Goa celebrates Ram Navami, devotees gather for special prayers in temples
Panaji (PTI): Devotees thronged temples across Goa on Thursday to celebrate Ram Navami, marking the birth of Lord Ram with special prayers, bhajans and festive rituals.
Goa Governor Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju extended greetings to the people, appealing to them to work together in promoting peace, harmony, and prosperity in society.
Hundreds of devotees gathered from early morning at the Shree Ramnath Temple in Ponda taluka, South Goa, which was decorated with colourful flowers and lights.
People attended the special puja conducted by priests and participated in traditional rituals.
At Shri Ram Devasthan Temple at Colvale in North Goa, devotees took part in the recitation of Ramayana, bhajan sessions and distribution of prasad.
Special prayers were also held at Shree Damodar Temple, located at Comba locality in Margao, South Goa.
The Goa governor in his message to the people said, "This sacred festival marks the birth of Lord Shri Ram, who symbolises righteousness, virtue, compassion, and ideal leadership. Lord Rama is also revered as 'Maryada Purushottam'."
The life of Lord Ram continues to inspire people to embody the values of truth, justice, humility, and devotion in their daily lives, he noted.
"On this joyous occasion, let us reaffirm our commitment to the principles of dharma and work together to promote peace, harmony, and prosperity in our society. May this festival bring happiness, good health, and well-being to all, and guide us on the path of righteousness," he added.
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HC issues notice to Siddaramaiah, wife, Lokayukta police, ED in MUDA case
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Thursday ordered serving notices to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his wife Parvathi B M in connection with the closure report filed by the Lokayukta police in the MUDA site (plot) allotment case.
The court also sought a response from the Lokayukta police and the Enforcement Directorate on the B-Report (Closure report).
Hearing a plea filed by activist Snehamayi Krishna challenging the B-Report filed by the Lokayukta police, Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav ordered the issue of notices.
In the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case, allegations were made that compensatory sites were allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife in an upscale area of Mysuru, with a higher property value than the location of her land that had been acquired by MUDA.
MUDA had allotted plots to Parvathi under a 50:50 ratio scheme in lieu of 3.16 acres of her land, where it developed a residential layout.
Under the scheme, MUDA allots 50 per cent of developed land to landowners in exchange for undeveloped land acquired for residential layouts.
The Karnataka Lokayukta police, which registered the case against Siddaramaiah, his wife, and his brother-in-law, later gave them a clean chit by filing a closure report, which was admitted by the Special Court to try Public Representatives on January 28.
