MLA Released on bail

MLA BK Sangameshwar, who was arrested on Thursday night, was produced before the second additional civil judge and JMFC on Friday morning by the police, who released the accused on conditional bail. The conditions stipulated that Sangameshwar will report to the police on every Sunday, he shall not disturb the peace as well as law and order in the constituency and that he shall appear before the court whenever he is summoned to do so.

Shops and commercial establishments remained closed on Friday morning following the tense situation prevailed in Bhadravati city since Thursday late night. Elaborate security arrangements were made by the police and the superintendent of police of Shimoga Raman Gupta personally supervised the law and order situation. Talking to reporters he said that situation was under control and it would remain so in future also. He also told that no untoward incident was reported except for a stone pelting incident in Santhe Maidan road near MLA Sangameshwar’s house.

Although security was beefed up before arresting the MLA on Thursday night few stray incidents took place in old town area. Tyres were set afire on the roads by the supporters of MLA Sangameshwar. Some threw stones at the jeep in which old town sub inspector Nanjappa was seated resulting in damage to the windshield of the jeep. The officer, however, was safe. DySP HD Mendoza, Rural sub inspector Thimmappa and two other constables were reportedly injured while discharging their duties in old town. The police had to wield their canes to disperse the agitating mob near MLA’s house. Few supporters of MLA including councilor Lakshmamma were injured. Ten people were reportedly injured in the incident.

Assistant public prosecutor HD Anandakumar pleaded on behalf of the government. Advocate BS Mahesh Kumar who supplicated for the accused MLA submitted that the accused was not involved in the charges mooted against him and further clarified that the tahsildar, who was the returning officer, was supposed to examine the application submitted to him to include the names of the two voters whose names were missing from the electoral list. This application was submitted well within time to tahsildar and the applicant has also received an acknowledgement from the tahsildar. The secretary of APMC has also recommended the inclusion of the names of the two voters from the traders’ constituency which was left out in the electoral list. But, the tahsildar has ignored all these facts and denied the issue of ballot sheets to the two voters on the day of election of directors to APMC on April 25. This will tantamount the constitutional rights of those two voters, and the elected MLA had every right to intervene and interrogate the violations, the defendant’s lawyer maintained.

Former MLC Shanthaveerappa Gowda, district congress sevadal leader YH Nagaraj, Ramegowda accompanied by MLA’s elder brother BK Jagannath and other local Congress leaders shouted slogans against the Tahsildar Abhijin and alleged that he had lodged a false complaint against the MLA. Shanthaveerappa Gowda was about to address a public meeting in front of the Court. But, it was withdrawn when the police informed that it would violate the prohibitory orders under section 144 CrPC which was clamped in the city since Thursday late night.

The mob outside the Court hall aired slogans praising MLA Sangameshwar when they learnt that the MLA was released on conditional bail. They took MLA in a procession to his house ignoring the prohibitory orders.

MLA Sangameshwar, who spoke to reporters, said that his arrest was a political motivated one. He specifically nitpicked that it was a conspiracy hatched by chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and Rajya Sabha member Ayanur Manjunath. If this is the result of fighting against injustice for a legislator then what is the fate of a common man questioning against the maladministration, he interrogated.

(Pic. 29bvt1-1 – Caption – MLA Sangameshwar stepping out of police van to appear before the court at Bhadravati on Friday morning.

Pic. 29bvt2-2 – Caption – Sangameshwar’s advocate BS Mahesh Kumar talking to MLA who is sitting in the police van.

Pic. 29bvt1-3 – Caption – MLA Sangameshwar coming out from the court with a triumphant smile on his face after he was release on conditional bail

Pic 29bv51-4 – Caption – Former MLC Shanthaveerappa Gowda and other Congress leaders condemning the act of arresting the MLA BK Sangameshwar describing it as a political conspiracy of the BS Yeddyurppa’s government)

Yoga is a process of purifying body, mind and the soul - BABA RAMDEV

Pathanjali Yoga foundation and Bharat Swabhiman Trust aim at revive Indian culture and spread the message of the benefits of practicing Yoga everyday to keep both body and the mind healthier, said Baba Ramdev of Pathanjali Yoga Peetha, Hardwar. He was giving a discourse on yoga and pranayama in the Yoga camp and public meeting organized by Bhadravati unit of Bharat Swabhiman Trust and Pathanjali Yoga Samiti, Bhadravati at VISL Silver Jubilee stadium on Sunday.

