Mangaluru, Dec 21: Mayor Bhaskar K Moily officially inaugurated the cultural procession of Karavali Utsav of the district at Nehru Stadium here on Friday.

Speaking on the occasion, the mayor said that the city corporation has initiated the cultural procession in order to protect the coastal district culture and traditional buildings and adopt novelty.

Deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil, City police commissioner TR Suresh, ZP CEO Dr ADC Kumar, City corporation Commissioner Mohammed Nazeer, Selvamani and procession Committee president S Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, Information officer Khader Shaw, Harikrishna Punaroor and others were present.

The procession which started from the Nehru Stadium passed through AB Shetty circle, Clock tower, UP Mallya road, Hampankatta circle, Karnad Sadashiva Rao road, Bishop House, Manjeshwar Govinda Pai circle, PVS junction, MG Road, Ballalbagh, Lalbagh and will converge at Nehru Stadium.

More than 80 various art troupes from Chikmagaluru, Shivamogga, Sagar, Haveri, Dharwad, Magadi, Tumkur, Ramanagar, Mysore, Karwar, Raichur, Chakravarthy, Belagavi, Hassan, Badiyadka, Kasaragod, Madikeri,  and other places participated in the procession.

Teams from various education institutions, religious centres, NCC, Scouts, Bharat Sevadal, banks and post offices participated. More than 5,000 students participated in it.

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Jaunpur (UP), Oct 30: A 17-year-old boy was beheaded with a sword in a fight over a piece of land in Kabiruddinpur village of this district on Wednesday, police said.

The dispute over the land is 40 years old and the matter is currently in a civil court, according to district administration officials.

While District Magistrate Dinesh Chandra suspended Lekhpal (local revenue officer) Jagdish Yadav, a report has been sent to the administration for action against Revenue Inspector Munni Lal, who oversees the area, the officials said.

Superintendent of Police Ajaypal Sharma said the violence was a consequence of a land dispute between villagers Ramjeet Yadav and Lalta Yadav.

"Ramesh Yadav, son of Lalta Yadav, began clearing grass from the disputed land ahead of Diwali this morning that flared up the tension," he said.

"During the confrontation, Ramesh attacked Anurag Yadav, son of Ramjeet Yadav, with a sword and decapitated him," he added.

Lalta Yadav was arrested after the incident and a hunt is on for his son Ramesh.

Additional police forces have been stationed in the village to prevent any further flare-ups.

An FIR has been registered against six individuals in connection with the case at Gaurabadshahpur police station.

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav decried the violence and alleged there was no law and order left in the state.

"There is a strange contradictory relationship between today's government and crime. On one hand, both are together, on the other hand, the weaker and more inactive the government is becoming, the more powerful and active the criminals are becoming. Today's UP says we don't want BJP," he said on X.

Additional District Magistrate (ADM) R A Chauhan has been appointed to conduct a magisterial inquiry in the case and submit a report within three days.

In a statement, District Magistrate Chandra condemned the crime as "heinous" and assured strict administrative action against those responsible.

He further said the dispute is 40 years old and is currently under civil court review.