Security tightened ahead of Datta Jayanti, Eid-Milad; prohibitory orders clamped

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November 29, 2017

Chikkamagaluru, Nov 29: The district police have made elaborate security arrangements in the district in view of Datta Jayanti and Eid-Milad this weekend. Prohibitory orders have been issued by the district administration with regard to carrying weapons and destructive material for three days from December 1.

More than 2,000 police personnel have been assigned to avoid any untoward incident during those days.Vishwa Hindu Parishad, BJP, and Bajrang Dal are holding three-day Datta Jayanti from December 1.

On the first day, Sankeertana Yatre will be held in the city. The district administration, after consultation meetings with leaders of respective communities, has scheduled the procession in view of Id-Milad between 8 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. on December 2. Shobha Yatra of Hindutva organisations will be held later in the day at 3 p.m.

On the third day, devotees will be visiting Bababudangiri Hills for the Datta Jayanti programme.

According to a press release issued by Superintendent of Police K. Annamalai, three additional SPs, 10 DySPs, 30 Police Inspectors, 134 PSIs, 227 ASIs, and other 2,000 police personnel would be deployed. Besides that 20 platoons of DAR and 16 platoons of KSRP will be called in.

The police will open check-posts at 24 places in the district. Sale of liquor will be banned between the midnight of November 30 and midnight of December 3. Movement of vehicles on M.G. Road, Azad Park Road, and K.M. Road will be restricted between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on December 2 in view of processions in the city. CCTV cameras have been installed at 21 locations in Bababudangiri, 10 places in Chikkamagaluru city, besides other sensitive places in the district.

Police have booked cases against 1,415 people, who had history of being involved in incidents of violence and causing loss to public property under relevant sections of the Criminal Procedure Code and taken bonds worth ₹ 1 lakh, ₹ 5 lakh, and ₹ 10 lakh. Among them 28 are from Dakshina Kannada district, who had attempted to breach peace during Datta Jayanti last year, the release added.

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shaji
 - 
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017

Life of common man has become worst ever since anti social bjp is ruling

Hari
 - 
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017

Modi rule made situation worst. Under UPA this much communal issues was not here. Now for film, food, celebration everything restrictions

Ibrahim
 - 
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017

As a precaution, should arrest notorious leaders and workers.

Ganesh
 - 
Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017

Because of saffrons important days cant go out freely. Everytime prohibitory orders

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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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July 22,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 22: As many as 184 people from Karnataka stranded in UAE arrived at Mangalore International Airport.

According to sources, the chartered flight, which landed on Tuesday night, was arranged by the UAE Karnataka Cultural Foundation and Beary Cultural Foundation for Kannadigas who had been stranded following the lockdown and also those who had lost their employment.

A team of officials with Puttur Assistant Commissioner Yathish Ullal and Horticulture Department Assistant Director Praveen who were in charge of quarantine facilities for international passengers verified the documents and sent them for institutional quarantine.

Of the 184 passengers, 141 had remained quarantined in Mangaluru while 42 left for Udupi and one to Honnavara in Uttara Kannada, said sources.

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June 9,2020

New Delhi, Jun 9: Elections to seven seats of the Karnataka Legislative Council will be held on June 29, the poll panel announced on Tuesday.

The seven seats are falling vacant on June 30, according to an Election Commission statement.

Members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly will vote on June 29 to elect the seven new MLCs.

The Commission has directed the Karnataka chief secretary to depute a senior officer to ensure that the  instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with during the elections.

The counting of votes will be held on the evening of June 29 after completion of polls, as per practice.

The notification for the elections will be issued on June 11, the statement said.

MLCs are usually elected by four types of electors -- MLAs, Graduates, Teachers and members of local authorities.

On Monday, the Commission had deferred elections to four seats of the Karnataka Legislative Council -- two each from Teachers and Graduate constituencies -- falling vacant on June 30 due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

"If MLAs are electors, the size of the electorate is small and the assembly building is the only polling station. When the electorate is teachers or graduates, the number of those who can vote is higher.

Due to the virus, Commission only allowed polls to seats where MLAs are the electors to prevent large gatherings," explained a senior EC functionary.

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