaluru, May 11: The first evocation flight from Dubai to Mangaluru amidst corona crisis is expected to bring back 177 stranded Kannadigas, mainly residents of coastal Karnataka, on Tuesday, May 12.

All the international passengers have to undergo three mandatory upon their arrival at Mangaluru International Airport - the thermal test, pulse oximetry reading and swab test.

They will be categorised based on their health condition and sent to institutional quarantine, said Sindhu B Rupesh, deputy commissioner, Dakshina Kannada.

“Those with some health issues on arrival (Category A) will be ferried through ambulances to quarantine facilities and rest in buses,” she said.

Arriving passengers will be given the option to choose their quarantine home (lodge, hostel and service apartment) based on their budget and preference.

It is learnt that Dakshina Kannada district administration has kept ready close to 1,000 rooms. The tariff for quarantine facilities is between Rs 1,200 and Rs 4,500 (including food) per day.

As per the Karnataka government, as on May 6, about 10,823 stranded expatriates are expected to return home.

The CISF, airport authorities, health and police departments will make arrangements for the arriving repatriates at MIA.

Sindhu said that the district administration has no personal information about the arriving passengers and there is high probability that they may belong to other districts or the neighbouring Kerala.

“So far, the district administration has received the missive that 177 passengers will be landing on May 12. If we are given advance details about the expats from other districts/state, the district administration will alert them to make necessary arrangements,” she said.

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