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1MG – Lido Mall launches campaign to celebrate eco-friendly Diwali

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  • 1MG – Lido Mall launches campaign to celebrate eco-friendly Diwali
  • Over 50% increase in pollution levels across Bangalore during Diwali 2018

 An urgent call to action has been taken by 1MG – Lido Mall after rising pollution levels are forcing Bengaluru residents to leave the city during the festive season to celebrate Diwali with their loved ones. The Mall has launched the eco-friendly Diwali 2018 which commits to no-pollution and no-noise keeping in mind the health and wellbeing of its visitors. With an aim to make a difference, the Mall has also partnered with leading eye care hospital Narayana Nethralaya to promote eye donation.

Commented Mr. Suman Lahiri, Chief Operating Officer, 1MG – Lido Mall, “We have witnessed over 500 people signing up each day ever since we announced the eco-friendly and eye donation campaign on our social media platform. This goes to show that the residents of Bengaluru do care about the welfare of our community and want to play an integral role in the campaign as well”.
Also commented Ms. Bhanu Praveen, Marketing Manager, 1MG – Lido Mall, “This Diwali, we commit ourselves to lighting up lives. The figures were indeed alarming and hence we as a Mall decided to launch an eco-friendly Diwali celebration this year onwards which promotes no-pollution and no-noise. We are also addressing key areas on do’s and don’ts of bursting fire crackers and the increasing pollution levels, how loud noise can affect animals and more. All visitors to our Mall also participated in a pledge to celebrate Diwali the eco-friendly way moving forward. Post event, the visitors were treated to Diwali sweets and we tried our best to make the festive season most memorable for all”.
Also added Mr. Roby Varghese, Centre Manager – 1MG Lido Mall, “With an attempt to raise awareness on eye donation, we are encouraging all our visitors to take a pledge towards an eco-friendly Diwali.  The eye donation campaign will also be conducted for all those who are keen to donate their eyes.  The eye donation is considered an act of charity, purely for the benefit of the society and is totally voluntary.
With over 50 cases of eye injuries reported by Narayana Nethralaya every year on the onset of Diwali, the hospital announced that it will open its doors to offer free consultation and primary eye treatment on the 6th, 7th and 8th of November 2018 to all those whose eyes are affected by the fire crackers. With a fully equipped manpower and resources a dedicated team of doctors will be on standby through the night to administer timely aid to all those who enter their hospitals”.
Commented Dr. Bhujang Shetty, Founder Chairman and MD Narayana Nethralaya, “Last year the supreme court banned fire crackers and it was quite challenging to have this enforced across the country, especially keeping in mind how people enthusiastically look forward to bursting firecrackers especially during Diwali. However, this year, the balanced judgment from the BBMP with restricted timings and the use of green crackers with low emissions and low sound which has paved way for a more responsible commitment on the citizens and how well we will all work towards preserving our environment. However, the only challenge is that the green cracker are not easily available in the market this year and hence the conventional ones are still being used by most”.
“A city like Bengaluru is already witnessing increasing levels of pollution because of traffic and other reasons.  With Diwali the levels of toxic gases in the air increases to over 50 percent. With so many people already suffering from asthma and allergy, this will only cause more havoc. And it is because of things like these that most people prefer to leave the city during these days, which is really unfortunate. As responsible citizens we also need to understand that it is not the pollution board or the Government to handle these issues, it should be our responsibility not to burn crackers and we inturn should influence others too!”

