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Vol 22, Issue 19

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Wife & daughter perform last rites at crematorium

By Vindhya Pabolu

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Village people afraid of donating blood

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large number of people living in villages don’t donate blood as they fear their bodies won’t be left with enough of it.

There are farmers who think donating blood will make them weak, rendering them incapable of working in fields.

Lack of awareness has kept people from rural areas away from blood donation camps. . According to the WHO, there is a constant need for regular supply because blood can be stored only for a limited period. Regular blood donation ensures blood is available whenever and wherever it is needed.

Men in villages don’t want to donate blood because they are scared of losing their strength.

Very few women donate it but it does not create much awareness.

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Manasi, daughter of Vikram Kirloskar, breaks down as she kisses her father’s picture on the hearse vehicle | Credit: Vindhya Pabolu his soul rests in peace. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.”

Toyota Kirloskar Motor employees streamed into his house to convey their condolences. Only

Toyota employees and their immediate family members were allowed in.The vehicle carrying Kirloskar’s body left his home at 12.45 pm. His family followed it in three cars. He was cremated at

the Hebbal electric crematorium in at 1.30 pm.

Kirloskar’s wife Geetanjali and daughter Manasi were seen weeping during the journey to the crematorium. They performed the pre-cremation rituals.

One of his family friends who did not want to be named said: “He was a great person. We knew that he had been suffering something for quite some time. But this was something out of the blue and shocking.”

Kirloskar played a crucial role in bringing Toyota Motor Corp to India in 1997. Toyota Kirloskar Motor has a manufacturing plant in Bidadi, one of India’s most prominent automotive factories.

He was a fourth-generation member of the Kirloskar Group, founded in 1888.

Business Today reported that Kirloskar was present at the Toyota Innova Hycross display event in Mumbai on November 25. vindhya.p@iijnm.org Condolences pour in, P 4

Chamarajpet residents don’t want Silent Sunil to contest ‘Will hit NOTA button if the rowdy stands’

By Yukta Mudgal

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esidents of Chamarajpet say Silent Sunil, a rowdy sheeter who shared the stage with BJP leaders at a blood donation drive recently, will force them to press the NOTA button.

Venkatesh S, an autorickshaw driver in Chamarajpet, said: “There is no scarcity of educated people, but if Silent Sunil comes to power, then acts of his violence will increase. Chamarajpet is already known for rowdyism.

Goonda raj will happen without fail. There are 65 per cent Hindus and 35 per cent Muslims. Congress legislator BZ Zameer

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Vikram Kirloskar, who brought Toyota to India, passes away ikram Kirloskar, the face of Toyota in India and vice chairman of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 64.

He suffered a heart attack that led to demise.

Toyota India Bharat announced on its website: “We are extremely saddened to inform the untimely demise of Mr Vikram S. Kirloskar, Vice Chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, on 29th November 2022. At this time of grief, we request everyone to pray that

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BJP MP Tejasvi Surya shared the stage with Silent Sunil at a blood donation camp in Chamarajpet | Courtesy: YS Reddy, Twitter Ahmed Khan deals with the communities well.”

The Observer went to Zameer Ahmed Khan’s office, but he was in Hyderabad.

Srinivas, a provision store owner, said: “I will not give my vote if he (Silent Sunil) stands for elections. But I will cast my vote if there’s a good candidate either from the Congress or BJP.” Muni Raj, a vegetable vendor, said: “Even if Sunil leaves rowdyism, he will also not work for the betterment of people.”

Raghavendra M.G, a utensils store owner, said: “Silent Sunil should never come to power. I was shocked to see Tejasvi Surya sharing the stage with him. BJP might use him to defeat Zameer Ahmed, that’s it.”

“All the big ministers (Raghavendra named C.N. Ashwath Narayan) shrugged off his presence at the event. I will press NOTA if he stands for an election.

They come to suppress their past and to hide the information regarding their properties.”

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Aaftab Poonawala admits he killed Shraddha Accused Aaftab Poonawala has admitted during a polygraph test he killed Shraddha Walkar. He also admitted dumping her body parts in a jungle, and having had made physical relations with many women. Asked if he regrets killing Shraddha, Aaftab said no.

ABP

Prannoy, Radhika Roy leave NDTV board

Marking a definitive turn in Adani Group’s takeover of NDTV, its founders, Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, resigned from the board of RRPR Holdings, the main holding entity of the promoters that owns a 29.2% stake in the media house. At the same time, Sudipta Bhattacharya, Sanjay Pugalia and Senthil Sinniah Chengalvarayan were inducted into the company's board as directors, a disclosure on BSE late on Tuesday said. TOI

Bilkis Banu challenges release of 11 convicts

Bilkis Banu on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court challenging the release of the 11 convicts on August 15. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said he will look into the listing of the plea after her lawyer mentioned the matter before the CJI. The early release of the convicts, who were sentenced to life imprisonment in the 2002 gang rape of Banu, drew nationwide condemnation. Hindustan Times

Kumble Sundar Rao, Yakshagana doyen, dead

Senior Yakshagana artiste Kumble Sundar Rao passed away in Mangaluru on Wednesday. He was 88 and is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters. Rao was the first professional Yakshagana artiste to be elected to the Karnataka assembly.

