Karate is a tool for personality development: UT Khader
Mangaluru: Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader stressed on the role of karate in shaping students' personalities, describing it as a valuable supplement to education. Speaking at the inauguration of the Shaurya International Karate Championship on Friday, held at the Cordell Church Hall in Kulasekhara, Khader highlighted the importance of parental and teacher support in sustaining and promoting the art of self-defense.
Khader noted that previously, students from Mangaluru had to spend significant amounts, up to two to three lakh rupees, to participate in international karate championships. However, the local organization of this event now provides a crucial opportunity for young participants at the beginning of their journeys.
The event was also marked by Mangaluru Bishop Dr. Peter Paul Saldanha's blessing and a special address by Mangaluru Mayor Sudhir Kumar Shetty, who announced a donation of Rs 10 lakhs from the Mangaluru City Corporation to support the tournament. Shetty expressed his best wishes for the championship's success.
MLA D. Vedavyasa Kamath, the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, presided over the function. Tournament Director A. Sadananda Shetty was felicitated during the event.
The inauguration saw the presence of several dignitaries, including Vidhan Parishad Member Ivan D'Souza, KIO President Hanshi Bharat Sharma, Self Defense School of Indian Karate President Kiosi Ishwara Kateel, and other key figures from the karate community. Organizers and committee members, including the founder president of the Dakshina Kannada district karate organization, K. Tejomaya, played a significant role in the successful organisation of the event.
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Suburban rail project: HC halts axing of 368 trees at Bengaluru Cantonment
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has ordered that no trees should be cut or damaged on over eight acres of land near Cantonment Railway Station, where a suburban rail project has been proposed, The New Indian Express reported on Thursday.
The order was reportedly issued by a division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Poonacha after hearing a PIL filed by former MLA AT Ramaswamy and three others. Notices were issued to the state government, central government, Karnataka Biodiversity Board and the tree officer.
Countering the apprehension expressed by the counsel for petitioners over the move to axe trees, the Additional Solicitor General of India (on behalf of the Centre), submitted that the state has rightly withdrawn the notification as it was issued without consulting the Centre.
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Also, the petition is premature as the application has been made to the tree officer seeking permission to cut trees for the suburban rail project on the land in question, he said.
The petitioners reportedly said the land is an old green space with 371 large trees and forms part of the Cantonment Railway Station area. They argued that a public notice was issued in April inviting objections to the plan to remove 368 trees for the suburban rail project.
The notice stated that the commercial development project will come up on the land measuring 34,856 sq mts, which has been leased to a private company.
They also pointed out that the state government had earlier decided to declare the area a biodiversity heritage site, but the notification was withdrawn in December without explanation.
They termed the decision atrocious and the reasons given absurd. The petitioners alleged that, “It is very clear that all is not well with the state, which has taken a retrograde decision, though it is a matter of grave concern, which will have an adverse impact on Bengaluru’s environment.”
