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Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan on Wednesday issued orders declaring rain holiday for schools and PU colleges of few taluks of the district on July 18.
According to the order, all Anganwadi centers, government, aided and private primary, high school and pre-university colleges falling under Puttur, Bantwal, Belthangady, Sullia, Kadaba taluks will remain closed on Thursday July 18.
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Sri M established the first-ever largest place of worship dedicated to Sri Guruji Adinath ‘Mahavtar’ Babaji, which is open to people of all faiths.
The Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the temple was done by Sri M, himself, in the presence of Honorable Minister of Road, Transport and Highways, Sri Nitin Gadkari at the Madanapalle Ashram in Andhra Pradesh.
Grand Opening of Sri Guru Mahavtar Babaji Temple at Sri M’s Ashram Welcomes All Faiths
~The grand inauguration was graced by the Honorable Minister of Road, Transport and Highways, Sri Nitin Gadkari~
~ At 4,000 square feet, the temple built by Sri M is the first-of-its kind, largest place of worship dedicated to Sri Guru Babaji anywhere in the world~
A beautiful, elegantly designed, spacious pillared temple dedicated to Adinath Sri Guru Babaji was sanctified by Spiritual Master Sri M today within the precincts of his Madanapalle Ashram, set deep within the verdant grasslands of rural Andhra Pradesh.
Formally inaugurated by Honorable Minister of Road, Transport and Highways, Sri Nitin Gadkari, the temple was declared open to the public after Sri M conducted a moving Prana Pratishtha ceremony of the serene image of Babaji sitting within a rough-hewn rock cave in deep contemplation.
Sri Guru Babaji, also known as Mahavatar Babaji, is considered a manifestation of the Supreme Being by the Nath Sampradaya, whose chief disciple, Sri Maheshwarnath Babaji, was Sri M’s Guru. He is revered by many across faiths as a great Yogi who has taught Kriya Yoga as one of the paths to attain Moksha or liberation in these difficult times.
Padma Bhushan Sri M, himself a realized Yogi, travels and teaches across the globe, also imparting Kriya Yoga to aspirants. At 4,000 square feet, the temple built by Sri M is the first-of-its kind, largest place of worship dedicated to Sri Guru Babaji anywhere in the world.
Speaking on the occasion, Sri M said, “This Babajis temple is open to all irrespective of caste creed or religion, Babaji who is in your heart, is the same whose Prana Prathishta is done here today. Hari Om Tat Sat.”
Amidst melodious chants of the Lalita Trishati and the Sama Veda, the Prana Pratishtha of both a Sri Yantra and Babaji’s image concluded with the blowing of conches, nadaswaram, and the damru. Fireworks lit the sky in rejoicing as the temple welcomed people from all denominations to move ahead on the spiritual path with deep introspection and quiet contemplation.
The ceremony was attended by over 2,000 devotees from across India and abroad participated in the event, including the distinguished presence of Justice (retd) Sunil Shukre, the local MLA, the District Collector, and the Additional District Collector. The ceremony concluded with a community lunch (Annadanam) and the distribution of Prasad.
The temple at Sri M’s Ashram is now open to visitors of all faiths, offering a sacred space for meditation, contemplation, and spiritual enrichment.
About Sri M
At the age of nineteen, irresistibly drawn to the snow-clad Himalayas, Sri M embarked on his journey to seek a true Master. Maheshwarnath Babaji, a senior disciple of Sri Guru Babaji, took Sri M under his tutelage and initiated him into the Nath tradition. For three and half years, Sri M lived and travelled extensively through the Himalayas with him. What he learnt from Maheshwarnath Babaji transformed his consciousness.
As instructed by his Guru, Sri M returned to the plains and led a quiet, working family life while preparing to teach all that he had learnt and experienced. A few years after his Master’s passing, Sri M received the signal to commence his teaching mission.
Sri M established The Satsang Foundation over twenty years ago, as a meeting point for spiritual seekers of all persuasions. Conversant with the teachings of most major religions, Sri M’s teachings seek to transcend the outer-shell of all religions by exploring the core and nurturing the innate goodness in every human being. In his words: “Go to the core. Theories are of no use.”
About Satsang Foundation
The Satsang Foundation—established by Sri M, is a meeting point for spiritual seekers of all persuasions. The Foundation actively conceptualizes, organises and executes activities and initiatives that bring true reformation and change in human minds for a better, more inclusive and truly united world.
Mangaluru: Taranath Gatti Kapikad, President of the Tulu Sahitya Academy, has urged MLAs from Coastal Karnataka to advocate for the recognition of the Tulu language as an official language of the state during the current assembly session.
In a letter addressed to the region’s legislators, Kapikad emphasized the importance of fulfilling the longstanding demand of Tulu speakers for official language status. He noted that in a previous session, the government acknowledged this demand and promised to make a decision after reviewing the implementation of multiple official languages in other states.
“The state government has now received the necessary information from various states,” Kapikad stated in his letter. “In this regard, all the legislators should propose the demand before the assembly.”
