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Mangalore Dasara concludes with grand Shobha Yathra

October 6, 2011

Mangalore, October 6: Thousands of devotees, enthusiasts and tourists from across the state and country on Thursday evening took part in the popular Mangalore Dasara procession, which passed through the colourfully decorated seven-km route, along with folk troupes, and tiger-dance, marking the finale to the 10-day Dasara festival.

Resting on magnificent chariots the idols of Sharada, Navadurga and Ganesha brought festive spirit and spiritual feelings in the minds of devotees who thronged to have a glimpse of deities.

The colourful 'Shobha Yathra' started from Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Temple after poojas and other religious rituals at around 4.30 pm.

The idol of Ganesha was in the forefront of the procession which was followed by Adishakti, Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kooshmandini, Skandamata, Katyayini, Mahakali, Mahagowri, Siddidatri and Sharada.

Chende, dollu kunitha, veeragase kunitha, musical band and tableaux, which give description of Hindu religious heritage, preceded the idol procession. Meanwhile, all major roads in the city were decorated to welcome the procession. As the procession passed through the illuminated streets, devotees offered poojas, flowers and fruits to deities.

Later, Balipooje and Mantapabali rituals will be organised in the temple. The festival will be concluded at the Kudroli temple with the immersion of Sri Sharada Mata idol after 'Mantapa Pooja.'

Police faced hardship in diverting the traffic to other roads as there was a huge rush of people on the roads through which the procession passed.

People had gala time at their favourite “charmuri” stalls as children and women busied themselves in front of the shops selling fancy goods, footwear, toys and bangles. People were seen exchanging notes on the festivities.

Troupes of “tiger boys” exhibited their “tiger dance” in front of shops and houses, seeking donations from their owners. Some shops had displayed “no donation” boards.

At Mangaladevi Temple

Dasara festival was celebrated with great pomp and gaiety at Mangaladevi temple too. On 'Vijaydashami,' which is the last day of Dasara, idol of Mangaladevi was taken out for 'bali puje,' mounted on the head of the priest. The idol was placed inside the decked chariot and was taken for rounds around the temple.

In Kollur

As part of Navarathri, Chandikayaga and rathotsava were held at Kollur Sri Mookambika temple. Thousands of devotees took part in the rathotsava.

The major highlight of Vijaya Dashami was the ritual of 'Vidyaramba', a ritual which marks the beginning of the education of the children. Nearly 3,500 children mostly from Kerala, and also from Karnataka and other places participated in the Vidyarambha.

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May 20,2020

Bengaluru, May 20: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) had to confront an unprecedented situation as there was a commotion at bus stands in various parts of the state due to the mad rush of passengers.

Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi, who is in charge of the transport department, admitted that there were some shortcomings in the arrangements. He, however, was confident that things would improve from Wednesday.

As against the dearth of passengers in the bus stands in Bengaluru a day ago, Wednesday witnessed an overwhelming crowd blaming BMTC authorities for not providing enough buses for all the destinations on time.

Some of the employees who were asked to report to duty before certain time were facing difficulty in reaching the office in the absence of bus despite having daily pass and arriving at the stand well in advance.

Authorities were finding it difficult to convince the public as a bus could ferry only 35 passengers at a time which was way less than the demand.

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July 28,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 28: Several state Congress leaders, including its President D K Shivakumar, among others, were detained by police as they tried to march towards Raj Bhavan here against the alleged attempts by BJP to topple the party's government in Rajasthan.

Shivakumar, along with Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah, state Congress Working President Eshwar Khandre, Salim Ahmed among others were stopped by the police midway as they marched from KPCC office towards Raj Bhavan.

Congress leaders then staged a dharna at the place where they were stopped. Addressing the gathering, Shivakumar accused the BJP of trying to "murder" democracy by destabilizing and removing elected governments.

"We wanted to protest against it and submit a memorandum to the President through the Governor," but the Karnataka government by using police was not letting them proceed towards Raj Bhavan, he said. "Despite our being a peaceful protest, the police stopped us," he said.

Siddaramaiah, echoing similar views, said peaceful protests against injustice was the right of every citizen. Alleging that the BJP was attempting to destabilise and remove the elected government in Rajasthan as it did in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, he said the Governor's office there (Rajasthan) was being 'misused'.

The Governor was working like an agent of the central government, he charged. He said, despite repeated appeals by the Rajasthan cabinet, the Governor there had not convened the assembly session, for the floor test to take place and for Congress to prove its majority. Police subsequently detained Shivakumar and some other Congress leaders and took them to a nearby police station.

They were later released. Meanwhile, as the Congress' protest amid Covid19 pandemic did not follow social distancing norms, Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar hit out at that party's leaders. In a tweet Sudhakar said, for Congress leaders getting publicity was more important than social concerns.

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April 22,2020

Madikeri, Apr 22: The quality of water in the River Cauvery in Kodagu district has improved significantly following the nationwide Lockdown.

The discharge of effluents from home stays and resorts situated on the banks of the river in the district has stopped due to lack of visitors. The discharge of waste water had made the river impure all these years.

The suspension of boat ride in Dubare has reduced the pollution from diesel motorboats in the river. For the last few years, the water quality of the river had reached 'C' category from 'B' category during the summer.

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