Pramod Mutalik barred from entering Udupi district till April 15
Udupi: The Udupi Deputy Commissioner Kurmarao M on Wednesday issued a circular restricting Shri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik’s entry into the program organized by Hindu Jagaran Vedike at Gangolli.
In order to safeguard law and order in the district and to maintain public harmony, the DC imposed Sections 133, 142 and 144 for the Indian Penal Code which restricted the entry of Shri Ram Sena Chief into the district.
Reports said that Pramod Muthalik was invited by the Hindu Jagarana Vedike to Veereshwar Temple, Gangolli on the occasion of Satyanarayan Puja.
According to the reports, the local police department had urged the DC to restrict Mutalik’s entry in the district who is known for delivering provocative and hateful speeches.
According to the DC’s order, Mutalik’s entry into the district will be barred till April 15.
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Mild tremor felt in Gujarat's Kutch; no casualty
Ahmedabad (PTI): A tremor of 3.2 magnitude hit Gujarat's Kutch district on Wednesday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.
No casualty or damage to property was reported, the district administration said.
The tremor was recorded at 10.24 am, with its epicentre located 23 kilometres north-north east (NNE) of Bhachau, as per the Gandhinagar-based ISR.
Last month, the region recorded four seismic activities of more than 3 magnitude, including a 3.2 magnitude tremor three days ago with its epicentre also close to Bhachau.
A 3.7 magnitude tremor hit the district on December 23 and of 3.2 magnitude on December 7, according to the ISR.
On November 18 last year, an earthquake of 4 magnitude jolted Kutch.
Earlier, on November 15, an earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hit Patan in north Gujarat, as per the ISR data.
Gujarat is a high earthquake-risk area.
It suffered nine major earthquakes in the past 200 years, according to the data of the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA).
The earthquake in Kutch on January 26, 2001 was the third largest and second most destructive in India over the last two centuries, according to the GSDMA.
A large number of towns and villages in the district had suffered almost complete destruction in the earthquake, which killed nearly 13,800 persons and left 1.67 lakh others injured.
