Women safety top-priority for Mangaluru Police during New Year Celebrations
Police Commissioner issues advisory for event organisers and party goers
Mangaluru: A day before the New Year celebration begins, Dr. PS Harsha, Mangaluru Police Commissioner issued an advisory to the party and celebration organisers to ensure public safety and maintain law and order on New Year’s eve.
In the advisory the Police Commissioner has directed hotels, resorts and other private entities to acquire adequate permissions from all the departments including the police department before organizing any parties and celebrations. He has further directed the organisers to wind up the parties and celebration by 12:05 am with an exemption of another fifteen minutes for dispersal of the crowd.
He has urged the organisers to possess written permission from all the concerned departments including excise and police during the parties and to adhere by all the instructions and directions by all the respective departments.
Addressing the issue of women safety during the New Year celebrations the police commissioner has warned people against eve teasing and harassing women and has promised strict action against those found guilty in anyuch activities. He has further asked the organisers to ensure all precautionary and security measures including installation of CCTV Cameras and fire safety equipments at the party venues. The Police Chief has also sought deployment of women volunteers at the venue to avoid any untoward incident with women and to ensure their safety.
"The department will not take any case with regard to women safety, lightly. It will be dealt strictly and the violators and exploiters will be tried under strictest possible laws" Dr. Harsha said.
He also informed that the ladies police team of Mangaluru named Abbaka Pade, will be patrolling the city and will also be deployed at the events to keep vigilance on eve teasers.
He also urged the people to follow traffic rules and to not drink and drive.
He further added that the liquor shops should be closed before 11 pm on December 31 and those willing to keep their shops open till 12:00 am should acquire permission from excise department.
Vehicles parking, entries to minor at the parties and event were among other issues he discussed in the advisory. He added that entry to minors at the party and celebrations should be strictly restricted unless accompanied by their parents.
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Electoral trusts fill BJP coffers after scrapping of electoral bonds, shows ECI website
New Delhi: Contrary to expectations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be adversely affected by the Supreme Court’s scrapping of the electoral bonds scheme in February 2024, the party’s finances have seen a significant boost in 2024–25 through electoral trusts. It has emerged that electoral trusts alone donated ₹2,577 crore to the BJP during this period.
Following the abolition of electoral bonds, corporate donors seeking partial anonymity appear to have shifted to the electoral trust route, with the BJP continuing to be the largest beneficiary.
According to data available on the Election Commission of India’s website, a total of ₹4,276 crore was donated through electoral trusts, of which the ruling BJP received 83.6 per cent. Compared to 2023–24, corporate donations flowing to the BJP have increased nearly fourfold. The Congress received 7.3 per cent of the total donations, while the Trinamool Congress accounted for 3.6 per cent.
Donations received through electoral trusts constitute only a portion of the total funds collected by political parties. Parties also receive contributions directly from individuals, corporates, institutions and charitable organisations. Over the past several years, donations from sources other than electoral trusts have also shown a steady increase.
