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Karnataka: School principal heckled by right-wing outfit for essay competition on Prophet Muhammed, investigation underway

The incident took place in a government school in Nagavi Taluk on Tuesday night.

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An inquiry has been ordered by Karnataka Education Department after the principal of a government school in the Gadag district was allegedly heckled by a right-wing outfit, Sri Rama Sene over an essay competition on Prophet Muhammed.

Reports say Sri Rama Sene activists barged into school premises after the headmaster of the school organised an essay competition on Prophet. The incident took place in a government school in Nagavi Taluk on Tuesday night.

School principal Abdul Munaf Saheb Bijapur distributed free books about Prophet Muhammed titled Mohammed(s) Yelarigagi to the students and also announced prize money of Rs 5,000 for students to do well in the essay competition, the reports further stated.

Abdul Munaf said someone known came to him and offered sponsor money for the essay competition. He informed that the competition was organised to improve the handwriting of students and he was not promoting Islam, reports said.

The headmaster further said the school organises at least one or two events every month and have had also held essay competitions on Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa, and other personalities too.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Sri Rama Sene activists alleged that the headmaster was trying to convert the students to Islam. They also alleged that students were forced to study Muhammed when it is not even part of academics.

A Sri Rama Sene activist said as a teacher, the headmaster should not allow the promotion of any one religion and he is putting other communities in a bad light by only promoting Islam. GM Basavalingappa, the deputy director of public instruction said there were no government circulars to conduct such competitions.

Following this, the State Education Department ordered an inquiry and also warned the headmaster and promised the activists to take strict action, reports said. As many as 43 students took part in the essay competition.

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30 international passengers mistakenly dropped off at domestic arrivals at Bengaluru airport

The passengers arrived on a Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL 173, reports said.

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As many as 30 international passengers from Colombo were dropped off at the domestic arrivals bus gate and entered the domestic baggage claim area at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. The passengers arrived on a Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL 173, reports said.

The information was shared by a spokesperson from the Bengaluru International Airport Limited who said a human error had occured. The spokesperson also informed that the passengers were immediately shifted to the international arrivals area for immigration after the terminal operations team was alerted by the authorities.

This kind of human error did not take place for the first time. Earlier this year, Go First neglected to board around 50 passengers who waited on a shuttle bus on the tarmac and the flight took off without them in the Bengaluru-Delhi service.

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Reports said the domestic airline made arrangements for another flight for the left-back passengers after realising the error.

The airline incidents do not seem to come to an end. In the last few months, several shocking incidents occurred in the airlines including Air India. Who can forget the infamous Shankar Mishra who sparked controversy after he peed on a fellow woman passenger in business class on an Air India flight from New York to New Delhi?

In January, Scoot Airlines flying from Amritsar to Singapore took off early leaving behind 17 passengers at the Amritsar Airport.

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Karnataka Congress working president R Dhruvanarayana, 61, dies after chest pain

He is survived by his wife and his two sons.

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Karnataka Congress working president R Dhruvanarayana, 61, dies after chest pain

Karnataka Congress working president and former MP R Dhruvanarayana breathed his last on Saturday morning. The Chamarajanagar constituency MP passed away after he complained of chest pain. He was 61.

According to the reports, Dhruvanarayana’s driver took him to the DRMS Hospital in Mysuru after he suffered chest pain at around 6:40 pm. An MSc in agriculture graduate was brought to the hospital at 7:40 am and was declared dead at 8:28 am. He is survived by his wife and his two sons.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, MP Rahul Gandhi, and other leaders condoled his demise.

Kharge tweeted, Deeply anguished & pained by the passing away of R Dhruvanarayana. He was not just a grassroots political, but the finest human being. He said Dhruvanarayana’s demise is not just a loss for Congress but a huge personal loss for him as well. He said his thoughts are with his family and followers, he added.

Rahul Gandhi called Dhruvanarayana’s demise a huge loss to the party. Saddened by the sudden demise of former MP, Shri R Dhruvanarayan. A hard-working & humble grassroots leader, he was a champion of social justice who rose through the ranks of NSUI & Youth Congress. His passing is a huge loss to the Congress party. My condolences to his family, the Congress President tweeted.

Srinivas BV, National President of the Indian Youth Congress tweeted, Shocked and saddened beyond words. He said his heart breaks at the loss of a leader like R Dhruvanarayana ji, Former MP and KPCC Working President. May his soul find peace. His support and prayers are with his family, friends and all workers, he added.

Dhruvanrayana represented the Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency twice. In the 2004 state assembly election, he won from the Santemarahalli (SC) assembly constituency by a single vote. He was planning to contest from Nanjangud (SC) constituency in the upcoming state elections.

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Karnataka bribery case: Lokayukta police names BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa’s son in fresh FIRs

Days after unaccounted cash was seized from his office, Karnataka BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa’s son Prashanth Madal was, Friday, named in two new FIRs registered by the Lokayukta police in the bribery case.

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Days after unaccounted cash was seized from his office, Karnataka BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa’s son Prashanth Madal was, Friday, named in two new FIRs registered by the Lokayukta police in the bribery case.

Prashanth Madal was arrested by the Lokayukta police from the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL) office on March 2 after he was allegedly caught taking a bribe of Rs 40 lakh from a contractor. Prasanth Madal is the chief accounts officer of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board.

An official said that Prashanth Madal was caught red-handed by Lokayukta officials while accepting a bribe of Rs 40 lakh at his office. He said that Lokayukta officials received a complaint against Prashanth accusing him of taking bribes.

Accordingly, the Lokayukta officials laid a trap and caught Prashanth red-handed when he was accepting a bribe of Rs 40 lakh.

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His arrest led to further searches in which Rs 8.23 crore in unaccounted currency were recovered from the BJP MLA’s home and the KSDL office, following which Virupakshappa stepped down as KSDL chairman.

The tainted BJP leader is accused of collecting bribes through his son from contractors supplying raw materials for KSDL.

The police in the fresh FIRs, registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, have named Prashanth as the prime accused, while his MLA father—who after the seizure told reporters that a simple arecanut farmer in his district has Rs 5-6 crore at home—has been named as the second accused in the bribery case.

Virupakshappa, had received anticipatory bail in the corruption case on Tuesday.

In a statement, BJP MLA CT Ravi said that the BJP has “zero tolerance” for corruption and it was only because of the saffron party that the Lokayukta raids happened in the first place while the Siddaramaiah government gave clean chit to everyone. He assured that the BJP will also take required action against Virupakshappa.

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