Plan to hoist the flag was hatched a week ago: police

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January 7, 2012

Bijapur, January 7: The six people arrested in connection with the hoisting of a Pakistani flag in Sindagi town in Bijapur district on January 1 had hatched the plan a week ago, according to the police.

The special team of the district police on January 4 arrested Rakesh Siddaramaiah Math, president of the Sindagi town unit of the Sri Rama Sene, and members Mallangouda Vijaykumar Patil, Parashuram Ashok Wagmore, Rohit Ishwar Navi, Arun Wagmore and Sunil Madivalappa Agasar in connection with the incident.

People in Sindgi had shocked to witness Pakistan National Flag seen over Tahasildaar office on January 1

Preliminary interrogation has revealed that the plan to hoist the flag in front of the Sindagi tahsildar's office on January 1 was hatched a week ago and preparations, including stitching the flag, were done in the residence of Sunil Agasar, according to police sources.

On the night of December 31, all the accused had come to Bijapur to celebrate the New Year and returned to Sindagi town around 3 a.m. on motorcycles to allegedly hoist the flag. The police traced the accused based on the registration numbers of motorcycles provided by a Sindagi town resident.

On January 1, the accused gathered outside the tahsildar's office and invited Hindutva organisations to protest against the hoisting of the flag, according to police sources.

According to preliminary investigations, it is clear that the accused wanted to gain publicity by making it an issue, police sources said. Investigations are on to find the other persons involved.

'Ban sene'

Meanwhile, State general secretary of AHINDA S.M. Patil Ganihar has alleged that sene activists were corrupting the young minds by their provocative speeches and by disturbing communal harmony. The sene was encouraging youth to take up anti-social activities in the name of Hindutva. “Sene chief Pramod Muthalik should be arrested and the outfit banned,” he added.

Zakir Hussain, a businessman in Lal Bahadur Shastri Market, said the police should find out the hidden agenda behind the hoisting of the Pakistani flag.

“Organisations disturbing peace should be banned,” he added.

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Mangaluru: Thousands travel from Ullal to join anti-CAA protest in Kasba Bengre

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January 21,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 21: Thousands of people today boarded boats from Ullal's Kotepura to join a massive protest against the amended Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Kasba Bengre, here.

People traveling through boats and steamers decorated with national flags, raised slogans during their journey through the river.

The innovative mode of transportation was used by the protestors to reach the venue, as it not only saved time but was also more convenient for the fishermen, a large number of people from this community joined the protest.

The protestors docked their boats at the shore and reached the venue chanting slogans of azadi.

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Late coffee baron Siddhartha routed Rs 2,693 crore from Coffee Day to another firm: probe

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July 26,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 26: A year-long probe by Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL) has found that its late founder V G Siddhartha routed Rs 2,693 crore out of the company to Mysore Amalgamated Coffee Estates Ltd (MACEL), another privately-owned entity of him.

The MACEL owes Rs 3,535 crore to subsidiaries of Coffee Day Enterprises as of July 31, 2019 of which only Rs 842 crore was accounted.

"Therefore, a sum of Rs 2,693 crore is the incremental outstanding that needs to be addressed," said the report of an investigation headed by Ashok Kumar Malhotra, a retired DIG of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and assisted by law firm Agastya Agastya Legal.

Siddhartha was found dead in early August 2019, and many suspected that he had committed suicide.

Steps are being taken by subsidiaries of CDEL for recovery of dues from MACEL, the company said.

"The board authorised the Chairman to appoint an ex-judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court, or any other person of eminence, to suggest and oversee actions for recovery of the dues from MACEL and to help on any other associated matters," it said in regulatory filings at stock exchanges late on Friday.

The probe further gives clean chits to the Income Tax Department and the private equity firms who Siddhartha in his parting letter had alleged of harassment.

"We have not been provided with any documentary evidence to draw an inference that there may have been any advertent or inadvertent harassment from the Income Tax Department," said the probe report.

The probe also highlighted severe liquidity crunch at CDEL in the build-up to Siddhartha's death.

A committee supported by senior professionals was formed to protect the interest of all stakeholders. CDEL said the debt levels which were about Rs 7,200 crore on March 31, 2019 have been brought down significantly by Rs 4,000 crore. The present debt of the group is around Rs 3,200 crore.

"The disinvestment process in the group continues and we are confident to have effective solution to all stakeholders," it said.

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Kaup MLA Lalaji Mendon new chairman of Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission

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July 27,2020

Udupi, Jul 27: Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa has appointed BJP leader Lalaji R Mendon as the new chairman of the State Backward Classes Commission.

Mendon is a three-time MLA from the Kapu Assembly constituency. During his second term as MLA, he was the Director in Konkan Railway’s Board.

Mr Yediyurappa has appointed 24 MLAs to different corporations in the state. Mendon is only one from coastal Karnataka.

Mendon is the only MLA representing BJP from fishermen's community. He was the president of Kaup unit of BJP Yuvamorcha. He also served as the state BJP secretary.

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