Top monk stresses on non-violence as Dharmasthala gears up for Mahamastakabhisheka

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February 1, 2019

Mangaluru, Feb 1: The temple town of Dharmasthala is gearing up for the Mahamastakabhisheka of the 39-foot-tall Bahubali at Rathnagiri scheduled from February 9 to 18.

A large group of Jain monks, led by Acharya Vardhamana Sagar Muni Maharaj, arrived in Dharmasthala yesterday.

They were welcomed at the entrance to the temple town and taken in a procession to the Chandranatha Swamy Basadi by D Veerendra Heggade, dharmadhikari and other members of Mahamastakabhisheka organising committee.

Speaking on the occasion, Acharya Vardhamana Maharaj stressed on the importance and practice of non-violence.

The practice of religious rituals differ from one religion to another. But all religions uphold peace and Ahimsa.

“Veerendra Heggade installed idol of Lord Bahubali in reverence to wishes of his mother Rathnamma and it is our good fortune to witness Mahamastakabhisheka as per rituals set down every 12-years,” he said.

Expressing his happiness over the pura pravesha of the monks, Veerendra Heggade appealed to Acharya Vardhamana Maharaj to take the lead in the conduct of the Mahamastakabhisheka. He said that the monks represented Samyama and tolerance.

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April 1,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 1: Karnataka government along with BBMP has asked project contractors, builders and developers in the city not to send their labourers to their native place and instead provide them with amenities like food and shelter in this lockdown period.

It was also warned with legal action would be taken against them if they violating the instructions from the government .

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June 23,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 23: Police have nabbed two foreign nationals who were drawing money from ATMs of various banks by using fake ATM cards after collecting details of the card including code while customers used to withdraw money.

Police on Tuesday said that the arrested were identified as Felix Kisiibo (25), Present address Kogilu, Yelahanka, Bengaluru Native address BUGOBERO Village, Khabutoola sub-county, Manafwa District, Uganda and Khairun Abbdulla (32), Present address Kogilu, Yelahanka, Bengaluru Native address House Uzini Zanzibar, Mkele urban, Tanzania.

The duo by inserting Skirmish machine into ATM used to collect details of ATM cardholders, balance and code and then by using fake ATM cards used to withdraw the money without the knowledge of customers.

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April 16,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 16: With two more people testing positive for COVID-19 in Karnataka, the state's corona cases count has reached 279, including 80 discharged and 12 deaths, said the government on Wednesday.

A total of 19 corona cases were confirmed in the state on Wednesday. 17 cases were reported earlier in the day, of which 15 are male patients and two are female. Of the 17 cases, nine are workers of a pharmaceutical company in Mysuru, the government stated.

Meanwhile, a 65-year-old from Chikkaballapur, who had tested positive for COVID-19, lost his life this afternoon.

"He was referred to a Bengaluru hospital with complaints of H1N1 positive, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with obstructive sleep apnea and a past history of diabetes and hypertension," the government said.

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