7 of wedding party killed as vehicle rolled on temple steps

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October 30, 2020

Amaravati, Oct 30: At least seven persons of a marriage party were killed and ten others injured when a van they were sitting in went berserk and rolled from hilltop in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Friday.

About 30 persons, all relatives of the groom, sat in the Tata Ace van to return to their villages after the function was over at Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temple in Thantikonda in Gokavaram block around 3am. The van suddenly moved and started rolling on the steps.

"We are not sure if the driver was in his seat," one of the survivors said. Brake failure is said to have caused the mishap.

"The new couple were still in the kalyana mandapam (function hall). We all got into the vehicle to return to our places," said another survivor.

It being dark, those inside the vehicle could not even think of jumping off. Some fell down. Five died on the spot and two succumbed to their injuries at hospital.

The police rushed the injured to Rajamahendravaram government hospital.

Rajamahendravaram urban police superintendent Shemushi Bajpayee visited the spot.

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Modi govt asks HC to direct Karnataka govt to vacate madrasa in Srirangapatna Jama Masjid

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November 14,2024

Bengaluru: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government has requested the Karnataka High Court to direct the Mandya district administration and the state government to clear a madrasa operating within the premises of the historic Jama Masjid in Srirangapatna.

The Waqf Board, opposing this move, has claimed the mosque as its property and defended the right to conduct madrasa activities there.

The matter was brought before a division bench headed by Chief Justice N V Anjaria following a public interest litigation filed by a person named Abhishek Gowda from Kabbalu village in Kanakapura taluk. The petition alleged “unauthorised madrasa activities” within the mosque.

Representing the Central government, Additional Solicitor General of India for High Court of Karnataka, K Arvind Kamath argued that the Jama Masjid was designated as a protected monument in 1951, yet unauthorised madrasa operations continue there.

He noted that concerns over potential law and order issues have so far prevented any intervention. Kamath urged the court to direct the Mandya district administration to take action and vacate the madrasa from the mosque.

In defence, lawyers for the state government and the Waqf Board contested this request, stating that the Waqf Board had been recognised as the owner of the property since 1963 and, thus, conducting madrasa activities there is lawful.

After hearing both sides, the bench adjourned the case for further arguments, scheduling the next hearing for November 20.

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