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Celebs, politicians support online campaign to make Tulu official language in 2 states
The campaigners also want to include the language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.
A Twitter campaign has been launched by an organisation called Jai Tulunad to urge the Karnataka and Kerala state governments to recognise Tulu as an official language. The campaigners also want to include the language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution, which lists the official languages of the Republic of India. "This time around, Jai Tulunad organised themselves on WhatsApp, created a group and Twitter accounts for those who did not have one. We received support from politicians, celebrities who came forward to highlight Tulu and make it an official language in Karnataka. This time we received an overwhelming response," one of the campaigners Mahesh Poojary told TNM. The campaign received support from politicians cutting across parties and from celebrities in the state. ತುಳು ಭಾಷೆನ್ ಸಂವಿಧಾನೊದ 8ನೇ ಪರಿಚ್ಛೇದೊಗು ಸೇರ್ಪಾವೊಡು ಪನ್ಪಿನವು ನಮ್ಮ ಅರಿಕೆ. ಇತ್ತೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಬೊಕ್ಕ ಕೇಂದ್ರೊಡು ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಉಪ್ಪುನೇರ್ದಾವರ ತುಳು ಭಾಷೆನ್ ಸಂವಿಧಾನೊದ 8ನೇ ಪರಿಚ್ಛೇದೊಗು ಸೇರ್ಪಾವಿನ ಬೇಲೆ ಅಪುಂಡು ಪನ್ಪಿ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಎಂಕುಂಡು.#TuluTo8thSchedule — Nalinkumar Kateel (@nalinkateel) September 8, 2019 Irrespective of our political differences let’s strive to constitutionally recognise tulu language and ensure that tulu language and culture gets its rightful due from central and State govts #TuluOfficialinKA_KL — Pramod Madhwaraj (@PMadhwaraj) September 8, 2019 Tulu is as much part of me, as much close to me as Kannada. Tulu is a culture, not just a language. Richly deserves the recognition both at state and national level. #TuluOfficialinKA_KL #TuluTo8thSchedule pic.twitter.com/vTeG5Rxay6 — Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) September 8, 2019 I have always been and will always be with you all when it comes to uplifting of our language, culture and age old traditions. Although I believe this just can’t happen through social media alone. Tulu samodaya has to come together and talk to respective officials. https://t.co/pocBMvVOft — Rakshit Shetty (@rakshitshetty) September 8, 2019 The campaigners point to the fact that several states in India have multiple official languages including Andhra Pradesh and Telangana which recognise Telugu and Urdu, Goa which recognises Konkani and Marathi and so on. "Article 345 of the Constitution states that a language which is not in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution can be declared as official language of a state," adds Mahesh. The campaign to recognise Tulu language also received support from pro-Kannada groups including Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV), Karnataka Ranadheera Pade and Banavasi Balaga. The pro-Kannada groups have been campaigning for the preservation of Kannada language and for the reservation of jobs for Kannadigas in the state. "In the same way that India's diversity needs to be protected, Karnataka's diversity also needs to be protected and Tulu, Kodava and Beary should be included in the Eighth schedule to the Constitution and in addition, it should be used as an official language by the Karnataka government," a member of Banavasi Balaga, a pro-Kannada group told TNM. Even the Kannada and Culture Minister of Karnataka expressed his support to add Tulu to the Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution. Tulu as a language has been recorded in inscriptions as early as 1159 CE and was used to write classical works of literature. Tulu with a rich oral tradition is arguably the best known non literary Indian language. I fully support the efforts towards #TuluTo8thSchedule. — C T Ravi ಸಿ ಟಿ ರವಿ (@CTRavi_BJP) September 9, 2019 However, there has been no communication about if and when Tulu will be adopted as an official language in Karnataka yet. Earlier in August 2017, on the third anniversary of the organisation, Jai Tulunad members started a campaign on Twitter asking for Tulu to be included in the Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution. As per the 2011 Census, Tulu is primarily spoken in Dakshina Kannada district (by 48.6% of the population) and Udupi (31.4%) and is also widely spoken in Manjeshwaram and Kasaragod taluks (16.2% combined) in Kasaragod district of Kerala. The region is referred to as Tulu Nadu and is also home to people who speak Beary, Konkani and various local dialects of Kannada language. The language has a rich oral tradition with folk song forms like Paddana and theatre, including Yakshagana. Tulu films have also been produced, adding to the cultural heritage of the language.
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BJP MP calls ex-IAS officer a 'traitor' for criticising union government
Sasikanth Senthil tendered his resignation from the service on Friday saying a "framework of fascism" is developing in the country.