“Main kingpin drug peddler in CCB net

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Trio including,Two Africans arrested by CCB Police&busted massive drug haul racket in Bengaluru,Drug Substances worth Rs.1.52 Crore Seized.
“Main kingpin drug peddler in CCB net”.
Bengaluru CCB Police have Seized 1.5 kg of cocaine and 1,930 ecstasy pills substances worth Rs.1.52 Crore.
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police of Women and Narcotics wing have busted a biggest as Major drug haul racket in Bengaluru and arrested two Africans nationals and a software engineer.
The sleuths have also seized cocaine and ecstasy pills with the vehicle used in crime altogether worth of Rs.1.52 Crore which were supplied to parties,Hi-end pubs and discotheques by the accused.
The accused has been identified as,Faith Chuks alias Iwa (34) who hails from South Africa and Kante Henry (24) from Guinea, both the accused were residing in Kacharakanahalli.The third accused is  Pratheek Shetty (29), a resident of New Thippasandra, who hails from Mangaluru.
Addl CP Crime,Alok Kumar,told media persons that,The CCB teams raided three places and seized 1.5 kgs of cocaine,1,930 ecstasy tablets,a car, a two-wheeler and cash.The total worth of the seized items is Rs.1.52 crore.The Africans had come to India on student visas several years ago but did not complete their education.They are claiming that they got the drugs from Mumbai from their African friends but we have to investigate them,and it was found Faith Chuks was the kingpin of the racket.Pratheek Shetty,a BE graduate,has been working with a software company since the last two months.He knew the other accused for many years and introduced trustworthy customers to them, it is revealed that the accused sold one gram of cocaine for Rs 8,000 and one ecstasy pill for Rs.1,500 he added.
Bengaluru City Police Commissioner,T.Suneel Kumar said,The bengaluru police has taken up a serious drive against the drug peddlers and to control this menace we are instructed all of our officers to keep a special watch and conduct drives.As part of that Central Crime Branch women and narcotics wing of Bengaluru city police have raided a house near Kacharkanahalli under Banasawadi Police station limits based on credible Information and caught hold of 2 African nationals along with a Indian who is a software engineer who used to help them in supply of drugs in Hi-end Pubs,Hotels and discotheques.
These two fellows the African nationals are in Bengaluru they have a visa of student visa. The particulars of which college what course they are doing here has been roped by the team.The other person the Indian by name Prateek Shetty a resident of Bengaluru in Karnataka who is a software engineer who is a getting a good salary of Rs.50-60 thousands per monthly.But he is hand-in-glove with these people in supplying drugs mainly to the youths in the parties and the pubs discotheques and earn ease money by these so this information was given to us so after getting the information the CCB Police teams raided three places and seized 1.5 kgs of cocaine,1,930 ecstasy tablets,a car, a two-wheeler and cash.The total worth of the seized items is Rs.1.52 crore has been seized from their possession in these some consumers as customers are even women also.When reporters asked that drug peddlers are very much active near schools and colleges,Suneel Kumar said colleges and schools we are mostly it is founding it is the Ganja.
The Hi-end drugs which is the costly drug is not there near schools and colleges.It is mostly to the parties where the parties which are being organized among themselves one of the friends or somebody where the licensed pubs are there those licensed pubs,discotheques are there this is a closenet connectivity so that it is not they are sold to each and everybody.What are the loopholes so that they are easily continuing after strict warning also,Kumar said this is a huge menace it cannot be controlled in one day or two days or in a month also it has to be a continuous efforts from all of us from the people also that’s what we have given a 1908 a toll-free number to tell us about this type of characters as it is a continuous fight against drugs that is the reason with efforts and cases really lot off lot off lot off signals have gone inside these drug peddlers in Bengaluru.Lot of them have got the signal that the police will not going to spare them and they are very serious even arresting these two African nationals we have got lot of applauds which cannot be disclosed now they said he is the pin as kingpin
Here in Bengaluru who supplies huge drugs to students.The people were not having faith on police that these type of characters will be held up.Todays efforts in arresting these trio by,Addl CP Crime,Alok Kumar and his team as Girish.S, DCP Crime along with ACP,CCB W&N wing B.S.Mohan Kumar and his team we have got lot of appreciations.So far we have arrested so many people the major drug peddlers and suppliers we are going to the end users as consumers we are listing out the consumers details and on November 14th we are planning to get them in a big number end users and if possible along with their parents.
we will give them awareness of this effects what we can do as what action we will initiate so on 14th we are planning to get a congregation of this end users especially the youths.So far we have listed 40 consumers names in which some of them are regular and some are new to find all these details we need to analysis their call details they are regular or not mostly youth are targeted by these people in between age of 30-33 aged people are consuming drugs as 15 days back we have arrested Martin duke along with his associate Kunal who is a businessman is also age of 30-33 once again we strongly appeal to youths to not consume drugs as say no to drugs and say yes to life stay safe and make others also to leave safely and finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,T.Suneel Kumar,has appreciated,Addl CP Crime,Alok Kumar,DCP Crime,Girish.S,ACP,B.S.Mohan Kumar,PI,Smt.Ayesha,PI,technical wing,Mirza Ali Raja,PSI,Lakshminarasimaiah,and staff as,Srinivas,Basappa.D,Shashidhar,Nandish.K.R,Prakash,Srinath,Atheef,Raju and Ramesh has successfully nabbed these trio and seized huge as major Haul of drug substances from these peddlers and a reward of Rs.1 Lakh will be given to the whole team for the tremendous job done by them he added.

