Signature campaign against 'made-snana' launched

January 6, 2012

made Mangalore, January 6: Continuing the fight against 'made-snana' at various Hindu temples including Kukke Subramanya Swamy temple, backward classes leader K S Shivaram has launched a signature campaign against the casteist ritual in Mysore.

Intellectuals, retired professors and also leaders cutting across party barriers took part in the campaign which was launched on Thursday at K?R?Circle in the city.

Litterateur K?S?Bhagwan said when the whole of nation has accepted the Constitution of India that vouches for equality, the afore said ritual which clearly discriminates the people is still followed. The irony here is government too is supporting the practice.?Instead, the government should initiate strict measures by banning the same.

Pejawar Mutt Seer Sri?Vishweshatheerta is supporting the ritual. The society should wake up and take serious note of the same, he said.

Journalist Rajasehkar Koti said the innocents are swayed over by the misbelief that by rolling over the left over meals as part of the ritual, they will get rid off diseases. If it (misbelief) holds true, what is the necessity of hospitals. The seer instead of advising the innocents is buttressing the ritual.

Koti warned of filing a public interest litigation (PIL) if the government prefers to keep mum. K?S?Shivaram of Karnataka State Backward Classes Awareness Forum , secretary A?S?Krishne?Gowda, vice-president M?Lingaraju, convener of Federation of?Dalit Organisations P?Raju and others were present.

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Dakshina Kannada records 167 new covid cases; 2 deaths

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July 9,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 9: The coastal district of Dakshina Kannada today recorded death of two coronavirus patients.

Meanwhile, the district today also recorded 167 new covid cases taking the total number of cases to 1701.

Yesterday, the district had recorded 183 cases. Today more cases were reported from Bantwal and Ullal regions.

According to sources, a 48-year-old man from Boloor, who was under treatment for covid-19 at designated covid hospital passed away today.

A 62-year-old covid patient, who had SARI symptoms, breathed his last at a private hospital.

With this, the total number of deaths of covid-19 patients in the district reached 30 including two deaths caused by other reasons.

Of the 167 who tested positive on Thursday, 110 are males and 57 females including seven children.

Three have returned from Qatar and Dubai, one from Bengaluru, 42 are diagnosed with influenza-like illness (ILI), six are diagnosed with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) and 64 are primary contacts of earlier patients. Contact tracing process of 38 patients is on, and 13 pre-surgery samples.

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Man arrested under Wildlife Protection Act for biting snake to death in Karnataka

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May 7,2020

Kolar, May 7: A 38-year-old man has been arrested for biting a snake and peeling off its skin at Mustur village in Kolar district of Karnataka.

Mulbagal range forest officer KN Ravikeerthi said forest officials nabbed Kumar, a construction worker, at Mustur on Wednesday and booked him under the Wildlife Protection Act. He was under the influence of alcohol.

Ravikeerthi said Kumar's offence is non-bailable and attracts a jail term of up to three years. The remains of the snake were collected and sent to a lab to ascertain its species. Forest officials said the snake Kumar bit was not a viper as was reported earlier but a rat snake.

On Tuesday, Kumar was riding back home after buying liquor when the snake ca me under his bike's wheels. He tossed the injured snake around his neck, bit it and peeled off its skin. Kumar said the snake had troubled him in the past.

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In Mangaluru, some bus conductors too start wearing protective gears

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June 6,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 6: As buses in Karnataka are operating following precautionary measures issued by the government to combat COVID-19, a few bus conductors were seen working wearing protective gears resembling personal protective equipment (PPE) on Saturday.

The Karnataka government had allowed resumption of bus services in the state during the fourth phase of COVID-19 lockdown, which ended on May 31.

The private buses were also equipped with hand sanitiser for the passengers. All the passengers were seen wearing face masks and maintaining distance from each other.

One of the bus conductors, en route State bank to Shaktinagar in Mangaluru was, was seen fully covered with protective suit.

Sudarshan, a private bus conductor, also covered his face with a face shield. "PPE kit is for our protection and it is a must to keep ourselves and our passengers safe from COVID-19. All necessary equipment, including sanitisers and masks to fight COVID-19 have been provided by our bus owner to us," Sudarshan said.

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