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Youths should gain knowledge of history: Dinesh Amin Mattu

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December 21, 2015

Mangaluru: Dec 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s Media Advisor Dinesh Amin Mattu said intolerance is not a new development in the country and it has been in existence in the country from the last 5,000 years.

Presiding over the valedictory programme of Jana Nudi convention organised by Abhimatha organisation at Shanthi Kirana in Nanthoor, Mangaluru, on Sunday, he said that one should not forget the past. The youths should gain knowledge on history, he said.
One should not close his eyes to the negative developments around, but should keep the eyes wide open, Mattu said and stressed on the need to expose the powers which are exploiting the people in the name of culture and religion.

Speaking on the return of awards, Mattu said the development is inevitable as the writers who speak the truth have always been underestimated and are even targeted. He observed that one should ideologically protest against the hijacking of the right to expression enjoyed by the writers by reading their thoughts more and more.

Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations President Prof Narendra Nayak said the movement against the feudalism has been off-track. The movements need empowerment as the self-proclaimed religious leaders are dominating the society on the pretext of propagation of culture. The law and order is being misused by these powers, he said.

Prof Nayak said non-science and pseudo-science are being propagated in the name of Swadeshi.

Lamenting over the differences of opinion among various secular organisations, Prof Rahmath Tarikere of Hampi Kannada University all those organisations should come under a single roof and fight against the forces which have been attempting to impose uniform culture on the entire country.

“Diversity is our country’s basic fabric and it should be cherished, not broken,” he observed.

He said that the portraying of a particular community in poor light in NCERT text books is anti-democratic and lamented that the positive values, such as the communal harmony among various communities, are not being highlighted.

Earlier, in a session on ‘Developmental Challenges,’ Hampi Kannada University Professor Dr Chandra Poojary said there is no difference between the BJP and the Congress when it comes to the economic policies and the concept of development.

He said both the political parties are favouring market-oriented policies. They believe that development is nothing, but progress of the corporate sector, Prof Poojary observed.

Dr H V Vasu of Janashakti Vedike said, “The programmes that are against the interest of the people also have a mask of development. There is a need for a programme aimed at integrated welfare of the people of the country. Development is possible when we find solutions to the problems haunting education, agriculture and cooperative sectors.” Women’s University, Vijayapura, Professor Dr R Sunandamma also spoke on the occasion. 

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August 3,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 3: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president Satish Jarakiholi on Sunday said that as per the party sources, state chief minister BS Yediyurappa has got only six months' time and there are different teams working against Yediyurappa in their party.

The BJP high command has decided to bring down Yediyurappa, Jarakhioli said. He added, "Yediyurappa had asked BJP high command to appoint him Chief Minister for six months and due to corona, his period has been extended. But now their own party sources have revealed that he has got only another six months."

While addressing the issue of different statements by BJP leaders and ministership aspirants after five MLCs were nominated, Jarakiholi said "Yediyurappa followers are not actual followers. BJP high command has already decided to bring down Yediyurappa as per their own party sources."

While speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, he said there are teams formed in the names of deputy CMs and there are many who are working in their party against Yediyurappa.

He also said that it's up to their party what they think about Yediyurappa's tenure, whether they keep him as CM or remove him. Being in Opposition, now Congress is only working on strengthening the party, he said.

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March 4,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 4: CM BS Yediyurappa may reconsider plans to hike taxes and curtail populist schemes in his budget on Thursday as the Centre released part of GST compensation it owes the state. Officials said the Centre released the first instalment of the bimonthly compensation for October-November amounting to Rs 2,013 crore.

"This is welcome relief as the government has been scrambling to mobilise funds," said BT Manohar, member of GST consultative committee, government of Karnataka. The second instalment of Rs 1,523 crore is also expected to be released soon.

The CM, in his seventh budget, is expected keep the focus firmly on farmers and give top priority to irrigation, agriculture and welfare schemes.

The irrigation sector is expected to land the lion's share with an allocation of at least Rs 25,000 crore, followed by agriculture. Former CM Kumaraswamy had allocated over Rs 17,000 crore for water resources.

The bulk of funds is likely to go to the Upper Krishna (UKP) and Upper Bhadra projects, as it will help backward Kalyana Karnataka and central Karnataka regions. The two are also significant political blocs. The government will also seek assistance from the Centre for the UKP project in the erstwhile Hyderabad-Karnataka region, which enjoys special status under the Constitution owing to its backwardness. P4

Yediyurappa is also expected to spell out populist schemes for the poor.

Former CM HD Kumaraswamy had allocated Rs 17,212 crore in the previous budget for water resources and Yediyurappa is likely to go well beyond that figure. "Priority will be given to irrigation and farmers," Yediyurappa had said recently. "I am making efforts to present a budget within the financial constraints."

he amounts are released once every two months, but the Centre had fallen behind on payments. PX

"There are indications that another payment will be made."

The state's optimism stems from the fact that the Centre's GST collection crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore-mark for four successive months till February.

However, the CM could still hike tax rates marginally. At a pre-budget meet on resource mobilisation where Yediyurappa is learnt to have expressed willingness to borrow funds, officials from the finance department advocated raising tax rates instead.

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July 16,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 16: Streets in Mangaluru wore a deserted look as the city woke up to the first morning of the seven-day lockdown on Thursday.

The lockdown is being observed after the state government announced it as a necessary step to combat the spread of COVID-19.

The week-long total shutdown came into effect in the Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district from 8 pm on July 15 till 5 am on July 22.

The state government allowed relaxation between 8am to 11 am for purchasing of essential commodities. A slight rush was observed during the hours of the relaxation.

Karnataka has so far reported 47,253 positive COVID-19 cases, including 27,859 active cases and 18,466 recoveries.

So far, 928 people have lost their lives due to the infectious virus in the state.

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