Former minister and BJP MP from Karnataka Anant Kumar Hegde has termed former Dakshina Kannada district Deputy Commissioner S Sasikanth Senthil a “traitor” for criticising the Centre and resigning from civil service. Taking to Twitter, the six-time MP from Uttara Kannada constituency, known for his acerbic comments said, “The state government should realize that it should have sacked him after he opened his polluted mindset against the Union Government. But cajoling this #Gaddar to return, amounts to treacherous act against the Nation.” The state government should realize that it should have sacked him after he opened his polluted mindset against the Union Government. But cajoling this #Gaddar to return, amounts to treacherous act against the Nation.@BSYBJP https://t.co/EZR3tg6TFL — Anantkumar Hegde (@AnantkumarH) September 8, 2019 The MP is talking about Karnataka Chief Secretary Vijayabhaskar's call to Sasikanth Senthil, in which the state's top bureaucrat asked Sasikanth to re-consider his resignation. Hegde added, “If this guy can conclude that the Union Government is fascist; then we have the liberty to call him another paid #Gaddar, dancing to the tunes set by his real paymasters! This may be the debate he wants to initiate!” If this guy can conclude that the Union Government is fascist; then we have the liberty to call him another paid #Gaddar, dancing to the tunes set by his real paymasters! This may be the debate he wants to initiate! https://t.co/6C1v0D0vYM — Anantkumar Hegde (@AnantkumarH) September 8, 2019 Sasikanth tendered his resignation from civil service last Friday saying, “I have taken this decision as I feel it is unethical for me to continue as a civil servant in the government when the fundamental building blocks of our diverse democracy are being compromised in an unprecedented manner.” In his initial statement, however, Sasikanth said that his decision had little to do with the Karnataka state government led by BJP incidentally or his work as the DC of Dakshina Kannada. Later in an interview with TNM, the former IAS officer said, "You can see the framework being deployed (in the country) and it is the time-tested framework deployed in many countries in history. The situation in Kashmir is part of this framework. A month-long clampdown of an entire state is unheard of in India and it tells you that something is fundamentally wrong," Sasikanth's resignation was the second such one in recent weeks. Kannan Gopinathan, an IAS officer posted in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu also resigned from the service over the government’s handling of the Kashmir issue. Read: Why Anantkumar Hegde must be held accountable for misogyny, Islamophobia
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Karnataka shocker: 21-yr-old allegedly beheads father for not letting him play PUBG
On Sunday night, 21-yr-old Raghuveer approached his father and asked him for money to recharge his phone so that he could play PUBG, but his father refused.
A 21-year-old youth from Karnataka’s Belagavi has been accused of murdering and dismembering his father’s body as he was stopped from playing PUBG. Raghuveer Kammaar, a 21-year-old college student, was allegedly addicted to playing the mobile game PUBG. On Sunday night, Raghuveer approached his father Shankrappa Kammaar and asked him for money to recharge his phone, so he could play the game. In the early hours of Monday, the Katki Police in Belagavi district received a call from the family members of Shankrappa stating that he had been beheaded and his legs chopped off. Shankrappa’s family members allegedly told the police that Raghuveer had killed him and absconded. Katki Police, who are investigating the case, say that Raghuveer wanted to top up his mobile internet pack and Shankrappa refused to give him the money. “Shankrappa was working in the police department. He had been trying to get his son off PUBG for months now. Shankrappa had told his colleagues that his son was addicted to the game. Over the last few months too, he had advised Raghuveer to stop playing the game but the boy did not listen to him. Raghuveer was not going to college and was also unemployed,” said Shivanand Koujalgi, Inspector of Katki Police Station. The Inspector told TNM that Raghuveer and Shankrappa had fought on multiple occasions over his addiction to the game and on Sunday night, Shankrappa allegedly confiscated Raghuveer’s phone and had refused to give him money to recharge his mobile. “When everyone went to sleep, Raghuveer slit his father’s throat, beheaded him and also cut off his legs. He then took his phone and ran away from the house,” Inspector Shivanand added. Raghuveer was arrested by the Katki Police on Monday afternoon and the police say that he confessed to killing his father. “We are questioning him now. We will produce him before the magistrate in the evening. We are currently retrieving the machete he used, to kill Shankrappa,” he said. Raghuveer has been booked for murder.
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6813 traffic violations in 5 days, B'luru traffic police collects over Rs 70 lakh
The statistics were compiled after new fine amounts were fixed as per the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019.
