Homestay attack: KKSV demands transfer of DC, Police Commissioner

August 1, 2012

Mangalore, August 1: The district unit of Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) has demanded a transfer of Deputy Commissioner and city Police Commissioner from Mangalore for their inability to prevent the homestay attack in Mangalore.

Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Wednesday, Suresh Bhat Bakrabail, President, Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike, DK, said that Deputy Commissioner Dr. N S Chennappa Gowda and city police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh must be transferred from Mangalore. Their inability to prevent the attacks being carried out by saffron forces must be probed, Mr. Bhat said, besides demanding removal of C T Ravi from the post of Dakshina Kannada district in charge minister.

The Vedike also demands action against policemen who did not stop the attacks at the homestay site, he said, besides listing other demands such as dropping of cases against media persons who aired the incident, re-arrest of corporator Mohan Padil for supporting the attack, ban on saffron organisations, among other demands.

Choodamani of Mangalore Citizens' Association and member of KKSV, said that although the media did play a role in highlighting the heinous act committed by saffron activists which helped in their identification and arrest, it should have refrained from airing visuals of girls being assaulted and molested.

Kamala Gowda, another women representative, also said that media could have done away with showing of visuals where girls were being molested and revealing their faces. On certain elements within and outside the government who blamed the girl victims for their dresses, Ms. Gowda said that if they are really concerned about semi-nudity, they must ban the companies which manufacture such dresses besides banning advertisements where semi-nude women are portrayed.

Alwyn Colaco, representing the Karnataka Mission Network and also a member of the KKSV, said that although different faiths have different dress codes, as per the constitution of the country, there is no such dress law that makes the girls guilty of wrongdoing. Although the Home Minister and others in the government have promised of action, Mr. Colaco said that it is futile to expect the state government to take appropriate action against the real culprits of the homestay attack, as they have failed to take action in the various church attacks held in the state in its tenure.

'Mangalore Chalo' jatha

As part of a protest against the homestay attack, the Vedike will hold a protest rally in Mangalore on August 4, in collaboration with various women, student, pro-people and progressive organisations.

A procession would be held from Jyoti circle to Deputy Commissioner's office where a public protest will be held. B T Lalita, former minister, Gowri Lankesh, journalist, progressive thinkers Sabeeha Bhoomigowda, Jyoti Guruprasad, besides others will participate in the protest.

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PE firms, IT Dept get clean chit in CCD founder Siddhartha's suicide case

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July 25,2020

New Delhi, Jul 25: Nearly a year after Cafe Coffee Day founder V.G. Siddhartha's death, the probe committee appointed by the Board of Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL) has given a virtual clean chit to private equity investors and the Income Tax Department who were named in his last letter.
The investigation report noted that Siddhartha may have felt "aversive behavioural stimulus" due to persistent reminders from the PE investors and other lenders.

"However, such reminders and follow-ups by the PE investors and lenders are not something which are beyond normal industry practices and we believe that PE investors were acting as per accepted legal and business norms," said that report.

It further said that the investigators were not provided with any documentary evidence to show any "advertent or inadvertent harassment" from the Income Tax Department.

It however, said that the financial records suggest a serious liquidity crunch which may have arisen due to the attachment of Mindtree shares by the IT Department.

Further, the probe revealed that MACEL, a private firm of Siddhartha, owes Rs 2,693 crore to Coffee Day Enterprises, which the report says, "needs to be addressed".

The Cafe Coffee Day founder's body was fished out of the Netravathi river in Karnataka by a group of fishermen on July 31 last year, a day after he went missing.

His last note raised several questions about the role of investors, and tax officials.

He had written: "Tremendous pressure from other lenders lead to me succumbing to the situation. There was a lot of harassment from the previous DG Income Tax in the form of attaching our shares on two separate occasions to block our Mindtree deal and then taking possession of our Coffee Day shares, although the revised returns have been filed by us. This was very unfair and has led to a serious liquidity crunch."

The massive shock to the industry and the country also led the government to assure that tax officials would not harass businessmen and the situation would improve.

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C M Ibrahim seeks Karnataka govt nod for mass Eid-ul-Fitr prayers

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May 14,2020

Bengaluru, May 14: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Former Union Minister and Congress Karnataka MLC, C M Ibrahim has, in a letter to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, sought permission for the Muslim community to congregate at Idgah grounds and mosques to offer namaz together on the occasion of Id-ul-Fitr later this month.

"The Id-ul-Fitr festival in the state may be celebrated on the 24th or 25th May 2020, during which Muslims have to offer special prayers. On behalf of the entire community. I would suggest that the Government may take a decision by having due consultation with medical experts to grant permission for Muslims on the day of Id to offer prayers in the Idgah maidans or masjids from morning till 1 pm with all precautionary measures and safety norms," the letter states.

"In this regard. I request you to kindly look into the matter and after consulting the medical experts, take a suitable decision enabling Muslims all over the state to offer ld prayers at ldgah Maidans or Masjids in their respective localities," the letter added.

As part of its COVID-19 guidelines, the Ministry of Home Affairs had earlier directed states and Union territories to prevent social gatherings and religious congregations and ensure lockdown measures were strictly followed.

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If Mr. Yediyurappa gives permission as reqested by Ibrahim, it will be adisastor for Muslims community, Saudi Arabia imposed , full curfew from 23rd to 30th May, 2020, this is to avoid Eid gathering and spread of Corona Virus, our community should boycott such so called self declared leader.

Any new cases of Covid-19 cases will be blamed as Eid Jihad, request all our like minded people to protest this request.

CM Ibrahim is just trying to attract media and public atttention. he is a useless politician.

Who is he? What is he? And what did he do to Muslim community and who gave him the authorization to talk to the minister of behalf of Muslim Community

It will be disastrous for PR, and Joy ride for Atunab & sudir...

This Chadi people will be very happy and start calling this Eid Jeehad...

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Tourism takes a hit in coffee land Kodagu

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February 23,2020

Madikeri, Feb 23: Back-to-back floods and landslides in the last two years, has led to a fall in the number of tourists coming to the coffee-growing region of Kodagu, forcing the district administration to intervene and take confidence-building measures, telling tourists that Kodagu was safe to visit.

According to the statistics of the Karnataka State Tourism Department, Kodagu recorded a moderately good number of tourists in 2018 and 2019, the years that the district witnessed devastating floods and landslides.

The Department’s statistics reveal that 17 lakh tourists visited Kodagu in 2018 and 18 lakh in 2019. This means the flood-ravaged years did attract tourists contrary to what the stakeholders had claimed.

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