He represented the Surathkal constituency in the 10th assembly till 1999. The Hindu

Leyland being probed for selling polluting vehicles

Leading commercial-vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland is under investigation by the ED for sale of trucks that violate anti-pollution norms set by the Supreme Court.

The trucks were bought by a former MLA of the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, al times and their companies' assets worth Rs 22.1 crore attached to the case. NDTV

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Buy good-quality earphones or you will damage your hearing Cheap products can go kaput pretty soon

By Yashaswini Sri

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rolonged exposure to noise from cheap-quality earphones and headphones has become a major cause for permanent hearing loss. As per WHO estimates, in India, approximately 63 million people are suffering from Significant Auditory Impairment.

Dr Mahesh, an ENT specialist, expressed his concern over the issue to The Observer: “Over the past few years, many patients have come to me with issues related to the ears. Sudden ringing in the ears, pain and headaches are all caused by long exposure to loud noise. While brands ensure there are filters in their products and maintain the decibels, cheap earphones certainly do lack them.

This will progress into permanent hearing loss if there’s no awareness on this issue.”

“In children, 12 per cent of the total cases registered in my clinic are caused by long exposure to noise, while 18 per cent adults face issues due to this.”

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Sudden ringing in the ears, pain and headaches are all caused by long exposure to loud noise. |Credit: Yashaswini Sri Vamsi Krishna, a user of Sony noise-cancelling headphones, said one should never compromise on the quality of any product. “I bought a set of earphones from a local vendor for Rs 150. But they got damaged within two months.

Branded earphones for Rs 5,000 will last more than two years.”

Manjunath S, who works at an OnePlus Store in Rajajinagar, said out of 50 bills in his store, 2030 are made for wired and wireless earphones. “Every day, we see almost 40 per cent of our sales coming from earphones. OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 is the most sold and favourite product among

our customers,” he added.

Rajiv C, an employee at Samsung SmartCafé near JP Nagar, said: “While we cannot share an estimation of the earphones we sell, we can tell you a majority of people come to buy earphones from Samsung.”

Syed S, a local vendor who sells earphones and other audio devices near Majestic’s underpass, shared: “I sell all kinds of products and brands…. I have customers every day and earn a minimum profit of Rs 5,000. The price of earphones starts from Rs 100, Bluetooth earphones retail from Rs 300, and speakers start from a minimum of Rs 200 and go up to Rs 500. I let my customers bargain, so there is no fixed rate.”

A seller near Vidhana Soudha informed The Observer: “Most products have issues with increasing and decreasing volume.

Yet customers buy from my stall….I take the damaged product, get basic repair done, and put it up for sale again.”

K. Meenakshi, a homemaker, said she usually buys cheap earphones as she keeps losing them According to the report published by WHO in 2022, over 1.5 billion people globally have hearing loss.

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Citizen’s Voice Internet addiction rising among youngsters Youngsters are spending more time on the Internet rather than studying or reading. They squander time not only on social media but also on TV shows and movies.

Internet addiction is a problem.

Schools are not helping youngsters how to reduce Internet time. Parents want children to use the Internet as little as possible.

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Understand problems in school education

More important than fixing college education and courses is to understand the problems in school education and fix issues at the school level. Mediocrity in higher levels of academia is caused by a depravity in school education, where there is more emphasis on the marks scored, syllabus completion rate or competition among the students rather than on effectiveness of learning and the student’s mental health in the process.

Diptarup Ghosh Dastidar

Kasab row: We must not jump to conclusions

Anybody from any religion will lose his temper if called “Kasab” But we also do not know the intention of the teacher. It just might be a slip of tongue. As a teacher he should have thought twice before speaking.

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It is free-for-all on Bengaluru’s roads at night as traffic cops don’t patrol them ‘We are present, but don’t work with Hoysalas’

By Arsha B.S.

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ack of police patrolling at night leads to violation of traffic rules in the city of Bengaluru.

Night patrolling is done only by the law-and-order wing of the police — a claim disputed by the traffic police. They are often forced to let drivers who violate traffic rules go as they do not have the provision to take action against violators of rules.

Murugesh C, an autorickshaw driver, informed The Observer: “I have been driving around the city for the past 30 years. I don’t see traffic police patrolling at night.

