Mangaluru: Bollywood celebrities visit Kuttaru Koragajja temple
Mangaluru (PTI): A host of celebrities, including Bollywood actors Katrina Kaif, Suniel Shetty, and his son Ahan and daughter Athiya, as well as star cricketer K L Rahul visited the Kuttaru Koragajjana Shrine in Mangaluru on Sunday and offered prayers.
Koragajja is a prominent folk deity worshipped in the coastal regions of Karnataka, and is particularly popular in Mangaluru.
Shetty, who has roots in Tulunadu, and his family members, took part in the Kola (a traditional ritual) in deity’s honour, along with Kaif.
Taking pictures or videos within the Koragajja shrine was restricted in the past. However, on this occasion, due to the presence of Bollywood celebrities, temple authorities allowed photographs to be taken in front of the constituency gate and even inside the office.
Snapshot of Katrina Kaif in front of the temple has already gone viral on social media.
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SC stays criminal proceedings against Karnataka BJP MLC CT Ravi
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the criminal proceedings against Karnataka BJP MLC C T Ravi for his alleged derogatory remarks against minister Laxmi Hebbalkar inside the Belagavi legislative council last year.
An FIR was lodged against Ravi under BNS Sections 75 (sexual harassment) and 79 (outraging the modesty of a woman) in December 2024.
A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal stayed the proceedings after hearing submissions on the lawyer representing Ravi.
The BJP leader has challenged an order of the Karnataka High Court rejecting his petition seeking to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against him.
Earlier this month, the high court observed that if the alleged remark or gesture was indeed directed at the complainant woman, it could be construed as outraging her modesty.
The top court in an interim order stayed the proceedings against Ravi and also sought a reply from the state government on his plea.
Ravi's counsel argued as remarks were alleged to made during the legislative council’s proceedings on December 19, 2024, his client had constitutional immunity.
The Civil Procedure Code provisions also bar the arrest of members during parliamentary sessions and for up to 40 days after the sessions, his plea said.
Ravi was arrested by local police from the premises of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on December 19.