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In just a week, Bengaluru Traffic Police officials have collected over Rs 70 lakh in fines from motorists in the city. Several residents have been made to cough up hefty fines as per the new rules in the Motor Vehicles Act; in fact, one resident had to pay Rs 17,000 for multiple traffic violations. As per statistics released by Bengaluru Traffic Police department, there were 6813 people booked for traffic violations in Bengaluru between September 4 and September 9 (until 10 am). Traffic police officials collected Rs 72, 49,900 in fines in the same period i.e over Rs 18 lakh collected as fines per day. The statistics were compiled after new fine amounts were fixed as per the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. The fines collected per day has not increased significantly, however the money collected has increased due to a steep hike in the fines. The fines levied included the Rs 17,000 fine paid by Akash, a resident of Varthur in the city, for multiple offences. He was caught by the traffic police on September 3 on Kanakapura Road with charges of drinking and driving, driving without a helmet and driving without a license. The most common offence since the new rules kicked in were cases of pillion riders without a helmet. There were 2645 such cases while there were an additional 1968 cases of motorists riding without a helmet. In both cases, the new fine is Rs 1000 for each offence. There were also 708 cases of motorists driving without wearing the seat belt. The new fine for such an offence is Rs 1000. There were 695 cases of drivers using their mobile phones while driving and 109 cases of drivers without the vehicle insurance. 72 cases of drinking and driving were also registered in this period. Traffic police officials also clarified that motorists in the city can show the documents stored on Digilocker, the national Digital Locker System, during traffic police checks and that they need not necessarily show a hard copy of the original documents. As per statistics of traffic violations compiled from January to July, Bengaluru traffic police officials booked 5103649 cases of traffic violations, which is over 7 lakh cases on average per month. In these cases, traffic police collected Rs 381,102,350 as fines which is around Rs 54,445,192 on average per month. This comes down to Rs 18 lakh collected in traffic fines everyday. In comparison, around Rs. 23 lakh was collected on average in traffic fines in 2018.
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Second group of eight elephants for Dasara festivities to reach Mysuru on Tuesday
Balarama, one of the elephants set to take part in the Dasara procession, reached the city on Sunday.
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Ahead of Dasara festivities, the second batch of elephants for the processions are set to reach Mysuru. As per reports, the second group of elephants will reach the premises of the Mysuru Palace on Tuesday morning. Eight elephants, Cauvery, Vikrama, and Gopi from Dubare; Durga Parameshwari from K. Gudi; Jayaprakash, Lakshmi, and Rohit from Bandipur will reach the city on Tuesday. The last three are new additions to the Dasara festivities. Earlier, the first batch of elephants for the procession reached the city in August. The six elephants brought then were Arjuna, Abhimanyu, Dhananjaya, Eshwara, Varalakshmi and Vijaya who made it to the Palace grounds on August 26. Eshwara is also a new addition to the procession. On Sunday, another Dasara star, the 61-year-old jumbo Balarama reached Mysuru. Balarama, who belongs to the Mattigodu camp, has been a familiar sight in the processions. It has reportedly carried the Golden Howdah, or carrier of the idol, 13 times between 1999 and 2011. It has been a part of the Dasara festivities 18 times. Balarama was captured from Kodagu district’s Kattepura forests in the 1980s and succeeded the jumbo Drona, who was tragically electrocuted while in a forest in the 1990s. Each year, the same elephants are brought to the city from Nagarhole and remain in the Palace until the end of the 10-day Dasara festival, under the care of animal husbandry and caretakers. The festivities for Dasara this year begin on Sunday, September 29 and will continue until Tuesday, October 8. An elephant march was held earlier on August 22, as part of the preparations for celebrations in the city, with several residents taking part in the march.
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Second group of eight elephants for Dasara festivities to reach Mysuru on Tuesday
Balarama, one of the elephants set to take part in the Dasara procession, reached the city on Sunday.
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Ahead of Dasara festivities, the second batch of elephants for the processions are set to reach Mysuru. As per reports, the second group of elephants will reach the premises of the Mysuru Palace on Tuesday morning. Eight elephants, Cauvery, Vikrama, and Gopi from Dubare; Durga Parameshwari from K. Gudi; Jayaprakash, Lakshmi, and Rohit from Bandipur will reach the city on Tuesday. The last three are new additions to the Dasara festivities. Earlier, the first batch of elephants for the procession reached the city in August. The six elephants brought then were Arjuna, Abhimanyu, Dhananjaya, Eshwara, Varalakshmi and Vijaya who made it to the Palace grounds on August 26. Eshwara is also a new addition to the procession. On Sunday, another Dasara star, the 61-year-old jumbo Balarama reached Mysuru. Balarama, who belongs to the Mattigodu camp, has been a familiar sight in the processions. It has reportedly carried the Golden Howdah, or carrier of the idol, 13 times between 1999 and 2011. It has been a part of the Dasara festivities 18 times. Balarama was captured from Kodagu district’s Kattepura forests in the 1980s and succeeded the jumbo Drona, who was tragically electrocuted while in a forest in the 1990s. Each year, the same elephants are brought to the city from Nagarhole and remain in the Palace until the end of the 10-day Dasara festival, under the care of animal husbandry and caretakers. The festivities for Dasara this year begin on Sunday, September 29 and will continue until Tuesday, October 8. An elephant march was held earlier on August 22, as part of the preparations for celebrations in the city, with several residents taking part in the march.
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