India spin out West Indies by five wickets (Roundup)

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Kolkata, Nov 4 India pipped a fighting West Indies by five wickets riding on chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav’s venomous stuff backed up by some responsible middle order batting display after early hiccups in the first of the three T20 Internationals here on Sunday.

Yadav (3/13) and debutant left arm orthodox spinner Krunal Pandya (1/15) spun a web around the West Indies batsmen in a joint spell of eight overs as the visitors were restricted to 109/8 after Indian stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma opted to field at the Eden Gardens.

The Indians lost early wickets, but Dinesh Karthik (31 not out; 34 b, 3×4, 1×6), Pandya (21 not out; 9b, 3×4) saw the home side through with 13 balls to spare in the low scoring tie.

It was a memorable night for Yadav, who was not only adjudged man of the match, but also reached the landmark of 100 wickets in the T20 format when he got his third victim by getting West Indies skipper Carlos Brathwaite leg before.

The Indian reply began on a wrong note, with the big wicket of stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma (6) falling, only six balls into the innings.

Debutant pacer Oshane Thomas (2/21) sent down a delectable stuff and took Sharma’s inside edge. Dinesh Ramdin took the diving catch to his left behind the stumps, much to the dismay of the 40 thousand plus spectators, who had hoped to see another cracker of a knock from the Mumbaikar on his favourite ground.

There was high drama as the umpire initially remained unmoved by the vociferous appeal from the Caribbeans, but changed his decision after Brathwaite went for a review, that confirmed an inside edge.

Thomas got another breakthrough in his next over. This time the victim was the other opener Shihar Dhawan(3), India were 16/2.

Brathwaite then saw the back of Rishabh Pant (1), as the youngster went for a slog, but only managed an inside edge staright to the Darren Bravo at point.

K. L. Rahul (16; 22b, 2×4)also returned to the hut in Brathwaite’s next over. The Indian batsman perfectly executed a pull shot, but was devastated to find it finish in the hand of Bravo again at deep square leg.

Manish Pandey and Dinesh Karthik then retrieved the situation with a 45-ball 38, as they handled the pressure admirably after taking their side to 54/4 at the halfway stage.

But just when it seemed India were on course to wrapping up the game, left arm spinner Khari Pierre got rid of Pandey (19; 24b, 2×4) with a caught and bowled effort.

However, Karthik: and Krunal Pandya (19 not out) took charge at the that stage. Pandya played a cameo, and the duo steered the side to victory in 17.5overs.

Earlier, chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav and debutant Krunal Pandya spun a web around the West Indies batsmen in a joint spell of eight overs.

The Windies were reduced to 34/3 in seven overs when Pandya — who had misfielded in only the second ball of the innings — was brought in.

The elder brother of injured Hardik got rid of comeback man Kieron Pollard and gave away just 15 runs while senior pro Kuldeep scalped three wickets leaking 13 runs.

After 15 overs, the tourists had managed just 63 runs, losing 7 wickets.

Newcomer Fabien Allen top-scored for the Windies with a counter-attacking 27 off 20 balls (4×4) while Keemo Paul remained unbeaten on 15 along with Khari Pierre (9 not out).

(IANS)

Pilgrims protest in Sabarimala

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Sabarimala Hours ahead of the one-day special pilgrimage of the Sabarimala temple, devotees facing Kerala Police’s questions and checking protested on Monday.

The famed temple that witnessed massive protests against the September 28 Supreme Court verdict allowing hitherto banned age group of girls and women to enter the Lord Ayyappa shrine, saw many devotees complain and shout slogans as the police stopped them for checking.

At 8 a.m., the police opened the barricade and started allowing devotees to walk to Pamba — the base town of the temple. With the shrine set to open at 5 p.m., hundreds of pilgrims at Nilackal and Erumely were seen arguing as they faced repeated obstacles from the police from advancing.

What irked them most was the insistence to check their identity proofs and answer questions as they tried to reach the sanctum sanctorum that would close at 10 p.m. on Tuesday.

