Sagara: Former MLA L T Thimmappa passes away at 94
Sagara: Former legislator and veteran in the field of cooperative movement L T Thimmappa Hegde passed away on Tuesday morning. He was 94.
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
Hegde played a major role in the founding and growth and development of cooperative societies, including the interstate association Campco and the Arecanut Processing and Sales Co-operative Society (Apscos) in Sagara. He was the founder-president of Apscos, Totagars’ Cooperative Sale Society and the Areca Growers Association as well as the founder-director of Campco.
Hegde was elected as an MLA from Sagara as a member of the Congress in 1978 and in 1983.
He started the Siddivinayaka Development Trust and the Siddhi Education Foundation in Hattiangadi. As the founder-president of the organizations, Hegde contributed greatly to the development of the Hattiangadi Ganapathi Temple and education institutions.
He was also the director of the Central Sambar Board and member of the Land Grant Committee, among other organizations.
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Flagrant injustice to underprivileged: Mehbooba on govt action against Shopian school
Srinagar (PTI): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian an unlawful entity under the UAPA was a "flagrant injustice" to the underprivileged sections of society.
She also alleged that banning such "altruistic institutions" without any solid evidence of anti-national activity "shows a deep seated prejudice and ill intention".
The institution allegedly run by individuals affiliated with a banned organisation has been declared an "unlawful entity" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In a post on X, Mehbooba said, "Every single day the j&k government acts as a mute bystander & a timid enabler of vicious assaults on J&Ks identity & dignity. Declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom as an unlawful entity under UAPA is a flagrant injustice to the poor underprivileged sections of society".
The former chief minister said the institution served as a "beacon of quality education" for students unable to afford expensive schooling.
"It has produced reputed doctors and professionals who served this nation with dedication. Banning these altruistic institutions without any solid evidence of anti national activity shows a deep seated prejudice & ill intention," she added.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg issued a two-page order based on the dossier presented by Senior Superintendent of Police Shopian pointing towards the alleged illegal activities at Darul Uloom Jamia Sirajul Uloom at Imam Sahib in Shopian district in south Kashmir.
According to the order issued by Garg on April 24, there were "credible inputs and evidence on record, to indicate sustained and covert linkages of the institution with Jamaat-e-Islami, which the Government of India banned in 2019.
