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Tension grips Chikkamagaluru ahead of Datta Jayanti

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December 13, 2018

Chikkamagaluru, Dec 13: A tense atmosphere has prevailed in Chikkamagaluru city and other parts of the district amidst massive preparations for the three-day Datta Jayanti, scheduled from December 20.

Meanwhile, administration has tightened security around the disputed site at Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy Dargah to prevent untoward incidents. Last year, during the event some devotees had attempted to damage tombstones adjacent the disputed area.

This time the height of the fence around the area has been increased and a decision taken to post additional police force.

“The chain-link fence is almost 8.5ft. We are prepared to avoid such incidents. Last year also, nothing was damaged in the disputed site,” Harish Pandey, Superintendent of Police, said.

Deputy Commissioner M.K. Sreerangaiah has issued orders banning the entry of tourists to the Bababudangiri during the event.

Devotees have been asked to travel to the cave shrine only in minivans or buses. The entry of vehicles with long chassis has been prohibited to avoid traffic congestion on the narrow roads.

Prior to Datta Jayanti, the VHP had planned a rath yatra in the district from Wednesday. However, the district administration refused to grant permission citing a shortage of police staff as many have been deputed to Belagavi for the State Legislature session.

Mr. Pandey said the organisers had agreed to take out the yatra after December 17. “They have plans to take out a bike rally on December 19. They have been doing it every year,” he said.

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January 10,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 10: Working President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, Eashwar Khandre on Friday said that his party has extended its support to the demand made by the former chief minister of Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy, that a House Committee should be formed to probe into Mangaluru violence.

Emphasising the need for a judicial probe into the incident, Khandre said, "Congress has always said that the truth should prevail and that there should be a judicial inquiry and investigation by a sitting Supreme Court judge or a High Court judge into the incident."

"We support his (HD Kumaraswamy) statement that a House Committee should be set up to probe into the incident of Mangaluru violence. Two innocent people lost their lives during the anti-CAA protest, it is very unfortunate," he added.

Two people were killed in Mangaluru in the alleged police firing after protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act turned violent on December 19.

The Act grants Indian citizenship to refugees from Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Parsi communities fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who entered India on or before 31, 2014.

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May 19,2020

Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 19: Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has issued a fatwa asking Muslims to offer their Eid prayers this time at home, instead of congregating at mosques.

The directive comes amid a nationwide lockdown to slow down the spread of coronavirus.

Despite the relaxations announced in the lockdown, religious and other large gatherings are still banned.

The fatwa was issued in response to a query put to the seminary, its spokesman Ashraf Usmani said.

The fatwa said the Eid namaz can be offered in the same manner that the Friday prayers are now being read at home.

It said not holding the namaz in the usual manner is pardonable in circumstances such as these.

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Bengaluru, May 21: The prestigious Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) on Wednesday been postponed to November 19 to 21 2020 in view of the prevailing conditions.

A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister C S Ashwathnarayan, who is also the Minister for IT/BT, here.

Originally, the BTS was scheduled for September 21-23 this year. However, owing to anticipated inability of international delegates to attend the summit in view of Covid-19, BTS has been postponed, informed Dr Ashwathnarayan.

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