A week after holy cow debate, miscreant smears cow-dung on Pattabhi's face

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April 21, 2012

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Mangalore, April 21: English teacher and thinker Pattabhirama Somayaji was in for a rude shock when an unidentified miscreant smeared cow-dung on his face in the city on Saturday afternoon.

The incident occurred, around 2:00 pm, when the lecturer of University College was standing outside Dhanyashree Hotel at Pumpwell, after having lunch along with the other lecturers.

It is learnt that the miscreant, who came on a motorbike advanced towards Mr Somayaji and smeared cow dung on his face. He had brought the cow dung in a plastic cover.

Mr Somayaji, later speaking to media persons, held 'Sangh Parivar' responsible for the act. “This might be the act of Sangh Parivar miscreants”, he said. A case has been registered at Kankanadi Police Station.

The Debate

The attack comes a week after Mr Somayaji was engaged in a heated debate over the issue of cow slaughter with Sri Rajashekarananda Swami of Vajradehi mutt Swami on a live TV channel.

Swamiji had taken serious objection to Mr Somayaji using the word 'goondagiri' for those who chase the cattle-laden truck and take law into their hands.

The Vajradehi seer was repeatedly asking the lecturer to take back the word 'goondagiri', but the lecturer was adamant that he cannot find any better word for those people who take law into their hands.

Mr Somayaji had also mentioned that during such acts of moral policing the activists of the Hindutva organisations rob mobile phones and money from the drivers and the cattle traders.

In the debate he had clarified: “I don't eat beef or any other meat. But there are croers of people for whom it is a cheap and nutritional food. So nobody has the right to curb the right to food of the people”. It is also a source of nutrition for the people in the Indian military, he added.

'Hindu blood boils'

In reply Swamiji said: “Cow is sacred to crores of Hindus who worship it. The animal has multiple uses for human beings. Its panchagavya is sacred. It is but natural that Hindus get agitated when they see cow slaughtering going on before their own eyes”.

The seer went on to claim that the blood of the Hindus boils when they see their sacred animals being hoarded into the truck and driven to slaughterhouses. “The slaughtering of the animal is a punishable offence under the law. Unfortunately, there is lacuna in the law which allows people to take advantage. Since the law has failed to protect the cows, Hindu organisations have taken it upon themselves to stop violation of law. There is nothing wrong in what these Hindu groups are doing. Since police are not able to take action, we have to intervene and help in implementation of the law”, he said.

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Media Release
May 6,2020

Mangaluru, May 6: The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the government to consider erstwhile undivided Dakshina Kannada (now DK & Udupi) as one unit for the purpose of movement of people. KCCI president Isaac Vas has written a letter to Karnataka chief secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar in this regard. 

Mr Vas said: Even though the erstwhile Dakshina Kannada district was bifurcated in 1997 for administration purposes, the two districts are actually an urban agglomeration with most of the population residing in suburbs/towns. Office Staff, technical crew and labour of many industries reside in either district and commute daily for work within an efficient transport system.

The present restriction on Inter-district movement in view of the Lockdown is hindering the kick starting of industries and commerce. Workers are deprived of their livelihood and Industry and business owners are finding it challenging to move forward. To add to this, the migrant labour is moving back to their native places further aggravating the situation. Many Industries and Commercial establishments have requested us to take up this matter with the government, he said.

“Hence, we kindly request you to consider these two districts as one geographical area for the movement of people and private vehicles,” he said adding that this would facilitate movement of people for employment and business in either districts of Dakshina Kannada & Udupi.

He pointed out that Bangalore Rural, Bangalore Urban, Ramanagara, Chikkaballapur and Kolar are considered as a single unit as per your order No. RD158/TNR 2020 dt 03/05/2020 (Clause 2(a)).

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News Network
February 1,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 1: “1) Take necessary precautionary measures. 2) Don’t blindly believe in social media rumours.” These are the two important advisories issued by the authorities in Dakshina Kannada district in the wake of coronavirus scare.

According to DHO Dr Ramakrishna there is no specific antiviral treatment recommended for coronavirus infection. Supportive care for infected people can be highly effective, but, there is no vaccine available for coronavirus.

In a health meeting, he advised people to take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Following are some of the precautionary measures.

1) Wash your hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based sanitiser.

2) Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.

3) Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

4) Stay home when you are sick, and cover your mouth when you cough or use a tissue while sneezing.

5) Throw the used tissue in the dustbin. Clean and disinfect surfaces frequently.

Deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said there is no need for people to panic about coronavirus.

Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat CEO R Selvamani said IEC programmes will be held to create awareness on possibilities of spread of diseases.

He also advised people not to follow blindly the advisories being shared on social media, especially WhatsApp without proper verification.

“Posts on cures for coronavirus which are not scientifically proven are being shared on social media. Do not follow such advisories without verifying facts,” he said.

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News Network
June 18,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 18: The Karnataka police has arrested a German national wanted for kidnapping and causing bodily harm to a person in his home country, an official said on Wednesday. The person was also found to be overstaying on an expired visa, which police said that it appeared that the visa had been tampered with to look more current.

"On receipt of credible information by the CID Interpol Division officers, the Red Corner Notice subject, the German national Alexander Bruno Wehnelt, was traced at Hulimangala village," a police official told media persons.

Hulimangala is on the outskirts of Bengaluru city.

Alexander, 55, escaped from Germany and took shelter in Bengaluru.

The Interpol Division of CBI NCB (Central Bureau of Intelligence, Narcotics Control Bureau) in New Delhi had communicated to the Interpol liaison officer in Karnataka's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) about Alexander, directing extensive search measures to trace the criminal at large.

The Narcotics Control Bureau of Wiesbaden in Germany was on the hunt for Wehnelt for the crimes he committed in 2015, and have finally found him five years later.

"A special team of officers was constituted by the CID - Interpol division under the supervision of ADGP (Additional Director General of Police) B. Dayananda and the Interpol liaison officer and efforts were made to trace the subject," said the official.

On Monday, the police received credible information leading to his arrest.

"It was learnt that his visa had expired in 2016 and he tried to show a visa which was issued in December 2019 which had expired on Saturday, June 13," said the official.

Prima facie, it appeared that Alexander had tampered with his visa and the police are probing on that front as well.

He was handed over to Hebbagodi Police Station in Bengaluru Urban, for his overstay and a criminal case has been registered against him, under the Foreigners Act.

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