Panel criticizes ICMR, ICAR for pro-endosulfan stance

August 10, 2011

Kasargod, August 10: The anti-endosulfan action committee on Wednesday staged a protest against the stance of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Indian Council of AgricultureResearch (ICAR) in favour of the endosulfan manufacturers.

Addressing media persons here, the anti-endosulfan action committee leaders Narayanan Peria, K B Mohammed Kunhi and T C Madhava Panicker alleged that the two central government institutions took a favourable stand towards the dndosulfan manufacturers by taking into account the version of the company.

The committee said it was unlawful for the endosulfan manufacturers to ask for details of the victims under the Right to Information Act. The committee said that the endosulfan manufacturers are likely to influence the victims and their families.

The statement of health minister Adoor Prakash that a fresh study on the endosulfan issue should be made was unfortunate, it said.

The committee demanded implementation of the recommendations of the National Human Rights Commission and said steps should be taken to give compensation to more victims.

The action committee said that noted environmental activist Medha Patkar would inaugurate the Panchayat level agitation in the first week of September. As first step of the agitation, the functioning of the CPCRI under the ICAR would be paralysed. The CPCRI would be blockaded for 11 days by people from 11 affected Gram Panchayat.

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Saffron wave sweeps Udupi during PM Modi’s roadshow

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November 28,2025

Udupi district transformed into a sea of saffron and celebration on Friday, November 28, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow swept through the coastal temple town. Thousands of residents lined the streets, turning the event into a vibrant public spectacle filled with cheers, flags, and festive energy.

The procession route—from the helipad to the historic Sri Krishna Math—was decked with buntings, saffron flags, and multilayered security barricades. One of the district’s largest-ever security deployments was put in place for the high-profile visit, with over 3,000 police personnel on duty. The arrangement included ten SPs, 27 DSPs, 49 inspectors, 127 sub-inspectors, 232 assistant sub-inspectors, 1,608 constables, and 39 women staff.

Six platoons of the Karnataka State Reserve Police, six Quick Response Teams, bomb detection units, and dog squads were stationed across Udupi. Enhanced surveillance covered Adi Udupi, Bannanje bus stand, and the Sri Krishna Math parking zone, with combing operations carried out along the roadshow corridor.

At the 800-year-old Sri Krishna Math, preparations reached a ceremonial peak. Paryaya Puttige Math seer Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji said the Prime Minister would take part in the Laksha Kantha Geetha Parayana, a mass chanting of the Bhagavad Gita by one lakh devotees, and inaugurate the new Suvarna Teertha Mantapa.

“He will first offer floral tributes to saint-poet Kanakadasa and then unveil the golden covering over the Kanakana Kindi,” the seer said.

The Prime Minister will also receive a Poorna Kumbha welcome and have darshan of Lord Sri Krishna, Mukhyaprana Devaru, and the Suvarna Paduke. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister Bairathi Suresh, Dharmadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade, and seers from the Ashta Maths are expected to join the ceremony.

Ahead of his arrival, the Prime Minister posted on X that he felt “honoured” to attend the spiritually significant gathering. “This is a special occasion that brings together people from different sections of society for a recital of the Gita. This Matha has a very special significance in our cultural life,” he wrote, noting the institution’s long-standing legacy rooted in the teachings of Sri Madhvacharya.

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