Keep COVID-19 at bay, CM Uddhav Thackeray urges people on 75th Independence Day
The Hindu
Warns of re-imposition of lockdown in State if pandemic regulations are not followed and cases rise again.
Pune: With the Maharashtra government’s relaxations in regulations set to take effect from Sunday onwards, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day urged the people of the State and the country to take a resolution to free themselves from the yoke of the pandemic. Mr. Thackeray, in his address after the flag-hoisting ceremony at the State Secretariat in Mumbai, warned that the government would be compelled to re-impose a lockdown in the near future if cases surged again as a result of citizens flouting pandemic norms. “We have not won our Independence easily… It is pointless merely remembering sacrifices of freedom fighters on occasion of every Independence Day. It is our duty to preserve the values of those who have made sacrifices to secure our freedom…In the last 18 months, we have been fighting the scourge of COVID-19 and trying to free ourselves from it. While the State government is relaxing some restrictions from August 16 onwards, I want to remind everyone that the threat is far from over,” the Chief Minister said, remarking that citizens would have to keep following COVID-19 appropriate behaviour to keep the contagion at bay.“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”