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Won’t ascend Paryaya Peetha for 6th time; will guild my heir if I were alive: Pejawar seer

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December 29, 2017

Udupi, Dec 29: Vishwesha Tirtha Swami, the chief pontiff of Paryaya Pejawar Mutt, who is vacating the Paryaya Peeth soon, has made it clear that he would not ascend the Paryaya Peetha for the sixth time as he would be 100 years old then.

Paryaya Peetha is the rotating presidency of the eight mutts of Udupi’s Krishna temple. During two year Paryaya term, the chief pontiff of the one of the eight mutts will take the responsibility of the puja and administration of the temple.

The 86-year-old Vishwesha Tirtha is the only seer among the Ashta Mutt swamijis to have ascended the Paryaya Peetha of the 800-year-old Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple five times ever since the biennial Paryaya system began here in 1522. He had taken over the responsibility for the fifth time on 18 January 2016, from Kaniyoor Mutt's Vidhyavallabhatirtha Swamiji.

Replying to the queries of media persons on Thursday, here the seer said that he already was suffering from some health problems and hence he would not think of taking over the responsibility once again after 16 years. “If I were alive I would guide Vishwaprasanna Tirtha, who will ascend the Paryaya Peetha,” he said.

After stepping down from the Paryaya Peetha, the he would take up the work of construction of an educational institution and a hospital on the outskirts of Hubballi, construction of a student hostel in Shivamogga and Mysuru, and the construction of a Krishna Temple in Pune, the seer said.

He said that the achievements of his fifth Paryaya included the renovation of the inner yard (“Ola Pauli”) of the Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple, construction of the Madhwangana Hall above the Rajangana Hall, the construction of a three-storey building housing 20 dormitories, a guesthouse and extension of the existing Yatri Nivas. All these works together had cost around Rs. 11 crore.

He had also constructed a building for a residential educational institution at Pajaka, the birthplace of the exponent of Dvaita philosophy, Sri Madhwacharya, at a cost of Rs. 5 crore. To a query, he said that the project of planting of one crore saplings could not be fully implemented.

A series of programmes will mark the valedictory of the historic fifth Paryaya of the seer from January 1 to 14, 2018. As part of the valedictory of his fifth Paryaya, he will perform the 36th Sudha Mangalotsava on January 5 along with Vishwaprasanna Tirtha, junior seer of his mutt. Satyatma Tirtha Swami of Uttardi Mutt will attend the function.

The Chandrika Mangalotsava will be held on January 6. Vidyashreesha Tirtha Swami of Vyasaraja Mutt will attend it. A large number of scholars of Dvaita philosophy from across the State were expected to participate in these two functions.

A Philosophy Conference will be held here on January 8 and 9. Scholars of Advaita, Vishishtadvaita and Dvaita philosophies from across the country will participate in the conference. The valedictory function of the religious discourses will be held on January 14, he said.

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Suresh Ullal
 - 
Friday, 29 Dec 2017

May God Bless You Living Legend

Unknown
 - 
Friday, 29 Dec 2017

Among us  (Muslims) no leader can be like this. All are ambitious. Learn from seer

Gopal
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Friday, 29 Dec 2017

Great model to soceity. He dont want position to serve his people. Great swamiji.. God bless you

Ramakrishna
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Friday, 29 Dec 2017

We expect more spiritual and moral guidance from you seer..

Yogesh
 - 
Friday, 29 Dec 2017

Great seer. Great decision. All politicians should learn from from. After vacating he's going to serve people. 

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February 5,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 5: Despite installing a BJP government in Karnataka through disguised operation Kamala, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government has continued its step motherly attitude towards this south Indian state.

Under the new formula adopted to share central taxes among states Karnataka will be the worst-affected. Though the 15th Finance Commission has recommended a special grant of Rs 5,495 crore for the state for 2020-21, the Centre appears reluctant to pay up and instead has asked for the proposal to be reviewed.

During the Union budget, the report of the 14th Finance Commission headed by NK Singh for 2020-21 was tabled in Lok Sabha. It shows besides Karnataka, Telangana, Mizoram and Kerala saw their central tax share decrease, while Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra were top gainers.

Karnataka's share has decreased from 4.7% provided by the previous finance commission, to 3.6%. Acknowledging there is a steep decline in Karnataka's share from 2019-20, the finance commission has recommended a special grant of Rs 5,495 crore for the state.

Its share in 2019-20 was Rs 36,675 crore, but under the new formula, Karnataka will get only Rs 31,180 crore in 2020-21 from the divisible pool of Rs 8.5 lakh crore - a decline of 22.5%.

