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It's time for Knit India Movement'

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August 9, 2012

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Mangalore, August 9: The Mahatma Gandhi Peace Foundation observed 'Quit India Day' on Thursday at Tagore Park, in the city to mark 70th anniversary of Quit India Movement.

Delivering the inaugural speech at the programme, Commissioner of Mangalore Urban Development Authority Ajith Kumar Hegde S. said that Quit India Movement was one of the milestones in the history of Indian freedom struggle.

“After the Cripps' Mission was sent to India by the British, Mahatma Gandhi and other leaders of Indian National Congress decided to call for a mass protest demanding an orderly British withdrawal from the country. A 'Quit India' resolution was passed on August 7, 1942, and Gandhi gave a call for 'Do or Die'. Thus, the Quit India Movement was born and the Indian tricolour was hoisting for the first time on August 9, 1942. Although the movement was not successful, Gandhi's call found support among a large amount of Indians,” he said.

Comparing the past situation to the present one, he said that one of the most important reasons why the British were opposed was the large amount of wealth transported to England. “A similar situation can be seen now where a particular group wants to bring back the money deposited in Swiss banks by Indians. After 65 years of independence, we see ambiguity in our freedom. While on one side the country has advanced in various fields, on the other side freedom has not reached the people at the grassroots,” he said.

Corporator of Mangalore City Corporation Ranganath C. Kini said that there was a need to unify people with a 'Knit India' Movement in the present day. He also said that students coming to Mangalore from other places should be brought together on the same platform.

In his presidential address, President of Mahatma Gandhi Peace Foundation (MGPF) A. Sadananda Shetty said that in this competitive world, students should shape the future by rendering service to the society.

He said that while the country had reached international levels in various fields like technology, education, agriculture and medicine, incidents like the recent home-stay attack in the city caused hindrance to the country's progress. Not the police, but the politicians are to be blamed for such incidents, he said.

Ajith Kumar Hegde hoisted the Indian flag at the park while students from various schools looked on. MGPF Secretary Dr. N. Ismail welcomed the gathering, while Joint Secretary B. Prabhakar Shriyan proposed a vote of thanks. MGPF Treasurer P. Sadananda was present on the occasion.

Patriotic singing and elocution competitions were held for students from schools across the city. Students from as many as 25 schools took part.

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February 14,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 14: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker Vishvesha Hegde Kageri on Friday announced continuation of ban on private TV channels from live coverage of the Budget Session being held this Month and next month.

Addressing a press conference here, Mr Kageri said that the ban was imposed on the lines of practice in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the Parliament. Private channels will not be allowed to cover live on going session instead they will be provided with clippings by the concerned Department as was done during the previous Session.

For the first time in the history the BJP government, which had come to power for the second time in the state last year after pulling down Congress-JDS coalition government, had banned live coverage of the session by private channels and despite Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's appeal the ban was not lifted.

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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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April 2,2020

Kasaragod, Apr 2: Kerala reported 21 new cases of coronavirus with eight from the worst affected Kasaragod district, taking the tally of active patients to 256, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday.

Besides, Kasaragod, five positive cases have been detected from Idukki, two from Kollam and one each from Thiruvananthapuram, Pathnamthitta, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kannur, he told reporters here.

At least 1.65 lakh people are under survillence in the state, 643 in various hospitals.

Presently, 256 people are under treatment for the virus in the state where two fatalities have occurred, Vijayan said.

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