Former minister, statesman B A Mohideen no more

coastaldigest.com web desk
July 10, 2018

Mangaluru, Jul 10: Days before the scheduled release of his much anticipated biography, former Higher Education Minister of Karnataka B A Mohideen passed away in a hospital in Bengaluru today. He was 81.

Born to Abdul Khader and Haleema at Pejawar in Bajpe village in May 1938, Mohideen, joined Congress in 1969 and held various positions in the party before getting elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly in 1978 from Bantwal assembly constituency in Dakshina Kannada district. However, he was denied party ticket to contest subsequent elections following which he joined Janata Dal in the later days.

Mohideen was a member of the Legislative Council for two terms, from 1990 to 2002. He was the Minister for Higher Education in the J.H. Patel government between 1995 and 1999, when he earned the name of a honest administrator. He rejoined the Congress later. Mohideen, a staunch follower of D Devaraj Urs, was conferred with the Devaraj Urs Award instituted by the State Government in 2016.

Mohideen’s autobiography, Nannolagina Naanu (Me within Me) was to be released shortly. Though he was reluctant to pen down his life, two writers, Muhammed Kulai and B A Muhammad Ali, coaxed him to do so and wrote the book.

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Muhammad Ali Uchil
 - 
Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018

 Inna lillaahi wa inna ilaihi Rajioon.Visited him on Eid day,was very cheerful.

He was a great visionary known for his clean image, integrity and his concern for the society and the Community.

 

May Allah grant strength to his family and friends to over come this moment of  grief 

May Allah Grant him Jannat

 

meharm
 - 
Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018

Real Wonderful Man he was. RIP

Sinan AK
 - 
Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018

As a politician he had sacrificed his life for the people and party. But his party leaders sacrificed him for their selfish gains.

 

Ataullah Jokatte
 - 
Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018

ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮುನ್ನವೇ ಅಲ್ಲಾಹನ ಕರೆಗೆ ಓಗೊಟ್ಟು ಇಂದು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನಗಲಿದ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಕಂಡ ಸರಳ, ಸಜ್ಜನ ಮತ್ತು ನೇರ ನಡೆ ನುಡಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಮ್ ಸಮುದಾಯದ  ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ......
ಇವರ ಮರಣವು ಸಮಾಜಕ್ಕೆ ತುಂಬಲಾರದ ನಷ್ಟ ಇವರು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವ ರೀತಿ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಯ ಅಲೆ ಎಬ್ಬಿಸಿದ್ದರೆಂದರೆ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರವಲ್ಲ  ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ   ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಅಲೆಯನ್ನೇ ಎಬ್ಬಿಸಿ , ಹಗಲಲ್ಲಿ ಖಾಲಿಯಾಗಿರುವ  ಮದರಸಾಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ತರಗತಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಲು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಒತ್ತು ನೀಡಿ , ಅಲ್ಪಸಂಖ್ಯಾತ ಸಮುದಾಯದಲ್ಲಿ  ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದವರು. ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಚಿವರು ಆಗುವ ಮೊದಲು ಮತ್ತು ನಂತರವೂ ತನ್ನ ಜೀವನವನ್ನೇ ಈ ಸಮಾಜದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಸಬಲೀಕರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಒತ್ತೆ ಇಟ್ಟ ಸರಳ , ಸಜ್ಜನ, ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ನಾಯಕ ..ಇವರ ಅಗಲುವಿಕೆಗೆ ಇಂದು ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ಎಸ್.ಡಿ.ಪಿ.ಐ. ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕಛೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಸಮಿತಿ ಸಭೆ ಕರೆದು ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ  ತೀವ್ರ ಸಂತಾಪ ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತಾ , ಸರ್ವಶಕ್ತನು ಅವರ ಸೇವೆಯನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಇವರ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜೀವನವು ಜನಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾದರಿಯಾಗಲಿ .

 

kutub
 - 
Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018

تَمَزُّق

  • شَقّ
  • فَتْق
  • مَزْق

Ahmad Bava
 - 
Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018

RIP. He was anyway inactive in politics for a long time. But his departure from the active politics was a tragedy. We should not forgive Poojary, Moily, Oscar for cheating this rare politician.

