Finally, cops hand over Shiroor ‘moola mutt’ to Sode Mutt

coastaldigest.com web desk
August 28, 2018

Udupi, Aug 28: Finally, the Udupi district police have handed over the ‘moola mutt’ of Shiroor Mutt at Shiroor village, about 22 km from here, to the representatives of the Sode Mutt.

The ‘moola mutt’ was under the police custody since the death of Lakshmivara Tirtha Swami of Shiroor Mutt on July 19, 2018. The police had collected several items from the ‘moola mutt’ during of the investigation.

The Shiroor seer died at Kasturba Hospital in Manipal on July 19, 2018. The press statement issued by the hospital had said that that there was “suspicion of poisoning” and the toxicological samples had been sent for testing.

The district police received the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report last week and it said that there were no traces of poison of any kinsd or heavy metals were found in the seer’s body. The police sent the FSL report to Kasturba Hospital for a final opinion on the cause of the Shiroor seer’s death.

Sources in the Sode Mutt confirmed that the date of the ‘Aradhane’ ceremony of the deceased Shiroor seer will be fixed soon. The Sode Mutt is in charge of the Shiroor Mutt, since the death of the Shiroor seer, as per the Dwandwa Mutt system being followed by the Ashta Mutts or eight mutts of Udupi.

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Unknown
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Tuesday, 28 Aug 2018

I think preplanned sponsored probe. No need of result. Because it's sponsored to fool people.

Nagarika
 - 
Tuesday, 28 Aug 2018

What conspiracy. Police already proved everything. It's normal death caused by liver related disease

Danish
 - 
Tuesday, 28 Aug 2018

What about conspiracy. He was open minded person. He had the courage to tell what he did

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April 8,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 8: The Karnataka government is in favour of lifting the coronavirus lockdown in districts which remained free of the virus infection, subject to approval from the Centre, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Wednesday.

In an interview to, he also said the state intended to relax liquor sales, stopped since the 21-day lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, after April 14 in a bid to increase state revenues.

The chief minister said the state's legislators would take a 30 per cent salary cut.

According to officials, there were no COVID-19 cases in 12 districts of the total 30 districts in the state.

As on Wednesday, there were 181 COVID-19 cases in the state, including 5 deaths and 28 discharges.

"If the Prime Minister suggests to states to take decision (on lock-down) based on the situation in their respective states, my position is to take a call (on roll-back) in districts free from COVID-19", Yediyurappa said.

This is to allow people to go about their business and move about within the district and not from one district to another, after April 14, after taking the approval of the Prime Minister, he said.

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February 6,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 6: In a case of suspected political rivalry, a 28-year-old BJP activist was brutally assaulted by a gang at Munchoor here, police said on Thursday.

Police said that the injured identified as Yashodhar is undergoing treatment at Padmavathi Hospital here.

Four people namely – Diwakar, Dinesh Shetty, Ashwith Kulal and Yashodhara Agaramelu – assaulted Yashodhar and posed him with a death threat. It was reported that the gang had been keeping an eye on Yashodhar’s movements for some time now.

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June 14,2020

Bengaluru, June 14: Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa-led BJP government of Karnataka has once again urged the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union BJP government to release GST compensation worth Rs 10,208 crore that is due for the state.

The request was placed with Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman during the 40th GST council meeting, in which Karnataka Home Minister and state’s representative to the council, Basavaraj Bommai, participated.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Bommai said that Rs 10,208 crore was due from the Centre as GST compensation for four four months - from March to May.

“We have requested the Centre to release Rs 1,460 crore - pertaining to GST compensation for the month of March - as soon as possible due to the dire financial conditions of the state,” he said.

Bommai said that the state was confident that the funds will be released soon, noting that Karnataka had recently received Rs 4,314 in GST compensation for three months, between December 2019 to February 2020.

Meanwhile, the state also proposed the Council to reduce penalty for delay in filing GST. Bommai said that while people are made to pay 18% of the tax as fine in delay in payment, Karnataka has asked the Centre to reduce the percentage by half to 9%.

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