Dasara to be celebrated in Mangaluru as per Covid-19 guidelines
Mangaluru, Oct 6: Dakshina Kannada district administration has issued an order urging the public to strictly adhere to the Covid-19 guidelines during the celebration of Dasara Festival from October 7 to 16.
As per the order, more than 400 people cannot gather in the programmes. Social distancing should be strictly followed in the programmes connected with the celebrations.
Everyone, including the temple priests and staff of the temples, should adhere to the guidelines, the order said.
The programme organisers or the administrative authority should take measures to provide sanitizers, masks and maintain social distancing at public gatherings.
To prevent the spread of the Covid, the public should strictly follow the directions issued by the Central and State governments. The orders issued by the health department, police department, Fire and Emergency Services, district administration, and orders of local authorities should be followed.
As per the direction of the government, the festival should be celebrated in a simple manner so that Covid cases do not increase, the order said.
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Annpurna Devi expresses anguish over girl's rape in TN, urges NCW to act
New Delhi (PTI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi on Tuesday expressed her anguish over the alleged gang rape of a girl in Tamil Nadu and urged the National Commission for Women to take immediate cognisance of the matter.
In a post on X, Devi said, "Deeply anguished by this horrific incident. I urge the NCW to take immediate cognisance and act swiftly in coordination with the concerned authorities to ensure the strictest action against all culprits."
Devi said, "Justice must be swift and unsparing — the accused must be brought to book without delay," adding, "the safety, dignity, and justice of every daughter of India remain our highest priority."
"We stand firmly with the survivor and her family in this difficult hour," she said.
Reacting to a post by former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai, who flagged concerns over the law and order situation in the state, Devi said such incidents "expose grave concerns" under the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government.
Annamalai, in his post, alleged that a 15-year-old girl from Kanchipuram, who had come to participate in a temple festival near Seyyaru in Tiruvannamalai district, was gangraped.
He said the incident was "deeply shocking and enraging" to him and alleged that such crimes point to a "complete failure" of law and order in Tamil Nadu.
Annamalai demanded immediate arrest of all those involved and the "harshest punishments" for the accused.
He also called for full protection and mental health counselling for the survivor and her family.
