Mangaluru: Prapth Bhandary wins Best Marri Pilli in Pili Nalike 2024
Mangaluru: Eight-year-old Prapth Bhandary, a third standard student from St. Aloysius Higher Primary School, was awarded the title of Shreshta Mari Huli (Best Junior Tiger) in the 2024 Pili Vesha (tiger dance) competition. He was mentored by Raviraj Poojary.
He represented the Junior Boys Chilimbi team and stood out for his performance among the young participants.
The event marked the ninth season of the Pili Nalike competition, which was organized by Pili Nalike Prathishtana in collaboration with Namma TV. It took place on Saturday at the Karavali Utsav Maidan and drew a large crowd of enthusiastic spectators.
Prapth’s mother, Thripthi Bhandary, and his father, Vipin Bhandary, expressed pride in his achievement.
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2 detained after comment over wedding procession to Dalit house sparks clash in UP's Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): Two persons have been detained after a clash broke out allegedly over remarks targeting a Dalit family's wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred in Lai Kheda village under Tilhar police station area, where a wedding procession from Bareilly had arrived at a Dalit household on April 20.
According to SP Saurabh Dixit, when the procession was near the house of Rajpal Yadav, he allegedly made a remark saying "Now, Dalits will also take out wedding processions riding a buggy", leading to an argument. Yadav's side allegedly turned aggressive, escalating the conflict further.
Police said a scuffle ensued between the two sides. Upon receiving information, police personnel reached the spot and ensured that the procession was conducted peacefully after the incident.
An FIR was registered on Friday against Rajpal Yadav, Sumit, Amit, Surendra, Avdhesh Yadav and five unidentified persons based on a complaint. Rajpal Yadav and his son Sumit have been taken into custody and are being questioned, Dixit said.
The case has been registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police said.
Dixit said preliminary findings suggest that Yadav, too, was hosting a function and processions from both sides had arrived around the same time. A dispute may have initially arisen due to a narrow passage and attempts to move the processions quickly.
Police have registered the case under relevant sections of the BNS and initiated further probe, officials said.
