No Kambala event in Bengaluru on Oct 26: Committee informs High Court
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Kambala Committee has informed the High Court that there will be no Kambala event on October 26 at the Palace Grounds in the city, and no request has been submitted to the competent government authority to hold the event elsewhere.
A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by PETA challenging the Bengaluru Kambala event, and the matter was heard by a division bench comprising Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice K.V. Aravind.
During the hearing, advocate Vinod Kumar, representing the Bengaluru Kambala Committee, informed the court that no Kambala event is scheduled for October 26. Senior advocate Dhyan Chinnappa, representing PETA, argued that if permission is granted to conduct the event, it should be brought to their attention, so they can approach the court. He also mentioned that a Kambala event is being planned on November 9 near the Pilikula Zoo in Dakshina Kannada. The zoo's director has written to the deputy commissioner, raising concerns about the impact of the event's noise on animals.
Appearing for the state government, Advocate General K. Shashikiran Shetty said that documents related to the legal permission granted for last year’s Bengaluru Kambala will be submitted to the court. He added that PETA's objection centres on the claim that the event causes cruelty to animals. The court is now faced with the question of whether Kambala should be restricted to Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. Kambala is an integral part of Karnataka's culture, and there is now an opportunity to showcase it across the country. The central issue is whether animals are being subjected to cruelty. He also pointed out that horses are imported and exported to other states and countries for horse racing. He assured the court that any decision taken by the government will be communicated to the bench.
The court directed the state government to submit its objections and adjourned the hearing to November 5.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