At Erumely, all pilgrim vehicles were stopped. The devotees protested and shouted Lord Ayyappa slogans as they arrived at a bus depot of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), demanding transport to proceed to the hilltop shrine.

“We have been asked to wait since last (Sunday) night. We are all on a pilgrimage and we have no other intentions. We are not particular that our vehicles should be allowed. The KSRTC should then operate the buses to take us forward,” said an angry devotee, as others echoed his demand.

Following the growing number of protesters, the police has agreed to allow private vehicles from Erumely till Nilackal.

Vishnu Das, 70, was angry at the way the police was managing the pilgrims’ progress. He said it was the first time in his 56 years of visit to the shrine that he has been put into such difficulties.

“The police are out to create trouble and the scene here is as if it’s a battleground. The police is very intimidating. Till last year, there were no issues at all.

The visit to Sabarimala is suppose to bring solace, but this time everything has changed,” said Das, as he was walking towards Pamba.

The arrangements at the temple town is such that all pilgrims arriving on their vehicles have to get down at Nilackal and then take a KSRTC bus to Pamba, about 20 km, and then start the trek to the temple, situated on a hilltop.

Sreekumar Varma of the Pandalam Royal family, the custodian of the jewellery of the Sabarimala temple, said he was hurt by the way things have unfold.

“All along it has been a peaceful pilgrimage to Sabarimala. But today the temple has been turned into a ‘police station’. It pains us all,” said Varma.

The temple town is witnessing one of its stringent security arrangements. There were more than 2,300 police officials posted at various point up the pilgrimage path after the state tookover the shrine’s security on Saturday.

Several metal detectors have been kept at a various points and crowd combating arrangements were also in place. The media was allowed to go up the pathway at 9.15 a.m.

The Kerala government has announced it will implement the apex court ruling pitting it against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and numerous Hindu groups which have been up in arms against the verdict.

(IANS)

Khashoggi’s sons ask for his body

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Washington, (IANS) The sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi issued an emotional appeal for the return of their father’s body, in their first interview since he was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October.

Salah and Abdullah Khashoggi, who called their father “courageous, generous and very brave”, told CNN on Sunday night they endured weeks of anguish and uncertainty following his disappearance and death.

“I really hope that whatever happened wasn’t painful for him, or it was quick. Or he had a peaceful death,” Abdullah Khashoggi, 33, told the news channel during a sit-down interview in here with his brother, Salah, 35.

Without their father’s body, the brothers said that their family was unable to grieve or find closure.

“All what we want right now is to bury him in Al-Baqi (cemetery) in Medina (Saudi Arabia) with the rest of his family,” Salah said.

“I talked about that with the Saudi authorities and I just hope that it happens soon.”

Authorities in Turkey, who believe that Khashoggi was murdered by a hit squad sent from Riyadh, were still searching for the journalist’s remains.

Last week, the chief prosecutor’s office said Khashoggi’s body was dismembered after he was strangled, while the Washington Post reported investigators were looking into the theory that the body was dissolved in acid.

The Saudi Royal Palace has denied any knowledge of the body’s whereabouts.

Abdullah and Salah told CNN that their father had been misunderstood and intentionally misrepresented for political reasons.

“Jamal was a moderate person. He was liked by everybody. He had differences and common values with everyone,” Salah said, describing the late Washington Post columnist as a genuine, happy person and an “amazing” father.

“I see a lot of people coming out right now and trying to claim his legacy and unfortunately some of them are using that in a political way that we totally don’t agree with.

“Public opinion is important… But my fear is that it’s being over politicized. People are throwing analysis that may direct us away from the truth,” he added.

According to reports in The Washington Post and The New York Times, Khashoggi was labelled as a Muslim Brotherhood sympathiser and a dangerous Islamist in phone calls the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had with Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East adviser, and John Bolton, National Security Adviser.

“It’s just labels and people not doing their homework properly, and reading his article and going in depth. It’s easier to stick a label on him,” Abdullah said, when asked about the Muslim Brotherhood claim.

Asked how Khashoggi should be remembered, Salah replied: “As a moderate man who has common values with everyone… A man who loved his country, who believed so much in it and its potential.

“Jamal was never a dissident. He believed in the monarchy that it is the thing that is keeping the country together. And he believed in the transformation that it is going through.”

Reflecting on their father’s career as a journalist, the brothers said their father was “like a rock and roll star” when they were out with him in Saudi Arabia.

