Home minister seeks details of rave party from Udupi SP

February 17, 2012

Manipal, February 17: Minister for Home and Transport R. Ashok said on Thursday that he had sought all details of the alleged obscenities, which were said to have taken place at the Spring Zouk Island Festival (rave party, from Superintendent of Police of Udupi district M.B. Boralingaiah.

The Spring Zouk Island Festival held at St. Mary's Island, about six km from Udupi, from February 3 to 5, came under severe criticism from the Opposition parties such as the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) for the alleged obscenities there. The Opposition parties called the festival a “rave party” and said that it exposed the double standards of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on issues related to culture.

Speaking to presspersons here, Mr. Ashok said that he would discuss the matter at a meeting of top police officers of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts at the conference hall of the Bajpe Airport near Mangalore on Thursday. But as far as the preliminary information available with him so far, all persons to the festival were checked and then allowed to go to the venue.

No drugs were allowed at the festival, only cigarettes, he said.

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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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