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'Pankti bheda' is there in Dharmasthala too; Why you targeting us: Pejawar seer

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October 13, 2016

Udupi, Oct 13: Nearly a week after speakers at the Chalo Udupi valedictory ceremony exhorted the Dalits to storm Udupi's Krishna Mutt if it fails to end pankti bheda', Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Pejawar Mutt has threatened to go on an indefinite fast.

pejawarAddressing media persons here on Thursday, he said that some persons at the Chalo Udupi' programme on Sunday have tried to mislead Dalits and asked them to lay siege to the historic mutt. “Now it is the duty of the government to provide security to the mutt,” he said.

While addressing the Swabhimani Sangarsha Samavesha, the valedictory programme of Chalo Udupi' on Sunday, social activist and Chalo Una organiser Jignesh Mevani gave a deadline of two months for Udupi mutts to stop the ugly practice of pankti bheda.

If it did not stop, the activists would lay siege to the mutt, Mr. Mevani had said.

The seer on Thursday questioned why activists are targeting only Udupi Mutt while pankti bheda is in practice at Dharmasthala, Sringeri and Kukke Subrahmanya temples.

He said that Dalits, Backward Class people and Brahmins were being served food at Udupi Mutt together without any discrimination. But for some traditional Brahmins food is being served separately, he added.

The seer said that Udupi Chalo had been organised to condemn the violence by gau rakshakas (cow protectors). He had already condemned the violence by such rakshakas, he said, adding that the mutt has been drawn into this controversy unnecessarily.

The seer questioned the link between pankti bedha and violence by gau rakshakas.

The seer alleged that some intellectuals were trying to divide the Hindu community by spreading hateredness between Dalits and Brahmins. They are also trying to divide Muslims and Brahmins, the seer added.

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KalliValli Khan
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Friday, 14 Oct 2016

Finally he had to expose the real face of Hindu dharma and its temples.

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July 14,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 14: The Karnataka government on Tuesday made changes to the Land Reforms Act 1961 through an ordinance to allow non-agriculturists to buy and own farmland for farming.

“The Land Reforms Act has been amended through an ordinance and notified after Governor Vajubhai R Vala gave his assent to it on Monday night,” a Revenue Department official told media persons.

It now permits non-farmers to buy farmland and grow food crops. But they can’t use it for other activities.

“Sections 79 A, B and C of the Act have been repealed, paving way for bona fide citizens to invest in farmland and take to farming as a hobby, passion or additional occupation, which is rewarding,” the official said.

The amended Act will enable the state to attract investment in the farm sector and boost food output. The farm sector’s contribution to the state’s gross domestic product (GDP) has been less than the manufacturing and services sectors over the last two decades.

Criticism by farmers, the Congress and the JD(S) since the cabinet approved changes on June 11 forced the state government to retain section 80 of the Act, with an amendment, to prevent sale of dam water irrigated farmland.

“The ordinance has also added a new section (80A), which says relaxations under the Act will not apply to land given to farmers under the Karnataka SC and ST (Scheduled Caste and Tribe) Act 1978,” the official said.

The changes permit mortgage of farmland only to the state-run institutions, firms and cooperative societies specified in the Act. The ordinance also makes legal cases pending in courts against the sections amended redundant as the new Act addresses the concerns raised in them.

“Besides generating substantial revenue for the state government, the Act will now allow farmers who find the occupation non-remunerative and risky due to droughts/floods and labour shortage to sell their surplus land to urban buyers,” the official said.

Ruling BJP Rajya Sabha member KC Ramamurthy from Bengaluru said the amended Act would allow any citizen to buy farmland.

“Though hundreds of people petitioned successive governments for the past 45 years to abolish the ‘draconian’ sections, they were ignored. I compliment Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Revenue Minister R Ashoka for the decision to allow everyone to buy farmland irrespective of their occupation or profession,” Ramamurthy told media persons.

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April 25,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 25: With 26 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the past 24 hours, the total number of positive cases in Karnataka reached 500 on Saturday.

This includes 158 patients who have been cured and discharged following treatment while 18 deaths have been reported so far due to the infection in the State, according to a media bulletin issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday evening.

A total of 324 COVID-19 cases are currently active in the State as of Saturday evening 5 pm.
According to the bulletin, Bengaluru Urban with 133 positive cases, including 49 discharged and four deaths, is the worst-affected district in the State, followed by Mysuru and Belagavi, with 89 and 54 confirmed cases, respectively.

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May 15,2020

Bengaluru, May 15: The novel coronavirus infection tally in Karnataka state on Friday crossed the 1,000-mark with 45 new positive cases.

The tally has risen to 1032 with 35 deaths.

At present, there are 520 active cases, while 476 have been discharged following recovery

A maximum of 16 new cases are from Dakshina Kannada, followed by 13 in Bengaluru Urban.

Five cases are from Udupi, three each from Hassan and Bidar, two from Chitradurga and one each from Bagalakote, Shivamoga and Kolara, respectively.

A three-year-old is among the six minor infected by the virus.

Among the new cases, nearly 20 have a travel history to Dubai, four to Mumbai, and three to Chennai.

The rest of the patients are contacts in the Containment zone and those who tested positive earlier.

Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that there is no community transmission as yet.

New cases reported: 45

Total active cases: 520

Total discharges: 476

Total covid deaths: 35

Death of covid +ve patient due to Non-Covid cause: 1

Total positive cases: 1032

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