Salah, the eldest sibling, has been made the principal family point of contact by the Saudi government. Abdullah, who lives in the United Arab Emirates was the last of the slain journalist’s children to see him alive.

They have two sisters, Noha, 27 and Razan, 25.

French territory rejects independence

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Noumea (New Caledonia) Voters in the French Pacific territory here have rejected a bid for independence prompting President Emmanuel Macron to say that it showed “confidence in the French republic”.

“I have to tell you how proud I am that we have finally passed this historic step together,” Macron added.

Final results showed that 56.4 per cent chose to remain part of France while 43.6 per cent voted to leave — a tighter result than some polls had predicted.

Turnout was about 81 per cent in this island that is one of UN’s 17 “non-self governing territories” where the process of decolonisation has not been completed.

The vote was promised in a 1988 deal that put an end to a violent campaign for independence, the BBC reported.

Although the referendum passed peacefully but some unrest was reported post polls closed. Cars and a shop were set ablaze in the capital, Noumea, media reports said. The high commissioner’s office said some roads were closed by protesters.

New Caledonia has large deposits of nickel, a vital component in manufacturing electronics, and is seen by France as a strategic political and economic asset in the region.

(IANS)

Jammu-Srinagar highway shut after fresh landslides

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Jammu Landslides in Ramban district on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday blocked the road that was restored for one-way traffic less than a day ago, a senior traffic department official said.

Landslides hit the Battery Chashma area earlier. “Traffic was restored from Jammmu to Srinagar last evening. Today it was scheduled to open for those travelling from Srinagar to Jammu,” he said.

It would harm the apple business as the untimely snowfall has caused damage to the orchards in the valley and majority of trucks moving from Srinagar to Jammu carry apples for sale in the terminal markets.

Delay in delivery due to the landslides was likely to cause huge losses to the Jammu and Kashmir Horticulture industry.

[IANS]

15 days after his ‘funeral’, Kerala man returns home to shocked family

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‘Dead’ man Saji told the police he left the house on September 3 over a quarrel with his neighbour and did not keep in touch with his family since.

On October 16, a family in Aadikolly, Wayanad, buried the decomposed body of their 48-year-old son at St Sebastian Church. However, 15 days later, on October 31, they received the shock of their life when their son Saji returned home after allegedly going missing for nearly 62 days. The body they had buried was not their flesh and blood.

On September 3, Saji, a labourer, left his home in Aadikolly in Pulpally and had been, reportedly, missing since then. The family, however, did not file a missing person complaint. On October 13, Beechanahalli police station in Karnataka contacted Pulpally police station, which is its border police station, informing them about a decomposed body of an unidentified person.

“A few weeks ago, Saji’s younger brother Jinesh was summoned to the Pulpally station in relation to a case,” Prajeesh, a Civil Police Officer at the station, said.

“While Jinesh was at the station, we received a call from Beechanahalli police station, enquiring if we had received any missing person complaint. We had no missing cases in our record then. Jinesh, who heard the conversation, told us that his elder brother had been missing for three weeks. He said he would like to see the body. We then alerted the Beechanahali police station. After completing the necessary formalities, he was let off on bail,” the CPO said.

Jinesh and Saji’s mother Philomena then reached Mananthavady hospital in Wayanad to identify the body. “The family claimed that Saji had an injury mark on his leg. The slippers, too, resembled the ones that he wore. Besides, Jinesh told us that Saji used to frequently travel to Karnataka,” the CPO added.

Once the family identified the body to be Saji’s, the Beechanahalli police handed over the body to the family. After post-mortem and other formalities, the decomposed body was buried on October 16 at the St Sebastian church, where Saji and his family are parishioners.

According to the police, Jinesh claims to have received Saji’s death certificate from Karnataka. On Wednesday evening, Saji, who was claimed to be dead, reached the station, along with the brother.

In his statement to the police, Saji said, “I left the house on September 3 over a quarrel with my neighbour. Since I do not have a phone, I was not in contact with my family and hence that led them to believe that I was dead. I was doing labour work in several parts of Kannur. I reached Aadikolly on October 31 by 4 pm.”

Since Saji could not be contacted directly, media contacted his brother. The latter, however, was evidently infuriated over the whole episode. “I am a busy man. My life does not revolve around Saji. I have incurred a huge monetary loss because of burying a wrong man,” he said.