Kapikad’s appeal highlights the cultural significance of the Tulu language and its widespread use in the coastal regions of Karnataka. By recognizing Tulu as an official language, he argues, the government would affirm the linguistic and cultural diversity of the state.
Andhra Pradesh IT Electronics and Human Resource Development Minister Nara Lokesh
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh IT, Electronics and Human Resource Development Minister Nara Lokesh on Wednesday extended an open invitation to NASSCOM members to set up shop in the state, following concerns raised on neighbouring Karnataka’s proposal to reserve certain jobs for Kannadigas there.
The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) expressed disappointment over the Karnataka State Employment of Local Industries Factories Establishment Act Bill, 2024.
The IT industry body observed that the restrictions mandated by this bill “could force companies to relocate as local skilled talent becomes scarce”.
Amid this backdrop, Lokesh welcomed IT, IT services, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related companies to relocate and expand in Andhra Pradesh.
“We understand your disappointment. We welcome you to expand or relocate your businesses to our IT, IT services, AI and data centre cluster at Vizag,” he said in a post on social media platform X.
Promising best-in-class facilities, the IT minister offered “uninterrupted power, infrastructure and the most suitable skilled talent” with “no restrictions from the government”.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh): Two personnel of the Special Task Force (STF) were killed and four others injured after Naxalites denoted an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place on Wednesday night in Tarrem area when a joint team of security personnel was returning after an anti-Naxalite operation in forests on the tri-junction of Bijapur-Sukma-Dantewada districts, a police official here said.
Personnel belonging to the STF, District Reserve Guard – both units of state police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and its elite unit CoBRA were involved in the operation launched on Tuesday based on inputs about the presence of Naxalites belonging to its Darbha and west Bastar divisions and military company no. 2, he said.
“Two STF constables — Bharat Sahu, resident of Raipur, and Satyer Singh Kange, of Narayanpur district — were killed in the blast triggered by Naxalites while four other personnel sustained injuries,” he said.
Reinforcement was rushed to the area after the incident and the injured personnel were evacuated for treatment, he added.
New Delhi: The CBI has questioned three students from AIIMS Patna in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case, officials said Thursday.
Further details on the students being quizzed were not immediately known.
The agency on Tuesday had arrested Pankaj Kumar alias Aditya, a 2017-batch civil engineer from the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, who allegedly stole the NEET-UG paper from the NTA trunk in Hazaribagh, the officials said.
Kumar, a resident of Bokaro, was arrested from Patna, they said.
The CBI had also arrested one Raju Singh who allegedly helped Kumar in stealing the paper, they said, adding that Singh was arrested from Hazaribagh.
The CBI, which is probing the alleged irregularities in the medical-entrance exam, has lodged six FIRs. The FIR from Bihar pertains to paper leak while the remaining ones from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra are regarding impersonation of candidates and cheating.
The agency’s own FIR on a reference from the Union education ministry pertains to a “comprehensive investigation” into the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024.
The NEET-UG is conducted by the NTA for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions. This year, the exam was conducted on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 abroad. More than 23 lakh candidates had appeared for the test.
Police have detained Manorama Khedkar, mother of controversial IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, in a case of allegedly threatening some persons by brandishing a gun over a land dispute, officials said on Wednesday.
She was apprehended from Mahad in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, a Pune police official said.
Police had launched a search for Manorama and her husband Dilip Khedkar after a video surfaced showing her allegedly threatening some persons with a gun over a land dispute at Dhadwali village in Pune’s Mulshi tehsil.
The Paud police in Pune rural have booked the Khedkar couple and five others under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) sections, including 323 (dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property), and relevant provisions of the Arms act.
“Manorama Khedkar has been detained from Mahad in Raigad district and she is being brought to Pune where, after the completion of formalities, she will be placed under arrest,” Superintendent of Police, Pune Rural, Pankaj Deshmukh, said.
Multiple teams had been formed to trace Manorama, her husband and five others accused in the case.
Bengaluru: The opposition BJP in Karnataka on Thursday warned the Congress government in the state to be prepared for the wrath of the people if it fails to table the bill that mandates reservations for Kannadigas in the private sector in the ongoing Legislative session.
The party slammed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for taking an U-turn on the Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, 2024, which was cleared in the Cabinet meeting on Monday and put on hold late Wednesday night after uproar by the industry.
Clarifying on the decision to hold back the bill, Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday that the draft bill intended to provide reservations for Kannadigas in private sector companies, industries, and enterprises is still in the preparation stage.
A comprehensive discussion will be held in the next Cabinet meeting to make a final decision, he said.
BJP state president B Y Vijayendra in a post on ‘X’ asked, “Why did you bring the bill to give employment to the kannadigas? Why did you hold it back? Why mess with the lives of Kannadigas? Do you need Kannadigas to insult?”
