Heavy rains in DK, Shivamogga districts, administration orders schools to remain shut on May 19
Mangaluru: In the background of relentless rainfall in Dakshina Kannada District, to ensure the safety of the children, the District Commissioner government-aided has ordered all government aided and unaided primary and high schools to declare a one day holiday on May 19, Thursday, throughout the district.
Similar orders were issued by administration in Shivamogga district where schools were ordered to remain shut on Thursday amidst heavy rains across the district.
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Protest for new state held in Kalaburagi; leaders of organization detained by city police
Kalaburagi: Members of the Kalyana Karnataka Pratyeka Rajya Horata Samiti, who staged a protest in the city on Friday morning demanding a separate state, were taken into custody by the police.
The members of the committee, led by President MS Patil Naribola, protested at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Circle in the city. The office-bearers hoisted a red flag as a part of the protest and shouted a slogan stating their demand for a new state named ‘Kalyana Karnataka’.
The city police intervened and took into custody Naribola and Laxmikanth Sadhvi, among other leaders of the movement.
