Mangaluru: Leaders of several communities call for national unity at martyr's condolence meet
The event was organised by B-Human and Hidayah Foundation
Mangaluru: B Human organisation of Mangaluru, in association with Hidayah Foundation Mangaluru, on Friday, Feb 22 organised a condolence meet at the town hall Mangaluru, for the martyrs of Pulwama attack.
The event was attended by several prominent personalities of the city along with officers from Naval and Military wings of Indian Army.
Chief Guest, Colonel Raj Mannar, Army recruitment officer of Mangaluru, during his address spoke about how such events, become source of inspiration and moral support for the soldiers fighting with enemies, after seeing their fellow colleagues die in numbers.
“They (soldiers) know that the nation will stand for them if they die in the war zone, they know that their families will be taken care of, by the whole nation, and that is a great source of mental support to a soldier” Col. Mannar said.
He further stressed upon, maintaining cordial relations among the communities, as India is a diverse country, “A soldier who fight on the border, doesn’t fight for a particular community, he fights for India. Not the India that is divided, but one India” he added.
Kemaru Matta Isha Vittala Das Swamiji, also advised people to rise above politics of hate and be united for the sake of nation. He stressed upon respecting farmers and the soldiers and added “The deaths of soldiers and farmers are the two most expensive loss we as a country can face, so we should value them as much as we can to avoid such loss”.
Swamiji also questioned how 350 kg of RDX went undetected by the security forces in a defense’s sensitive area, he recalled a incident to support his question and said “During the assembly election, when I was coming from Udupi towards Mangaluru, at a checkpost I was stopped for regular checking and although I wasn’t carrying anything illegal with me, my vehicle was searched and checked over three times by three different officers, with such officers in our forces how did 350 kg of RDX consignment passed undetected?”
Mangaluru DCP Law and Order Hanumantharaya, lauded the efforts of organisers and for bringing people of all community on one platform to mourn and condole the deaths of the brave soldiers who died in the Pulwama attack.
Manager of Shanti Prakashana, Mohammed Kunhi, during his address elaborated on the need of people of this country being united while also condoling the deaths of the martyrs. He also called it responsibility of every citizen to take care of the families of the martyred by standing against terrorism and in solidarity with the martyrs.
Prominent social activist of the city MJ Hegde, added that the external forces can attack a country only by exploiting their internal weaknesses and a country which is united internally cannot be attacked by external forces.
He appealed to the citizens to not fight over issues which are out of our hand that weaken the nation.
“People these days are fighting over what is happening in other countries, what do we get from it, why are we creating differences among ourselves from what is happening in other countries? This is when we become vulnerable to the threat of external threats” Hegde said.
S.B. Mohammed Darimi, in his address called on people to prioritise nation upon everything and that one’s caste, creed, religion should be secondary and his nation’s interests should be placed above all”.
Navy DPO, Gautam, Mansoor Ahmed, Abdul Rauf Puthige, Hidayat Addur and others were present on the dias during the event.
The event concluded with people paying homage to the martyrs by lighting candles and NCC cadets presenting NCC song in the leadership of head cadet Rohan of Aloysius college.
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50% fine rebate on traffic fines ends tomorrow; Here’s how to pay your pending challan
Bengaluru: The last date to avail the 50% concession on fines for all unpaid traffic e-challans issued before 2020 comes to an end tomorrow
The Karnataka government announced the rebate after a gap of two months on November 20, and it was available for a limited period between November 21 and December 12.
Earlier, the government had offered a similar 50% discount on pending traffic fines between August 23 and September 12.
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As per the order, vehicle owners with pending traffic challans can clear their dues by paying only half of the total fine amount during the concession period.
How to View and Pay Pending Traffic Fines
Pending fines can be checked and paid through multiple platforms:
Karnataka State Police (KSP) app
ASTraM app of the Bengaluru Traffic Police
By providing your vehicle registration number at the nearest traffic police station
At the Traffic Management Centre
Through the Karnataka One/Bangalore One or Mangalore One websites