Also, the decrease for Karnataka comes on the back of a shortfall in 2019-20. While the state was entitled to Rs 39,806 crore from the divisible pool, it got only Rs 36,675 crore as the Centre suffered a tax revenue shortfall of Rs 1.5 lakh crore.

What is more disheartening though is the Centre's refusal to pay the special grant. Instead, the Union finance ministry has asked the finance commission to reconsider the recommendation. This has prompted the state to take up the issue with the Centre.

"The decline in central taxes devolution comes at a time when the state is going through a tough financial situation. Steps are being taken to ensure Karnataka gets justice," said chief secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar.

Officials said besides corrective measures for 2020-21, the focus will be on ensuring a fair share in subsequent years. However, Karnataka has little chance of getting its dues as the Centre is known to be prudent when distributing tax proceeds among states.

"The Centre has certain views on devolution. We have done our duty by submitting the interim report. It's up to the states to convince the Centre," said Ravi Kota, joint secretary of 15th Finance Commission.

Under the new formula, the commission changed the weightage for some of the six criteria it considers - population, area, forest cover, income distance, demographic performance and tax effort.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Police barricades, yellow banners, walls with a fresh coat of paint and the sounds of bhajan mark parts of Ayodhya as the city awaits its big day Wednesday, when the first brick will be laid for the Ram temple.

Ayodhya is decked up for the bhoomi pujan that will be attended at the Ram Janmabhoomi by 175 people, who figure in a select guest list of seers and politicians topped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Concerned over the spread of coronavirus, the authorities are encouraging others not to come to the temple town, asking them to mark the occasion by celebrating at their homes. The groundbreaking ceremony will be telecast live.

Roads leading to Ayodhya display hoardings with the picture of the proposed Ram temple and of Ram Lalla, the infant Ram, the deity now housed in a makeshift temple.

Around the town’s Hanumangarhi area – named after a well-known temple which Modi will visit on Wednesday – both police sirens and ‘bhajans’ in praise of Ram are heard.

Most of the shops in the locality wear a new look, with their fronts painted in bright yellow. A large number of policemen were deployed there on Tuesday. Some sat in the sweet shops, waiting for their next instructions.

Roads leading into the area are barricaded. Yards of yellow cloth and marigold garlands were being hung on poles.

Even on the day before the event, security checks on vehicles heading to Ayodhya begin from adjoining Barabanki district itself on the Lucknow-Ayodhya road. Policemen take down details, including mobile numbers of the travellers.

Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar said the focus of the force is on maintaining the Covid-19 protocol.

“So we are not going to allow any outsider to enter Ayodhya city,” he said. Prohibitory orders are also in force and not more than four people will be allowed to gather.

“The markets and shops will remain open but with strict adherence to the Covid protocol,” he said. Outsiders will be stopped from entering the city, but Ayodhya residents will be allowed in if they produce any identification document.

“We are also carrying out random checks on people living in Ayodhya to ensure that no outsiders are staying here,” he said.

The city’s temples and mosques will remain open, but no other religious event – except for the bhoomi pujan – will take place on Wednesday.

Pickets have been set up at sensitive points in the city.

Sub-inspector Ram Chandra Yadav and constables Avnish Kumar and Ankit Chaudhary man the Terhi Bazar Chauraha picket near the Ram Janmabhoomi site.

"We are here for the past some days, and were on duty on the Rakshabandhan day. Duty comes first and only after that come other things in life, like festivals," Yadav said.

Mayank Gupta, who runs a restaurant, was handing out food packets to policemen, his customers.

"For the last two months, I have been providing tiffin to them twice a day. There are around 100 policemen to whom I supply tiffin," Gupta said.

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May 16,2020

Kalaburagi, May 16: Former Karnataka Minister Dr Sharanprakash Patil, who was booked for violating COVID-19 imposed lockdown guidelines said on Friday that it was "politically motivated".

"It's politically motivated, the officer who filed the case was forced by MLA or some other people. As elected representatives, we're going in the constituencies, listening to people as they're apprehensive about the return of migrants. We had not conducted any meeting. Wherever we have gone we have followed social distancing," Patil said.

Patil said, "When I had gone there people came to discuss about a local problem and I was talking to an official concerned. In the meantime, some officer gave a complaint that we have violated the lockdown or something."

"They are trying to curb the voice of opposition because there are a lot of lacunae. We hear complaints about quarantine centres that there is no proper facility for food, or stay, or bathrooms," the Congress leader said.

The FIR was registered on Thursday against 23 persons, including the former MLA and 21 local Congress leaders, under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Congress leader Patil and his followers had conducted a meeting at a convention hall in Sulpeth town on May 13, following which sectoral magistrate Muneer Ahmed lodged a complaint.

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