Belthangady: A 28-year-old boy lost his life after his father and sibling stabbed him with a sharp-edged weapon in Kasaba village here on Sunday night.

The deceased Naveen killed by his father Manjunath who is practicing Astrology in Belthangady and brother Raghavendra. The old rivalry between the family members is said to be the reason behind the murder.

Naveen had attacked Manjunath over an altercation on December 31st last year. In the revenge attack, Manjunath along with Raghvendra stabbed Naveen in his stomach and thigh while he was having dinner on Sunday night. Naveen succumbed to injuries on the spot.

Naveen was survived by his wife and two children.

Accused Manjunath and Raghvendra have fled the scene.

Naveen's wife Baby has registered a complaint with Belthangady police and investigation is on. 

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Bengaluru, Jan 27 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Monday that all cases registered against pro-Kannada activists will be withdrawn.

The CM was addressing a gathering at the unveiling of the 25-feet-tall bronze statue of Bhuvaneshwari, the goddess who represents the Karnataka state identity, on the premises of the Vidhana Soudha.

The statue of Bhuvaneshwari, which was sculpted at an approximate cost of Rs 21.24 crore is 41-feet-tall including the pedestal, and weighs around 31.5 tonne.

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While speaking at the event, although he acknowledged that one must love and embrace all languages, the CM said, in Karnataka, Kannadigas should follow the culture of speaking and interacting with “their brothers and other speakers” in Kannada.

“Instead of speaking incorrectly in other languages, we should speak our own language. In all our neighbouring states, the language spoken by the people of the respective state is sovereign. This should be practiced here, too,” said Siddaramaiah.

Insisting that everyone in the state should develop respect for the Kannada language, culture and art, the CM called for more learning and teaching of reading and writing Kannada.

“Only then will Kannada become the sovereign language,” he added.

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