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Time of India
3 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Volunteers recover 7 bags of liquor bottles during Chamundi Hills cleanliness drive
1 2 3 Mysuru: A cleanliness drive carried out by Yuva Brigade volunteers at the Chamundi Hills on Sunday revealed that the 1,001 steps are being misused for liquor consumption during the night. The volunteers recovered around seven bags of liquor bottles from both sides of the steps. The locals urged the forest, police, and temple authorities to ensure that the steps are kept sacred and devoid of these illegal activities. The cleanliness drive started at 6.15am on Sunday, led by the state convener of the organisation, Chandrashekhar Nanjanagud. Sixty-seven volunteers participated in the drive, during which two tractors of waste, especially plastic drinking water bottles, were collected from the steps. "As the Aashada Friday celebrations concluded last week, we decided to embark on this cleanliness drive. Plastic waste is common in most of the sacred places. But liquor bottles on the steps really shocked us," he said. "We want the local police and the temple authorities to look into this issue seriously," he added. Post-cleanliness drive, Chamundi Hills gram panchayat arranged vehicles to ferry the waste collected by the volunteers. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo According to the locals, the waste menace continues to haunt even after several awareness drives by the locals, govt, and non-governmental agencies; the steps remain polluted. Ensure steps to hills are safe, clean: Local "Even though during the Aaashada (celebrations) single-use plastic was banned atop the hills, no action was taken near the steps. It resulted in a flood of waste. The temple authorities must ensure that the steps are safe and clean. Using the steps for consuming alcohol will be a shame for the entire shrine," said Lingaraju, a local resident.
Hans India
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Udupi in-charge minister calls Hindu activist Sulibele a ‘liar'
Udupi district is witnessing a political row after district in-charge minister Laxmi Hebbalkar on Friday accused Hindu activist and author Chakravarthy Sulibele of spreading 'lies' and warned against attempts to disturb communal harmony during his upcoming public events. Hebbalkar, addressing reporters in Udupi, said, 'Udupi is a district of peace lovers. No one should be allowed to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere.' She added that while the Congress supports freedom of expression and constitutional values, it does not condone hate speech. Her remarks came a day after Kundapur police served Sulibele a notice ahead of his three-day lecture series at Mogaveera Bhavana in Kundapur from June 20 to 22. The event, organised by Yuva Brigade, is themed 'Let us rest only after making a unified greater India' (Akhand Bharat). Sulibele is scheduled to speak at 6 pm on all three days. The police advisory instructs Sulibele to restrict his speech to the announced topic and avoid political commentary. Organisers have also been directed to provide details of guests and ensure compliance with Supreme Court guidelines regarding public gatherings. The responsibility for maintaining peace has been placed on the organisers. The police action follows a memorandum submitted by local leaders of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), who urged officials not to grant permission for the event. Reacting to the notice, Sulibele described it as an attempt to curtail his freedom of expression. In a statement, he said, 'Is there a new law in Karnataka banning people from speaking about politics? By that logic, I cannot refer to Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi—or even Ghazni, Ghori and Aurangzeb.' He termed the development 'disturbing' and claimed it violated the constitutional right to free speech. Police have so far not indicated any formal restrictions on the event but reiterated that any deviation from approved topics or incitement to disharmony would invite legal action.