In fact Asian countries have a rich cultural heritage and abundant natural resources. But the European countries are utilizing these thins more for their benefit. If the Indians realize this and try to switch to Ayurveda type of medicine and practice Yoga regularly they can bring back the glory of this great country, Baba asserted.

Expressing his happiness about the huge turnout at the stadium Baba Ramdev explained the benefits of various types of Pranayamas which were easy to practice at home. He also demonstrated few Yoga Asanas and elucidated the advantages of them. Most of the acute and chronic diseases can be cured by Yoga and Ayurveda medicine and they also prevented most of the common diseases that are affecting our daily activities, he stated.

Both cause and remedies of any disease exist in our body. We can find solutions for most of the diseases from within our body itself. For this we have to activate the energy that is latent in our body by practicing yoga regularly, he stressed. He also assured that a Pathanjali Ayurveda clinic would soon be opened in Bhadravati.

Calling upon the people to understand the cultural and spiritual values that were extant in India he predicted that India would soon become the world leader by its natural and spiritual riches. He gave a message to the gathering to transform the native country into a heaven.

Baba Ramdev, while appreciating the team of people behind organizing the Yoga camp and public meeting befittingly he felicitated MLA BK Sangameshwar, municipal commissioner BK Mohan, executive director of Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISL) V Gowrishankar and few other elites of the city. Seer of Adichunchanagiri branch mutt of Shimoga Prsannanatha Swamiji, seer of Biliki branch mutt of Rambhapuri Rachoteshwara Shivacharya Swami and seer of Panduranga Sadhakashrama in Gondi Namadevananda Bharati Swami were on the dais. General manager (P&A) of VISL and other senior officers were also present.

Aralihalli Prakash rendered invocation. Students of SAV School recited the song of Yoga while the dignitaries lit the lamp to mark the inauguration of camp. President of the reception committee of the camp Dr. GM Nataraj welcomed. Chairman of the physical arrangements committee MS Janardhana Iyengar welcomed and anchored the programme as well.

Public support essential for effective policing - SP Raman Gupta

Superintendent of police Raman Gupta addressing the citizens’ forum meeting at Bhadravati on Saturday. Probationary officer Sinha and Dy.SP HD Mendoza look on

Policing can be more effective with the cooperation of the public, NGOs and other associations, said superintendent of police Raman Gupta. He was replying the queries raised members of the citizens’ forum on Saturday evening in the citizen forum meeting held in the premises of the circle inspector’s office.

Police will certainly keep a watch on organized crimes. Few members pointed out the problems existing which are not related to police department. However, the officials will make sincere attempt to interact with the concerned departments and try to solve those problems also, he assured.

Veteran social worker Javarappa who spoke earlier asserted that the police should try and solve the disputes through conciliation and compromise at the police station level instead of registering the case soon after receiving a complaint of a non-genuine nature.

State convener of Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) Sathya insisted to continue the district level DSS leaders’ meeting usually conducted at the SP’s office in Shimoga once in six months at least. He also suggested putting up barricades at Prof. B Krishnappa circle in the bypass road to avoid traffic perplexity and added that police department should organize “untouchables’ month” to bring awareness in the society to eradicate the social evil – untouchability.

Veteran sportsman H Ramegowda pointed out that the new bridge road was in a very bad shape and needed immediate attention of the municipality. He also opined that the police should initiate stringent action against those who were disrespecting aged ones forgetting the humanitarian ethics.

Councilor Mehaboob Sab urged the SP to one more sub inspector on duty and provide additional vehicle since the limit of Paper Town police station was vast. Reporter BS Sudheendra nitpicked that security for the government and police officials needed to be stepped up in the wake of recent attacks on government officials who were discharging their duties sincerely, citing the example of attack on food and civil supplies officials who tried to seize the unauthorized LPG cylinders and the following political interference when the Tahsildar initiated actions against the offenders.

Convener of Geleyara Balaga HR Gundurao drew the attention of the SP towards the hasty step taken to demolish the buildings on both sides of B.H. Road and the negligence shown in further development of the road. Railway board zonal consultative committee member and former deputy mayor Mohammed Sanaulla moaned that the approach road to railway station from B.H.Road was always blocked by vegetable vendors and the transportation vehicles like hurdles in the way of commuters who were anxious to reach the railway station. He also insisted that police should mercilessly take action against the political conspiracy to disturb the peace and cut the tail of vandalism after collecting intelligence report on such issues.

Peer Shariff from Anjuman Islahul Muslimeen, MS Sureshappa from BJP, Chinnaiah from DSS Shimoga district unit, V Kadiresh (councilor), BS Jagadish from Bar association, Muneer Ahmed from Anwar colony and many other elites expressed their opinion in the meeting and lauded the efforts of SP to stop gambling dens in Shimoga. They also urged that similar action was necessary in Bhadravati also.

