176 gram panchayats selected for Gandhi Gram Puraskar
Bengaluru, October 02: The state government has selected total 176 gram panchayats in 30 districts for the Gandhi Gram Puraskar for 2017-18.
Dommasandra in Anekal taluk, Doddajala in Bengaluru north taluk, Somanahalli in Bengaluru South taluk and Kannur gram panchayat in Bengaluru East taluk in Bengaluru urban district, Karahalli in Devanahalli taluk, Bashettihalli in Doddaballapura taluk, Sulibele in Hosakote taluk, Arishinakunte in Nelamangala taluk in Bengaluru Rural district, Mundaje in Belthangady taluk, Balthila in Bantwal taluk, Beluvai in Mangaluru taluk, Kuttruppady in Puttur taluk, Aivarnadu in Sullia taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, Yerlapady in Karkala taluk, Hosadu in Kundapura taluk and Kadur in Udupi taluk in Udupi district, Kandikere in Chikkanayakanahalli taluk, MH Pattana in Gubbi taluk, Tambadi in Koratagere taluk, Herur in Kunigal taluk, Maruvekere in Madhugiri taluk, Kotagudda in Pavagada taluk, Chikkanahalli in Sira taluk, Aralaguppe in Tiptur taluk, Palakere in Tumkur taluk nad Mayasandra in Turuvekere taluk in Tumkur district were selected for the Puraskar.
Apart from these, gram panchayats in Bagalkote, Belagavi, Ballary, Bidar, Chamarajnagar, Chikkaballapura, Chikmagaluru, Chitradurga, Davangere, Dharwad, Gadag, Kalaburgi, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysuru, Raichur, Ramanagar, Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada, Vijayapura, and Yadagiri districts for the award.
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Allahabad HC dismisses petition seeking permission to mount loudspeaker on mosque
Prayagraj, Jan 24 (PTI): The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to the state authorities to permit the mounting of loudspeakers on a Masjid.
The court observed that the religious places were for offering prayers, therefore the use of loudspeakers was not a matter of right.
Dismissing the writ petition filed by Pilibhit-resident Mukhtiyar Ahmad, a two judge-bench, comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh, observed, "Religious places are for offering prayers to the divinity and use of loudspeakers cannot be claimed as a matter of right, particularly when often such use of loudspeakers create nuisance for the residents".
At the outset, the state counsel objected to the maintainability of the writ on the grounds that the petitioner was neither a mutawalli, nor did the mosque belong to him.
The court also noted that the petitioner did not have locus to file the writ petition.
The term 'locus' is a legal concept that refers to the right of a person or entity to participate in a legal proceeding or bring a lawsuit.