“Let the government present the job reservation bill for Kannadigas, which has given hope to lakhs of unemployed people in rural areas who were deprived of job opportunities despite their qualifications, in the current session, or else be ready to face the anger of Kannadigas,” the Shikaripura MLA said.
Vijayendra condemned the ‘cowardly decision’ of putting the bill on hold which ‘insulted Kannada-Kannadiga-Karnataka’. The bill aims to provide employment to Kannadigas.
The BJP leader sought to know why the government, which had moved forward to address the demand of the pro-Kannada fighters, after many years of struggle to protect the employment rights of the children of this land, gave up within a day.
It seems that the lobby of the anti-Karnataka forces, which suppress the self-respect of the country, the self-esteem of the Kannadigas, has prevailed over the chief minister, forcing him to take a ‘U-turn’ three times within a day, Vijayendra alleged.
“Fearing the split in the INDI Alliance, Delhi’s big ‘hand’ must have tied the hands of the chief minister, otherwise how can he take an escapist decision to sideline the bill that will improve the lives of Kannadigas?” the BJP state president said.
The people of the state will never forgive the Congress leaders if the Congress government and the chief minister held back the ‘pro-Kannada bill’ in an attempt to divert public attention and also mislead the investigation into the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation (KMVSTDC) and Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scams that have rocked the state, he said.
BJP MLA Pannalal Shakya
Guna {MP}: A BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh advised students to open “motorcycle puncture repair shops” since nothing would be gained by obtaining degrees, the statement ironically coming at an event to inaugurate a ‘PM College of Excellence’ in his Guna assembly constituency.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had e-inaugurated PM College of Excellence in 55 districts in the state on Sunday at a function held in Indore, with separate events held in the respective districts, including Guna.
“We are opening a PM College of Excellence today. I appeal to everyone to keep one sentence (bodh vakya) in mind that nothing is going to happen with these college degrees. Instead, open a motorcycle puncture repair shop to at least earn a livelihood,” BJP MLA Pannalal Shakya said at the event.
Congress General Secretary (In-charge, Communications) Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at the BJP over the remarks by the party MLA.
“We must credit the BJP for the top-class discipline in their economic messaging. The self-anointed divinity talks about the virtues of selling ‘pakodas’ as an antidote to unemployment, and their MLAs dismiss college degrees as ‘useless’ and urge students to open puncture shops,” Ramesh said on X.
In an apparent reference to the mega plantation drive held in Indore on Sunday, during which a world record 11 lakh-plus saplings were planted in a span of 24 hours, Shakya said, “People are planting trees but not interested in watering them”.
One must first try to save the ‘panchtatva (five elements comprising earth, air, water, solar energy and sky) that forms the human body, he said.
“There is concern over pollution and environment but nobody is working in this direction (saving panchtatva). How long will we protect the trees we planted today and ensure they grow,” he asked, while pointing out to what he claimed was rampant encroachment on government land along rivers and drains.
People are eating anything without caring about side-effects, Shakya added.
New Delhi: The BJP’s tally in Rajya Sabha has dipped below 90 for the first time in the past few years but the party and its allies are expected to not only recoup their losses in the coming weeks but also make some gains when by-elections are held to fill the existing vacancies.
While the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is confident of winning two seats each in Bihar, Maharashtra and Assam; and one each in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tripura due to their numerical superiority over the opposition, the four new nominated members are also expected to be pro-treasury benches whenever the government names them.
Though nominated members are usually independent in the House in terms of their party affiliation, they are traditionally supportive of the agenda of the government which picks them.
The current strength of Rajya Sabha is 226 with the BJP having 86 followed by 26 of the Congress and 13 of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). There are 19 vacancies.
The ruling Congress is looking to win the lone seat in Telangana at the expense of the BRS but its gain will be cancelled in Rajasthan where the BJP, which has a strong majority, will pick up the seat vacated by K C Venugopal, a senior member of the opposition party who won the Lok Sabha poll from Alappuzha in Kerala.
The BJP is also confident of winning the solitary seat in Haryana where the poll will be held to fill the vacancy caused by the election of its Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda to Lok Sabha.
The Congress, though, hopes that a few MLAs, who are either independent or affiliated to regional parties and are looking for political alternatives ahead of the assembly polls expected in October, may switch sides and help it make a fight.
The Election Commission (EC) is yet to announce the date for elections to fill the 11 vacancies effected by the resignation of as many members. Ten of them were elected to Lok Sabha while one MP, K Keshava Rao of the BRS, quit after joining the Congress.
Out of the total 19 vacancies in the 245-member Rajya Sabha, four are from Jammu and Kashmir where there is no assembly currently after the erstwhile state was made a Union Territory in 2019.
Despite an increase in its strength over the last few years, the BJP-led NDA has remained short of a majority in Rajya Sabha but has been able to push its legislative agenda due to support from some unaligned parties, including the YSR Congress and the BJD.
While the BJD joined the opposition’s ranks during the first session of Parliament during the third term of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the YSR Congress remains sympathetic to the ruling bloc.