2 injured in Rajyotsava violence in Belagavi

DHNS

November 2, 2017

Belagavi, Nov 2: A man taking part in the Rajyotsava procession and a head constable suffered injuries in separate incidents of stone pelting and knife attack near the deputy commissioner's office and Sangolli Rayanna Circle here on Wednesday evening.

When the procession was passing by the DC office, a group objected to sound systems being used. This led to a war of words and miscreants pelted stones in which one person identified as Kareppa Pujari, a resident of Ankalgi village in Gokak taluk, suffered head injuries. Twao others suffered minor injuries.

Another group on the rampage, in what appeared to be a retaliation to the earlier incident, resorted to stone pelting on vehicles near Sangolli Rayanna Circle and the police headquarters. M A Patil, head constable attached to the traffic (north) police station, was attacked with a knife when he tried to stop the miscreants and catch one of them. Police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.

The Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti took out a rally to mark black day against the Rajyotsava, in which Mayor Sanjyot Bandekar took part.

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Journalist tests covid positive; Press Club sealed

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July 6,2020

Mandya, Jul 6: With a journalist from Srirangapatna testing positive for Covid-19, the Mandya District Journalists Association was sealed as a precautionary measure.

Association President K C Manjunath said on Monday that as the reporter has tested positive for Covid-19, it was voluntarily decided to seal down the premises for another month.

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Journalist Wasim Akhtar earns good karma by serving the needy amid covid crisis

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June 27,2020

New Delhi, Jun 27: Wasim Akhtar, a journalist and founder of an online news portal, is helping the poor and needy people in the ongoing lockdown.

Not only is he helping them financially but also providing emotional support and setting the right example of humanity.

"I was very disturbed during the first 14 days of lockdown especially after seeing such sad videos about needy and poor people. But then I decided to move out of my house and help these poor people despite the fear of COVID-19 coronavirus. We supply ration to around 200 people every day so that their families won't sleep hungry," narrated Wasim Akhtar.

Waseem Akhtar and his team are contacting daily wagers and other needy people who have been locked jobless in their houses for the past 70 days. They are the people who will not beg for food to anybody, rather choose to sleep hungry. They are making sure to help the people in the remotest places by directly transferring the money in the accounts of needy people.

They have been feeding many migrants at Kurla and VT stations. "At VT station, there was a group of Tamilian migrants among which there were six women and two men, who didn't know Hindi or English language, who were helpless and nowhere to go to, we send them back to their natives," said Wasim when asked about it.

The Giving Care Foundation also funded the funeral of a 65-year old man at the Worli crematorium. They took care of the expenses of the delivery of a Kolkata-based woman whose husband was stuck in Mumbai. Along with this, they arranged everything for the funeral of a young girl who died after her prolonged illness amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Being a Muslim myself, I urge all the fellow Muslims that limit your expenses and help the poor and needy in such times," concluded Wasim Akhtar.

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