The Pulpally police station has informed the Beechanahali police station, which would take the matter forward.

An office-bearer of St Sebastian church said the parish has not received any information on retrieving the body from the burial ground. “The police can take the body; we will not stop them,” he said.

A police official at Beechanahalli police station, meanwhile, said that the body has been cremated and not buried. “We have the photo of the decomposed body. We will send it to other police stations to see if there are any missing cases,” he said.

TNM

 

Karnataka High Court gets 5 new judges,

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The Karnataka High Court on Friday got five new judges, a development which has brought down the number of vacancies to 27. The five judicial officers named by President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday to be promoted as additional judges were Ashok G Nijagannanavar, HP Sandesh, K Natarajan, PG Mutalik Patil and AS Bellunke, who will be appointed as the new additional judges, according to a government notification.

Thursday’s announcement comes just three days after the Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation to fill up the vacant position of judges at the Karnataka HC. The PIL, filed by Bengaluru-based advocate GR Mohan, stated that the vacancies were against Article 21 which guarantees access to justice.

In February, lawyers practising at the High Court had gone on a week-long hunger strike over the delay in appointment of judges. The strike was organised by Members of the Advocates Association Bengaluru and the Karnataka Bar Council. At that time, there were only 24 judges at the High Court against the sanctioned strength of 62.

Speaking to media then, senior lawyer DLN Rao had said, “Karnataka has the highest number of vacancies of judges. Judges are being overworked and cases are taking longer to dispense because of this. We have requested the Chief Minister and the Chief Justice of Karnataka several times over the last few years but no appointments have been made.”

He added, “This is the worst thing that could happen to a litigant. What is the purpose of justice if the case is not decided in your lifetime? There are so many undertrials languishing in prisons, thousands of bail applications and property dispute cases just piling up. This will lead to a breakdown of the law. Hence, we are left with no option but to protest.”

Karnataka HC lawyers go on week-long hunger strike over judicial vacancies

Karnataka HC over the past years has been in the news for having one of the worst ratios of working and the sanctioned number of judges. Even on October 1, the last comparative data available on the Union Law Ministry, Karnataka had one of the worst ratios.

According to those figures, Karnataka HC was worst functioning with 46% sanctioned strength of judges, the Allahabad HC which had the highest vacancies (71) had 55% of its sanctioned strength of judges. According to the same data, combining all vacancies in the HCs and the Supreme Court, 40% of the judges’ posts remain vacant.

 

TNM

Pushpa Amarnath appointed as president of Karnataka Mahila Congress

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The former Mysuru Zilla Panchayat president was also previously the General Secretary of State Women Congress Committee.

Dr Pushpa Amarnath, the former general secretary of the Karnataka State Women’s Congress Committee, was appointed as president of the Karnataka Mahila Congress, replacing Dr Lakshmi Hebbalkar, the All India Congress Committee announced on Friday.

“Hon’ble Congress President Shri Rahul Gandhi has approved the name of Dr. B. Pushpa Amarnath as President of Karnataka Mahila Congress,” stated the press release issued by the AICC.

Pushpa Amarnath is known for being outspoken against the GST levied on sanitary napkins and had started an online campaign to revoke the GST charges placed on the same in 2017. Her petition also called for the provision of free sanitary pads and tampons to women and girls living in families below the poverty line. The petition garnered more than 2,000 signatures.

She hails from Mysuru and was the former president of the Mysuru Zilla Panchayat. She is a relative of Hunsur MLA HP Manjunath. Other members of the AICC from the same region include former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Minister of Public Works Department Dr HC Mahadevappa, and MP R. Dhruvanarayan.

Former president Lakshmi Hebbalkar told media, “When I became the MLA for Belagavi Rural, I wrote to the party’s national president asking him to relieve me of my duties as the president of the Congress Mahila Morcha. I had served as its president for a total of three years and nine months, and wanted to concentrate on carrying out works in my constituency. The high command had asked me to submit suggestions for my successor and I had compiled a list of 15 names. Out of the 15, five names had been shortlisted a while back and the final decision was announced today.”

It was reported that Dakshina Kannada (DK) District Women’s Congress President Shalet Pinto, Pushpa Amarnath, and dentist Dr Nagalakshmi were the top contenders for the position, with Pushpa finally being named the president of the Karnataka Mahila Congress.

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