Probationary officer Sinha, DySP Henry D Souza Mendoza, circle inspector (rural) Venugopal and many other police officers were present. Hosamane sub inspector K Kumar welcomed and anchored the programme as well. Circle inspector (town) HS Suresh proposed a vote of thanks.

Midday meal employees stage atigation

Midday meal preparing cooks working under Akshara Dasoha scheme took out a protest rally at Bhadravati on Friday demanding statutory minimum wages and other benefits

Federation of Akshara Dasoha midday meal preparing cooks staged a protest rally on Friday demanding the government to pay statutory minimum wages and dearness allowances to the persons preparing midday meals under Akshara Dasoha scheme.

They also demanded a compensation of Rs.1,50,000 for the death or permanent disability caused by an accident to cooks while discharging their duties. Harassment of cooks by the school development and maintenance committee members and the dismissal of cooks demanding justice should be stopped forthwith through a government order. Provisions should be supplied to the schools during working hours and such delivery should be made within the school premises. Midday meal cooks should not be held responsible for the poor quality of meal resulted by the supply of inferior food grains and other provisions. Government should issue a mandate to supply quality food grains and provisions to the suppliers, the protesters demanded.

Protest rally which began near KSRTC bus stand went through B.H.Road, Madhavachar circle, CN Road and Rangappa circle before culminating near taluk office, where a public meeting was held. The protesters handed over the memorandum of demands and cautioned that they would intensify their agitation if government failed to respond positively to their demands.

Taluk unit president of the federation Hanumamma, Vimalabai, Susheela, Muniyamma, Saraswathi, Renukabai, Anasuyamma, Parvathamma, Lalithamma and others led the agitation.

Mahaveer Jayanti celebrated at Bhadravati

Jain Samaj organized a religious procession with portrait of Bhagawan Mahaveer on Saturday as part of Mahaveer Jayanti celebration at Bhadravati on Saturday

Mahaveer Jayanti was celebrated with devotion at Bhadravati by Jain Samaj. People of Jain Samaj took out a procession with an idol and a big portrait of Bhagawan Mahaveer and aired the slogans of non-violence and universal religion. The devotional songs tuned to popular Hindi movie songs played through amplifiers enticed the people. A religious meet was held later at Jain Bhavan and Jain Samaj leaders spoke on the occasion.

MPM sets Rs.120 crore turnover target for student notebood sales

Chairman of The Mysore Paper Mills, Araga Jnanendra, displaying the indigenously manufactured student notebooks at MPM in a press conference held at Bhadravati. NP Prabhu and BN Srinivas look on

Mysore Paper Mills (MPM), a unit of government of Karnataka, is striving to turn the corners round amidst rough patches through which it was passing through, said Araga Jnanendra, chairman of MPM and former legislator. He was addressing a press conference at the MPM on Wednesday.

Talking to reporters after the release of the student notebooks indigenously manufactured at MPM with the local expertise he said that the process, which was outsourced earlier, was going to save lot of money for the mill. MPM had a target of achieving a turnover of Rs.120 crore for the current fiscal and has also shortlisted the wholesale dealers to market its products all over the state, he added.

He also said that in the wake of MPM celebrating its platinum jubilee this year foundation stone will be laid for the construction of platinum jubilee mansion at Bangalore in May. On the same day green signal will be shown for the installation of a deinking plant at MPM in Bhadravati, he added.

Director (operation) NP Prabhu and general manager (HRD&A) BN Srinivas were also present in the press conference.

Caste-free Society - Dreams of Ambedkar should come true - BK Sangameshwar

MLA BK Sangameshwar addressing the Ambedkar and Babu Jagjeevaram Jayanti at Bhadravati on Thursday (14.04.2011). ZP members Gowramma, DY Usha, Shimoga Rural MLA KG Kumaraswamy, Tahsildar Abhijin and others look on)

Patriotism, which is quite often confined to celebrate the victory of Indian Cricket team, should always be augmented to rejoice the birthdays of great souls of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Babu Jagajeevanram, said MLA BK Sangameshwar. Addressing the celebration of Ambedkar and Jagajeevanram Jayanti held under the aegis of Bhadravati taluk panchayat, city municipality, social welfare department and various associations in the premises of taluk panchayat on Thursday, Sangameshwar expressed his deep concern about the not so good turnout of audience. Ambedkar and Jagjeevanram are remembered for their contributions for uplifting the downtrodden while receiving the benefits from the government and very easily forgotten while joining the celebration of their birthdays, he lamented. People should know their life history and disseminate the same among uninformed, he noted. He also proclaimed that he would perform his son’s marriage with a Dalit girl to spread the message of inter-caste marriage to herald a caste-free society.

