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Action against Hindutva activists: Police giving in to RSS pressure?

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October 28, 2012
Hubli, October 28: If sources are to be believed, the police department has succumbed to the pressure of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leaders for taking action against Hindutva activists in the backdrop of the Bakrid cow transportation issue.

 

In the backdrop of Bakrid festivities, VHP activists had been blocking transportation of cattle in various places resulting in minor quarrels as well. In one such instance, the police had taken into custody a few Hindutva activists. RSS activists had held a protest alleging that the police had assaulted them while in custody. In response, a few Dalit organisations and Congress leaders also protested demanding action against Sangh Parivar activists for taking law into their hands.

 

Pro-Hindu organisations held a protest in front of Old Hubli Police Station on Friday against the police department, demanding suspension of police officers who allegedly assaulted Hindutva activists. This led to heated verbal exchanges between Hindutva activists and the police and the VHP also warned of an agitation against the police.

 

A senior police officer was reportedly unhappy about the behaviour of the lower level officers and directed them to meet RSS leaders and seek apology. In adherence to the order, the officers met RSS leaders at 'Keshava Kunja', and discussed the issue for about 45 minutes asking them to drop their protests against the police, it is learnt. But the RSS leaders were not satisfied and will settle for nothing less than action against the police officers in question and hence they had to return back empty handed, it is said.

 

The police department has decided to transfer two police inspectors and suspend a constable in this regard, it is learnt.police


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April 27,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 27: Two more people including an elderly woman have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Dakshina Kannada. 

With this the total number of covid-19 cases in the district reached 21, though most of them have recovered and returned home. 

In its today's bulletin, the health and family welfare department confirmed that a 45-year-old man and his 80-year-old mother tested positive for the deadly disease. 

It is learnt that one of them had undergone treatment at a private hospital where a woman from Bantwal, who died of covid-19, was being treated for breathing difficulties, before she was shifted to Wenlock Hospital which is now converted into covid-19 hospital.

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April 15,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 15: For the convenience of the public during the lockdown period, the Department of Posts has been providing essential services to the public at its various branch offices which are functioning from 1000 hrs to 1400 hrs.

Medicines and other essential items can be sent via parcel from any town to any place in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.

Arrangements are also being made to extend this facility to nearby districts. In case of sending medicines and other essentials to other states from Mangaluru, the transportation has to be done via Bengaluru and can be expedited if a request for urgency is made, says a press release from the Senior Superintendent of Posts of Mangaluru Division on Wednesday.

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July 1,2020

Mumbai, Jul 1: The Maharashtra government will set up a Marathi medium college in Kolhapur for the Marathi- speaking people residing in the border areas of Karnataka, a minister said on Tuesday.

Higher and technical education minister Uday Samant, in a statement here, said the decision has been taken with a view to cater to the educational needs of the Marathi-speaking population residing in the neighbouring state.

He said the new state-run college will be a sub-centre of the Shivaji University at Kolhapur.

The Kolhapur district collector will provide a five- acre plot for the proposed college following which all necessary official permissions will be given, Samant said.

The college will start functioning from the next academic year, the release said.

Acommittee headed by Shivaji University vice- chancellor Nitin Karmalkarwill work out the modalities for establishing the educational institute, it added.

The border areas of Karnataka have a sizeable Marathi- speaking population.

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