Karnataka to allow weddings at halls, resorts, hotels with 40 guests

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June 25, 2021

Bengaluru, June 25: The government of Karnataka has decided to allow convention halls, hotels and resorts to host weddings from Monday, June 28 with a maximum of 40 guests.

A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa held with ministers and officials on Friday.

All the guests will require a pass to attend the wedding, a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said.

At present, scheduled weddings are allowed to take place at home with 40 guests.

The government's decision to allow convention halls to function comes after it allowed all shops to resume business and hotels to start dine-in services under Unlock 2.0.

During the meeting, Yediyurappa asked officials to take stringent measures to contain the Delta variant of Covid-19. "It is right now under control, but cases must be strictly monitored," he directed the officials, according to the statement.

Also, with Delta variant cases increasing in Maharashtra and Kerala, he asked officials to strictly monitor the state’s borders and increase testing of those coming into Karnataka from these two states.

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Udupi: Hindutva activist arrested for allegedly raping young woman while out on bail

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December 1,2025

Udupi, Dec 1: A horrific case of alleged rape has unfolded in Udupi, where a worker from a Hindutva organisation, previously arrested and released on bail for harassing a young woman, is now accused of waylaying and sexually assaulting her.

The arrested individual has been identified as Pradeep Poojary (26), a member of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike's Nairkode unit in Perdur.

Poojary had allegedly been relentlessly harassing the young woman, pressuring her to marry him. When she bravely stood up to him and refused his demands, she filed a formal complaint at the Hiriyadka police station. He was subsequently arrested in that initial harassment case but was later granted bail.

According to police reports, driven by the same malicious grudge, Poojary allegedly intercepted the woman again on November 29. While she was walking through a deserted area, the accused is claimed to have threatened her by grabbing her neck. When she again refused to marry him, he allegedly proceeded to rape her.

The survivor immediately informed her family about the traumatic assault. Following this, her parents lodged a complaint at the Udupi women’s police station.

Police arrested Poojary again and produced him before the court. He has since been remanded to judicial custody.

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