Muneer Katipalla
 - 
Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018

ಮುತ್ಸದ್ದಿ, ಹಿರಿಯ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ, ಜಾತ್ಯಾತೀತ ಸಿದ್ದಾಂತದ ಪ್ರಬಲ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಕ ಬಿ ಎ ಮೊಯಿದ್ದೀನ್ ರವರ ನಿಧನ ದುಃಖಕರ. ಜಾತ್ಯಾತೀತತೆ, ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆ, ಸರಳತೆಗಳು ರಾಜಕಾರಣದಲ್ಲಿ, ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಧಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಮರೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕಾಲಘಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಸಂಕೇತದಂತೆ ನಮ್ಮ ನಡುವೆ ಬದುಕಿದ್ದ ಶ್ರೀಯುತರ ನಿಧನ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಸಮಾಜಕ್ಕಾದ ಬಹುದೊಡ್ಡ ನಷ್ಟ.
ಓರ್ವ ಉದಾರವಾದಿ  ಮುಸಲ್ಮಾನರಾಗಿದ್ದ ಮೊಯಿದ್ದೀನ್ ರವರು ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಯುವಜನರು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತೀಯವಾದದತ್ತ ಆಕರ್ಷಿತರಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವುದರ ಕುರಿತು ಆತಂಕಿತರಾಗಿದ್ದರು. ಶಿಕ್ಷಣಕ್ಕೆ ಅಪಾರ ಮಹತ್ವ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಅವರು ಶೈಕ್ಷಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ಹಿಂದುಳಿದಿದ್ದ ಬ್ಯಾರಿ ಸಮುದಾಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಬರಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ತುಡಿತ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದರು. ಆ ಕುರಿತು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ತನ್ನ ಕೊಡುಗೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದರು.
dyfi ಸಂಘಟನೆಯ ಹಿತೈಷಿಯಾಗಿ ಯುವಜನ ಚಳುವಳಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಬಿ ಎ ಮೊಯಿದ್ದೀನ್ ಅವರ ಅಗಲಿಕಗೆ ಡಿವೈಎಫ್ಐ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸಮಿತಿ ಭಾವಪೂರ್ಣ ಸಂತಾಪ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸುತ್ತದೆ .

Sanju Dubai
 - 
Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018

Rest in peace. He passed away today peacefully. But the release of his autobiography will kill three more giants from coastal Karnataka

 

J C Lobo
 - 
Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018

A rare statesman indeed. Probably, he was the only non-corrupt politician from coastal Karnataka. Rest in peace

Neiloufar Dubai
 - 
Tuesday, 10 Jul 2018

Shocking news. May allah grant him jannah

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Mangaluru: In a significant step to curb online hate and intimidation, Mangaluru City Police have registered a suo motu case against multiple Instagram accounts accused of circulating alleged provocative and threatening content.

While monitoring social media activity on Tuesday, Kankanady Town PSI Anitha Nikkam identified the Instagram handle ‘team_targetttt_900’ for posting a hate message alongside images of lethal weapons. Another account, ‘team_nagara_900’, allegedly shared a threatening post targeting activist Bharath Kumdelu, tagging additional pages such as KARAVALI-OFFICIAL.

Several other accounts — including ‘immu_bhai.fan’, ‘target_boy_900’, ‘kings_of_manglore’, ‘team_target_boys.900’, ‘arshad_mangalore’, ‘target_ka19_ullal’, ‘team_target__’, ‘troll_tigersz_900’, ‘tr_group_900’, and ‘team_target_900’ — are also under scrutiny for spreading similar inflammatory material, police said.

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November 22,2025

The Karnataka government has announced a 50% rebate on pending traffic and transport fines. The discount is available from November 21 to December 12.

The rebate applies to all traffic e-challans and violation cases booked by the RTO between 1991–92 and 2019–20. Officials clarified that the offer is not applicable to pending tax dues and is restricted only to traffic-violation fines.

Across Karnataka, more than 4 lakh RTO cases remain pending, including those involving transport vehicles. While thousands of vehicle owners have already cleared their dues, the department expects to generate substantial revenue through this limited-period rebate.

How to Pay and Avail the Discount

There are three ways to check and pay your pending fines:

1. Through Mobile Apps
Available on both Play Store and App Store:
•    Karnataka State Police (KSP) app
•    KarnatakaOne app
•    ASTraM app

Steps:
•    Enter your vehicle number in any of the above apps
•    Verify the photo/details of your vehicle
•    Pay the fine with the 50% discount applied

2. Visit a Traffic Police Station

You can pay your pending fine at any nearby traffic police station.

3. Visit the Traffic Management Centre (TMC)

•    Location: First Floor, Infantry Road, near Indian Express, Bengaluru

Transport Commissioner Yogeesh A M said, “We don't issue e-challans, so there's no online payment system.”

The department estimates ₹52 crore in pending RTO fines up to March 2020. “With the 50% rebate, we expect to collect around ₹25 crore if all dues are cleared,” he added.

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Bengaluru: The Vokkaligara Sangha on Thursday issued a stern warning to the Congress, saying the party could face serious electoral repercussions if Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is not appointed as Chief Minister.

The warning follows the public backing of Shivakumar’s chief ministerial ambition by top Vokkaliga pontiff Nirmalanandanatha Swami, who urged the Congress high command to honor his claim.

“The community supported Congress in the 2023 Assembly elections only because Shivakumar had a real chance to become CM. If he is cheated, we’ll teach the party a big lesson,” said newly elected Sangha president L. Srinivas. He added that Vokkaligas would organize protests under the guidance of community leaders.

General Secretary C.G. Gangadhar pointed out that Congress won more seats in the Vokkaliga-dominated Old Mysuru region due to Shivakumar’s influence, adding, “If Congress wants to retain power, Shivakumar should be made the CM.”

Outgoing president Kenchappa Gowda emphasized Shivakumar’s contribution to Congress’ victory. “Our community voted for Congress thinking he would become CM. Siddaramaiah has also served the party well, but Shivakumar should now be given a chance,” he said.

Former general-secretary Konappa Reddy appealed to Sonia and Rahul Gandhi to recognize Shivakumar’s loyalty and service, saying, “Congress is known to keep its promises. We hope it won’t break the promise made to him.”

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