DSS flays Acharya, Palemar

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December 4, 2011

Mangalore, December 4: Karnataka Dalitha Sangharsha Samithi (Krishnappa faction) has flayed State Higher Education Minister V S Acharya for expressing his open support to Made Snana.

Speaking to media persons, Karnataka Dalitha Sangharsha Samithi Dakshina Kannada district Convenor Krishnananda said that, both V S Acharya and Dakshina Kannada District-in-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar don't have the right to continue in their posts. “We condemn the attack on Shivaramu and we will conduct a state-wide protest against Made Snana tradition,” he added.

Krishnananda informed that hundreds of Dalit members from Dakshina Kannada district will participate in the valedictory function of 37th annual membership programme of Karnataka Dalitha Sangharsha Samithi and 55th 'Parinirvana' of Dr B R Ambedkar which will be organised at Davangere on December 6.

Dalitha Sangharsha Samithi District Working Committee Member Raghu K, District Treasurer Laxman Kanchan, Convenor Shekhar Chilimbi and others were present at the meet.

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From malls to highways, Kannada signboards to be enforced in Dakshina Kannada

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February 4,2026

Mangaluru: Urban local bodies and gram panchayats should make the use of Kannada on signboards mandatory while issuing trade licences to commercial establishments, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan HV said. He also called for regular inspections to ensure compliance.

Presiding over the District Kannada Awareness Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Darshan said the city corporation would be directed to ensure that shops operating in malls prominently display their names in Kannada. “All commercial establishments, including shops, companies, offices and hotels, must mandatorily display their names in Kannada on signboards,” he said.

The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

During the meeting, committee members raised concerns over the closure of Kannada-medium schools in rural areas due to a shortage of teachers and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures. They also pointed out that several industries employ workers from other states while overlooking local candidates.

Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

Meanwhile, MP Srinath, president of the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged the district administration to allot land for the construction of a district Kannada Bhavana in Mangaluru.

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