Heavy rainfall in Coastal Karnataka, Kerala; Udupi, Kasargod Districts declare holiday to schools
Udupi: District Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesh on Friday morning declared holiday to all colleges and schools in the District for October 25 owing to heavy rain that has gripped the Coastal Karnataka since Thursday.
Similarly, Kasargod Deputy Commissioner also issued orders declaring holidays to all the schools in the District on Friday.
Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh had on Thursday evening declared holiday to all schools and PU Colleges in the District for Friday.
Coastal Karnataka and parts of Kerala will witness heavy rain till Saturday evening, as reported by Meteorological Department due to variance in air-pressure in the Arabian Sea.
The administration has also urged people from going near water bodies for picnicking while also directing fishermen to not venturing into sea for fishing or other activities.
District Disaster Management Authority has be put on high alert with Taluk and District Administration officials also being advised to be alert. People have been urged to contact toll-free helpline 1077 in cases of emergencies.
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Madhya Pradesh: BJP leader assaults blind woman in Church
Jabalpur: Anju Bhargava, vice-president of BJP's Jabalpur city unit, has come under sharp scrutiny, creating the ripples of political controvery in Madhya Pradesh, after a video surfaced online showing her physically assaulting a visually impaired woman inside a church.
The New Indian Express has reported that the said incident reportedly took place on Saturday (20 Dec) at a church in the Hawa Bagh area, which comes under the limits of Gorakhpur police station.
The video footage that has circulated widely on Monday shows Anju Bhargava, assaulting the blind woman in the presence of a police officer. In the video, Bhargava is seen shouting at the woman, twisting her arm and forcibly grabbing her face. The victim can be heard pleading to Bhargava to speak to her rather than resorting to physical violence. Also, we can hear Bhargava screaming, “will be blind in her next birth too”
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According to The Indian Express reports, Bhargava entered the church, with members of several Hindutva affiliated organisations, alleging that the visually impaired children were being forced into religious conversion; But, the students present at the church have flatly denied all the allegations.
An unnamed police officer cited in media reports states that there was no evidence to support claims of forced religious conversion. The incident has since intensified political debate in the state, with opposition parties demanding accountability and action against those involved.
