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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Karnataka govt. withdraws MoS rank to Sahitya Parishat president Mahesh Joshi
The State government has on Saturday withdrawn the Minister of State rank and all the facilities applicable to that rank to Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) president Mahesh Joshi. Shortly after Mr. Joshi was elected president of the Parishat, the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Basavaraj Bommai had accorded MoS rank to him. This move was criticised by many writers then. This was the first time a KSP president was given a MoS rank. Reacting sharply to the government revoking the MoS rank to KSP president, Mr. Joshi said that the Parishat was working as a voice of Kannada and thereby withdrawing this honour to its president was an insult to Kannadigas. 'This will create a problem in the cordial relationship between the KSP and the government,' he added. He further said he had not asked for a MoS rank to be given, but the government accorded this honour following a letter by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda to then Chief Minister Mr. Bommai.
Time of India
15-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
State's 1st Jain Sahitya Sammelana to be held in Kalasa on May 18
Chikkamagaluru : The Land of Temples, Kalasa , is all set to host the first state Jain Sahitya Sammelana on Sunday. Chikkamagaluru Zilla Kannada Sahitya Parishat and 1008 Bhagavan Chandranathswamy Basadi Jeernoddara Samiti are hosting the sammelana in the town. As part of the lit fest, a procession by the conference president Shrivarma Heggade will take place. Following that, the conference will be inaugurated at the Bhairava Rasa stage. Kalasa tahsildar US Kavya will hoist the national flag, and Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) president Mahesh Joshi will unfurl the parishad flag. KSP Chikkamagaluru president Soori Srinivas will hoist the Naada Dhwaja. Mahesh Joshi will inaugurate the sammelana, and Jain Sahitya Sammelana Welcome Committee president KC Dharanendraiah will deliver the keynote address. As part of the event, a variety of activities, including a session on the history of Kalasa, have been organised. Retired tahsildar Keerti Jain will speak on 'Kalasa Saantararu', and historian HR Panduranga will speak on 'Kalasa Bhyravarasaru'. Writer Sukanya Kalasa will preside over the poetry session. In addition, three individuals, Padmini Nagaraj, Devendrappa Akki, and Appanna Hanje, who contributed to Jain literature and research, will be awarded the 'Sahitya Siri Award' at the conference. Dr Padmini Nagaraj is a writer and professor in Bengaluru. Appanna Hanje from Hulakoti is a Jain history researcher and history professor. Devendrappa Akki, based in Indi, is a retired teacher and history researcher. Padmini Nagaraju will also deliver the valedictory address of the event.
New Indian Express
07-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Karnataka HC orders police protection, personal gunman for Kannada Sahithya Parishath chief Mahesh Joshis
BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to accord police protection to Kannada Sahithya Parishath (KSP) president Dr Mahesh Joshi and also a personal gunman as and when sought for in view of threat perception. Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order recently after going through the threat analysis report placed before the court in response to directions issued on the petition filed by Joshi. 'The report has several instances of threat perception projecting in real-time, but only at particular places in Karnataka. In light of the threat perception being at several places in Karnataka, I deem it appropriate to direct the state to accord police protection to the petitioner, in terms of the order passed earlier and also provide the services of a personal security/gunman, when the petitioner is wanting to travel in the state, particularly, where the threat to the petitioner is in real-time. Whenever the petitioner travels, the jurisdictional police, therein shall accord such protection', said the judge while disposing of the petition. Joshi, after the recent 87th All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana in Mandya, had said that he has been receiving serious threats to his life from the vested interests who tried to create a disturbance before the sammelana.
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Karnataka high court directs police protection for Kannada Sahitya Parishat president
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court directed the state govt to provide police protection to Kannada Sahitya Parishat president Mahesh Joshi . The directive came from Justice M Nagaprasanna after reviewing a threat assessment report submitted to the court. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The court observation stated: "The report has several instances of threat perception projecting in real time, but only at particular places in the state of Karnataka. In light of the threat perception being at several places in the state of Karnataka, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondent - State to accord such police protection to the petitioner, in terms of the order passed earlier (in 2003) and also provide the services of a personal security/gunman, as and when sought for, when the petitioner is wanting to travel in the state, particularly where the threat to the petitioner is in real time. Whenever the petitioner travels, the jurisdictional police therein shall accord such police protection." Mahesh Joshi stated he received serious threats to his life from unidentified individuals and groups, following Mandya Kannada Sahitya Sammelan in Dec 2024 and Jan 2025. These threats manifested as verbal intimidation, written warnings, and threatening phone calls, warning of consequences, should he continue his role as president of Kannada Sahitya Parishat. He indicated he submitted multiple applications to both the home secretary and personal secretary of the district in-charge minister (Mandya district) requesting appropriate police protection.
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Joshi surrenders at jail, decision on bail today
Jaipur: Former PHED minister and Congressman Mahesh Joshi surrendered at Jaipur Central Jail Thursday evening following the completion of his 4-day interim bail, which was granted to him due to his wife's death while he was in jail. Earlier in the day, a special CBI court handling Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cases concluded hearing arguments for a nine-day extension to his bail and will announce its decision Friday. Deepak Chauhan, counsel for Joshi, said, "We have argued that so far he has been cooperative in the PMLA case against him. Be it his arrest after notice or his remand, he cooperated. Now the investigation in this case is over by Enforcement Directorate , thus he should be granted the benefit of bail since bail is a right and jail is an exception." He added that in the PMLA case against Joshi, ED has already filed one chargesheet. "Investigation is over and in case he is needed again, he will appear before ED. There is no point in keeping him in jail," Chauhan argued. After listening to the arguments, the court said it will announce its judgment Friday. Joshi was summoned by ED and later arrested in the investigation into the alleged multi-crore fraud in Jal Jeevan Mission projects during his stint as PHED minister. He was remanded into ED custody for four days until Monday when, due to the death of his wife, he was granted interim bail of four days.