MLA of Shimoga rural assembly constituency KG Kumaraswamy, who inaugurated the 120th birthday of Ambedkar and 104th birthday of Jagajeevanram, said that both of them fought to endow the social justice to the downtrodden people. Few leaders have restricted national leaders like Ambedkar and Jagajeevanram to a particular caste or community which is incorrect, he opined.

Dr. HM Nagarjuna, assistant professor in Kannada from Sahyadri science college, Shimoga, described Babu Jagajeevanram as a stupendous scholar. Being a stanch follower of Gandhiji’s principles he displayed his firm stand in land reform act and served the nation in various superior positions, he added.

HM Ravishankar, principal of Visvesvaraya high school, said that Ambedkar was the voice of voiceless people. Though he differed from Mahatma Gandhi his ideals and principles mainly focused in organizing the people, unified and harmonious living as well as the social equality. Heading the committee of drafting the constitution of India he had to crusade the mission solitarily. Ambedkar believed in autonomous principles that ensured equal rights to all, he pointed out citing few anecdotes.

ZP members HL Shadakshari, municipal president BK Mohan and TP president R Halappa also spoke. ZP members DY Usha and G Sujatha, TP vice president Shantakumar, social justice committee president of TP Gowramma, Tahsildar Abhijin, TP executive officer Dr. H Chandrashekarappa, municipal commissioner N Renuka, educationist K Shamanna and many other officials as well as the leaders of various Dalit organizations were present.

Cheques were given to the beneficiaries of various government schemes and couple who married inter-caste spouse by the department of social welfare and sericulture. Subsidy cheques were also given to various Stree Shakti self-help groups on this occasion.

Srinivasan welcomed. Revenue officer Mandara Kumar anchored. Divakar of social welfare department proposed a vote of thanks.

BABA Ramdevji to visit Bhadravati on Sunday

BABA RAMDEVJI to visit Bhadravati on 17th April 2011

The Bhadravati unit of Patanjali Yog Samiti, Bangalore, has organized free awareness programme on Yog and Pranayama (breathing exercises) camps conducted by Bharat Swabhiman Patanjali Yogpeeth of Haridwar in Uttarkhand State. Patanjali Yog Samiti is a committee of Yog teachers and the free Yoga camp and public meeting is arranged at VISL Stadium on Sunday from 5.30 pm to 7 pm. Founder of Patanjali Yog Trust, Baba Ramdevji will enlighten the people about the benefits that could be derived from practicing various Asananas including advantages of doing pranayamas regularly, said the president of the organizing committee Dr. GM Nataraj. Talking to reporters in a press conference held on Wednesday at Patrika Bhavan he said that elaborate arrangements were being made to accommodate the huge gathering expected.

Secretary of the organizing committee H Ramappa informed that various committees were formed to conduct the programme successfully. Baba Ramdevji will arrive around 5 pm after completing similar programme at Moodabidare via Udupi by road. He will be received by the reception committee and escorted to a special dais being constructed at the Stadium. Seer of Sri Adichunchanagiri branch mutt at Shimoga Prasannanatha Swamiji, seer of Rambhapuri branch mutt at Biliki in Bhadravati taluk Rachoteshwara Shivacharya Swami, seer of Panduranga Sadhakashrama of Gondi at Bhadravati taluk Namadevananda Bharati Swami, seer of Sri Sivasubramanya Ashram of Bhadragiri in Tarikere taluk and the executive director of Visveraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISL) V Gowrishankar will be present on this occasion, he briefed.

People participating in the Yoga camp should carry non-plastic bags to keep the Yoga mat and other belongings. Discipline should be followed strictly and silence should be maintained to overcome any comprehension loss of the words expressed by Baba Ramdevji. Special arrangements have been made to park the vehicles at the stadium and drinking water will be supplied by the volunteers, said the honorary chairperson of the organizing committee and district coordinator Dr. Veena Bhat.

BS Jagadish, KP Rao, P Venkataramana Shet, MS Janardhana Iyengar, Annapoorna Satish, KP Dakappa, H Shylesh Koti, Mutturamalingam, HM Ramachandra, Shivalinge Gowda, SN Subhash, BL Rangaswamy and others were present in the press conference.