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Vittala was in touch with naxals: Infant

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April 12, 2012
Mangalore, April 12: Vittala Malekudiya, the MCJ student of Mangalore University who was arrested by Anti-Naxal Forces on charges of alleged naxal links has not been taken into custody without evidences indicating his involvement in naxal activities said A R Infant, Director General of Police (DGP), Karnataka.

Speaking to mediapersons at a press meet at the Police Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Thursday, Mr. Infant said that police does not intend to arrest anyone without a reason. “What I know from the information that I have received so far is that there are evidences against him pointing towards his involvement in naxal activities. The police have taken the step after watching his movements. He is found to have given logistic support to the naxals and attended their meetings. From his mobile phone call details it has been found that he was in touch with naxalites. But I have sympathies for him since he is a student and will look into the matter and verify the claims against him”, Mr. Infant said.

Of his visit to the ANF camps at Karkala and Sringeri, the DGP said that the morale of the personnel deployed in the regions is high and are doing a good job in the midst hostile terrains. “Our job is to provide security to the people of these naxal affected areas and our sheer presence has instilled confidence in them”, he said.

Stating that the police department intends to bring misguided youth back to the mainstream, Mr. Infant said that the police has kept its surrender policy open. “Some have already surrendered and some are in the process of surrendering themselves. We want to rehabilitate them and bring them to the mainstream. They should be able to stand on their feet. We are open to making changes in the policy too in case there is room for improvement. But those naxals who indulge in crime will be dealt with under the law and as far as they are concerned, there will be no let-up”, Mr. Infant said.

Responding to one of the queries from mediapersons about the investigation of the cache of arms that were recovered from a naxal affected area in Belthangady recently, Mr. Infant said that probe is in progress and an attempt to trace the origin of the granades is being made.

When asked about the Panjinamogaru double murder case, the DGP said that CID is investigating the matter.

He refused to comment on the Shankar Bidari episode involving the government stating that the matter is subjudice.

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July 31,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 31: The Karnataka government on Wednesday put on hold a controversial proposal to drop certain chapters, including on Islam, Christianity, Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali, from social science textbooks to reduce the 2020-21 syllabi for students in classes 1-10.

Citing the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption caused to the academic calendar of the year, the government had earlier dropped the chapter on Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali from the Class 7 social science textbook, saying chapters on Tipu Sultan have been retained in the Class 6 and 10 textbooks.

The move did not go down well with the opposition, which saw certain ulterior motives behind the decision.

Apparently under sharp criticism, the Department of Public Instruction issued a new notification on Wednesday "on the directions of the Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar".

There is a delay in opening the schools during the academic year 2020-21 due to COVID-19 pandemic, said the latest order.

In this context, the order said, chapters were dropped to fit in 120 days of the academic year for classes 1 to 10 and the same was published in the department's website.

"However, on the directions of the Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, the decision to drop certain chapters has been put on hold. A review will be done following which the deleted chapters will be uploaded in the website," the order read.

Earlier in the day, Mr Kumar had issued a statement, saying that the decision to truncate the syllabus has not been finalised yet. He also made it clear that his department would not remove chapters unnecessarily.

Former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah had attacked the government on the issue.

"The government, which has failed to control the spread of coronavirus, is using it as an opportunity to push its clandestine agenda of saffronising the textbooks," Siddaramaiah tweeted.

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March 23,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 23: Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi cautioned private bus transport services operators, taxis and autorickshaws from exploiting commuters in wake of bus and train services being suspended by the government as precautionary measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

In a statement released here on Monday, Transport Minister Savadi said it has come to the notice that private buses, taxis and autorickshaws were misusing the opportunity and exploiting commuters. Inter-district bus services have been suspended in the districts wherein lockdown has been announced to protect the health of people and none should violate the decision of the government, he stated.

Transport and Police Department officials have been asked to taken action against those violating norms and exploiting commuters. Service providers for their profit cannot risk with the health of the people and repeated cases if come to the fore, they will not be spared, Savadi cautioned.

Government has taken measures to prevent spread of COVID-19. Private transport service providers and people should join hands and cooperate to contain it, he appealed. 

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February 12,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 12: Mangaluru City Corporation’s (MCC) mayoral elections will be held on February 28, Urban Development Department has announced.

Yashwanth V, Regional Commissioner of Mysuru will be conducting the election in the city.

The election will be held as per the 21st term reservation roster according to which the mayoral candidate has to be a BCM ‘A’ candidate and the deputy mayoral candidate must be a woman from the general category.
 

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