Curtains come down on 17th National Youth Festival

January 16, 2012

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Mangalore, January 16. Curtains came down on the five-day long 17th National Youth Festival on Monday with the Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda laying emphasis on the urgent need to infuse young blood and vigor at the all levels of administration especially at the grassroots levels of the Department of Youth Services and Sports.

The valedictory ceremony got off to a colourful start with cultural troupes from various states of India once again unleashing the mesmerizing hues of Indian cultural through a vibrant procession in front of the tens of thousands of spectators at Mangala Stadium in this coastal city.

Addressing the national assembly of youth, Mr Gowda pointed out that the Mangala Stadium, which was jam-packed with young crowd, was an evidence to the fact that the India's folk culture can still connected with Gen Y and enthuse them.

“We have all heard and read about India being a land of diverse cultures and talents. Over the last five days, the people of Mangalore, Karnataka, India and SAARC countries have witnessed and experienced the concept of 'Celebrating Diversity in Unity' coming to life with young talented delegates coming together, demonstrating their rich cultural heritage and weaving a magical tapestry of India”, the CM said. “We have felt the true warmth of this big family we shared during the past five days”, he added.

Reaffirming the state government's commitment to provide greater platform for the youth, the CM said more of such platforms need to be provided to youth of India to discover their roots, strengths and talents, become confident, develop self-worth to lead society; lead India.

“My government is committed to this by enabling the latent potential of youth power in its entirety to work towards nation building activities”, he assured.

He also said that the youth I see in front of him as the ambassadors of cultural heritage and unity, would be tomorrow's leaders who would take India forward.

Pointing to the surge in the population of youth in Asia and India, he lamented that the work towards enabling the youth of this nation has hitherto not been given the importance it deserves.

The Chief Minister pledged to take a lead from this youth festival and to revamp the schemes and introduce new programmes through the Department of Youth Services and Sports in the larger interest of youth.

“The Youth Rally will be modeled more on the lines of the youth festival. We will broad-base it by introducing new competitions and events, inspiring fresh talent”, he said.

He said that the training programs in life skills development will be strengthened and the scope will be expanded to imbibe the teachings of Swami Vivekananda.

He also said that the State Government has decided to celebrate Youth Week in a more meaningful way from now on. “Steps will be taken to connect the ideals of Swami Vivekananda with the values our youth and our people require for everyday life”, he added.

In his welcome address, Principal Secretary of Youth Services and Sports I R Perumal informed that as many as 6,318 participants from across the 28 States and seven Union Territories along with SAARC delegates took part in the event.

Chairman of Legislative Council D H Shankar Murthy presided over the programme.

Minister for Medical Education and Technical Education and Youth Service and Sports, in Government of Jammu and Kashmir Rajendra Singh Chib, Dakshina Kannada District In-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar, Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly N Yogish Bhat, Mulky-Moodbidri MLA Abhayachandra Jain Coastal Development Authority Chairman B Nagaraj Shetty, former international athletes Uday K Prabhu, Sri M P Ganesh and Arjun Devaiah were present among others on the occasion.

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Twitter briefly blocks Karnataka BJP’s official account over provocative tweets

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February 12,2020

Social media giant Twitter briefly blocked the Karnataka BJP's account after it posted several provocative tweets and taunted Muslim women.

Ironically, the BJP called its unhygienic tweets as "liberal views". "It is unfortunate that our handle was locked out by Twitter for speaking the truth about liberals," it said.

"A big thanks for your support and encouragement. Satymeva Jayate. Jai Hind," the political party said to its supporters.

However, it did not specify for how long Twitter blocked its account but tweeted again on Wednesday after Monday.

Last week Karnataka BJP drew flak on Twitter for taking a swipe at Muslim women who appear to be standing in a line to vote in Delhi's assembly polls. ""Kaagaz Nahi Dikayenge Hum" ! ! ! Keep the documents safe, you will need to show them again during NPR exercise (sic)," the party's Karnataka Twitter handle posted using the hashtag #DelhiPolls2020.

It tweeted on Monday, accusing Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Sushil Kumar Shinde and Vijay Bahuguna for "cheating" Dalits.

Karnataka BJP spokesperson G. Madhusudhan said that he had no idea about the account being blocked and then unblocked by Twitter.

"What has happened? I don't know," said Madhusudhana.

Reacting to the drubbing BJP suffered in the Delhi Assembly polls, the party tweeted that there is no need to lose heart.

"Now is the time to go back to voters to win their hearts and minds. Let us plan for 2025 from today. We are with you," tweeted Karnataka BJP on Wednesday.

Though BJP congratulated Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for winning the Delhi polls, the party highlighted that it managed to increase it vote share by six per cent compared to 2015.

Also Read: Karnataka BJP taunts Muslim women, asks them to keep document safe for NPR

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No need to block them. What else can we expect from a bunch of idiots? Especially from "bada goatala kiya saar"

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Karnataka govt asks temples to offer special puja during Ayodhya bhoomi pujan

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Muzrai Department of Karnataka on Tuesday issued a circular requesting all temples in the state to perform special puja on Wednesday following the 'bhoomi pujan' for Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

The circular was issued on the directions of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Commissioner's Office, Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department Karnataka said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5.

The construction of Ram temple will begin in Ayodhya after the foundation ceremony in which various dignitaries from political and religious fields are scheduled to participate.

The apex court, on November 9 last year, had directed the Central government to hand over the site at Ayodhya for the construction of a Ram temple.

The formation of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust was announced on February 5 for the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya. The Trust has been mandated by the Central government to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

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PM Modi assured to consider all demands of Karnataka: Yediyurappa

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January 3,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 3: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him to consider all the demands made by his government.

"Prime Minister spoke to me personally and assured me of all help and suggested that I visit New Delhi and meet the concerned Ministers and apprise them about the state's problems and pending projects. He also directed me to prepare a detail report on this matter," Yediyurappa said in a statement.

He claimed that a section of media has misinterpreted his speech which was plain and honest towards the development of the state.

"A section of media has attached motive to my speech which was plain and honest in its content. Being in federal set up, there is nothing wrong with placing the facts before the Prime Minister and making submissions," the Chief Minister said.

"As a Chief Minister, I placed our state's problems and need for more funds for developmental activities. I pleaded before the Prime Minister for more funds to the relief work, the scientific and remunerative price for the farm produces, and special fund of Rs 50,000 crore for speeding up of on-going irrigation work. As it was farmers' meet, I felt it worthy and timely to plead the Prime Minister for more funds for all the developmental activities in the state," he said.

Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a great visionary and his concern for the poor and farmers is unquestionable, he said: "When the whole world is appreciating his statesmanship and visionary zeal, it is in very bad taste for the media to attribute motives to my speech and relate it to the Prime Minister."

Yediyurappa requested media to show support to his government in the interest of the development of the state.

"I humbly request the electronic and print media not to misinterpret but support the government in the interest of the development of the state and interests of the people. I hope the media will respond to my request," he said.

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