Walk for amity begins; Rai vows to defeat communal forces in DK

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December 12, 2017

Mangaluru, Dec 12: Hundreds of people belonging to various secular and progressive organizations and political parties took part in the much awaited amity walk on Tuesday under the leadership of Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai.

Mr Rai formally inaugurated the walk at Farangipete in Bantwal taluk at around 9 a.m. by releasing balloons into the air in the presence of multilingual actor Prakash Raj, former minister Amarnath Shetty and others.

The walk titled ‘samarasya nadige souhardateyedege’ will cover about 22 km on NH-75 and culminate in Mani at 5 p.m. today.

Speaking after launching the event, Mr Rai said that those who believe in secular principles are participating in the walk. He also vowed to defeat communal forces in Dakshina Kannada.

“This walk is a symbolic agitation. The peace-loving people of this district will definitely foil the attempts of communal forces to divide the society on communal lines,” he said.

Mr Rai said that the intention of the walk was to create communal harmony in the district and not to create any problem. Hence no slogans would be raised during the walk. The organizers would ensure that traffic movement on the highway was not hampered, he added. Details are awaited.

Also Read: Trouble mongers pelt stones at govt buses ahead of amity walk

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Mosques in Karnataka lead fight against Corona; caution through loudspeakers four times a day

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March 29,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 29: Mosques across Karnataka are now turning into centers to create awareness against deadly coronavirus that cause Covid-19.

The state government's board of auqaf has issued a notification to the administrations of all mosques to use their loud speakers to create awareness against the virus.

All the mosques in the state have already suspended congregational prayers to prevent the spread of the virus.

As per the decision of the state board of auqaf, now all mosques have to play the audio clips that creates awareness against the virus in three languages.

The clips will be played at 10 a.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. everyday.

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Also need to make call on all prayer places temples and churches to live with humanity without violence.

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9 ANF personnel test covid positive in Chikkamagaluru

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July 22,2020

Chikkamagaluru, Jul 22: Nine staff of the Anti Naxal Force (ANF) in Koppa in the district were tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday.

Health officials said that these people don’t have any contacts outside as they were in the forest buffer zone. Now efforts were being made to find out how they contacted the Coronavirus.

Meanwhile, the Kalsa police station has been sealed down after four of its personnel tested positive.

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Abandoned bag at Mangaluru Airport triggers panic

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January 20,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 20: A suspicious unattended laptop bag with the suspicion of containing “something harmful” was found abandoned at the Mangaluru International Airport on Monday.

The bag was found kept in the rest area meant for the passengers outside the airport. According to reports, two men came in auto and left the bag near the ticket counter, which is near the VIP vehicles parking area.

The bag, which was lying unattended near the entrance of the airport was removed from the spot by the airport security personnel at 8.45 am.

Bomb detection squad personnel has rushed to the spot and shifted the bag to a safe zone, said Mangaluru Commissioner of Police P S Harsha.