The normal police used to come, but even their patrolling reduced after Covid, they don’t come.”

Akhil Shariff, another autorickshaw driver, shared: “I don’t see the traffic police patrolling at night. They patrol during the day, but they are not here at night.

There are a lot of people who drive recklessly during the night as there is no one to monitor the traffic rul;e violators.”

According to the NCRB report, most of the road accidents that happen in Bengaluru are due to overspeeding. | Credit: Arsha B.S. Nawab B, a regular commuter, said: “There is no one to monitor.

We need to keep ourselves safe, we need to be careful.”

However, the traffic police have something else to say. Roopa K.G., a constable at the traffic police head office on Infantry Road, said they do patrol roads at night

as well.

“We don’t work with Hoysala teams, but if there are major accidents, we are informed by the law-and-order patrols regularly,” she added.

Overspeeding on pothole-riddled Bengaluru roads is dangerous at night, with nobody to keep

any eye. According to a report in India Today, a month ago, an overspeeding car ran over five pedestrians in Kodigehalli at night, killing one of them.

According to The Hindu, a law student was killed as his car collidedwith a KSRTC bus. according to a report rom The Times of India, three IT professionals and a teacher was killed in NICE road.

Careless driving is common in NICE road. With no night patrolling, the danger increases.

Sandeep Anirudhan, convener of the Bengaluru Agenda for Mobility, said: “I have seen people using LED beacons similar to those provided in Hoysala vehicles. People use them to avoid any action if they are caught by the law-and-order police. Overspeeding is a common issue during the night in many places in the city.”

He added: “An easy solution to this problem would be to have at least one traffic police official in each of the night patrolling teams, but a dedicated Traffic Hoysala patrol would work well against those who violate traffic rules especially at night.”

According to the NCRB report of 2020, most of the road accidents that happen in Bengaluru are due to overspeeding. arsha.s@iijnm.org

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Postpartum depression remains undiscussed, is often left untreated

Wonders of World

‘My baby brought problems’ — such thoughts haunt some new mothers

By Shruti Banerjee

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ostpartum depression, like mental disorders, is often ignored and left untreated.

According to a research paper titled ‘Postpartum Depression risk factors: A narrative review’, it is an exhausting mental disorder which is prevalent between 5 per cent and 60 per cent of women worldwide. This form of depression manifests itself as sleep disorders, mood swings, fear of injury and suicidal thoughts, among other things.

Oli Mukherjee, a resident of Mumbai who experienced postpartum depression, said she came to know about it from Babycenter, a website where she updated her pregnancy details regularly. She learnt that postpartum depression could occur if there is no support from the family members, lack of love, care and affection.

The moment she became a mother, the entire focus of her family shifted to the baby and nobody cared about her. She hated her baby after she was born, and would get irritated easily. She would blame the baby for anything that went wrong. But eventually she realized her child was not at fault.

She did not go for therapy but her friend helped her a lot.

“Postpartum depression is not taken seriously in India and not

Postpartum depression can take very severe forms like having suicidal thoughts and harming others and the baby | Credit: Hamsaveni N given enough attention,” Mukherjee informed The Observer. But not all new mother suffers it.

Bengalurean Nasreen, mother of one child, said after her first delivery she did not experience depression. She had very good postnatal care from her family.

Dr Usha Verma Srivastav, consultant clinical psychologist at Surya Multispecialty Hospital, Mahmoorganj, Varanasi, said as people do not talk openly about mental disorders, they resist talking about postpartum depression.

It is considered a taboo topic.

The depression can take very

severe forms like the mother having suicidal thoughts and thoughts of harming others, including the baby. If untreated, then it can last up to three years.

Doctors usually suggest psychotherapy for women suffering from postpartum depression.

Afrin Mazid, assistant professor in the department of psychology at Don Bosco University, Guwahati, said: “The risk of postpartum depression increases among women who have a history of depression and anxiety attacks.

For this, supportive therapy helps a person have a more rational, re-

alistic outlook of life, and helps a person be more assertive and not being rude at the same time.

There is still no closure about postpartum disorder. The social stigma attached to it is still prevalent. A lot of things are expected from new mothers, which burdens them and that also causes depression.”

Awareness has increased a little due to campaigns. The social stigma attached to it is still prevalent, Mazid added.

Dr Suvarna Ganta, consultant obstetrician and gynecologist, Motherhood Women and Children Hospital, said: “There is not enough awareness about postpartum depression among the general population. People brush it aside saying it is hormonal changes. The new mother is not able to manage the newborn and the family responsibilities.”

It affects the mother-child bonding as the former feels lonely, anxious, irritable and worthless by their mother.

According to an article titled ‘Community Awareness of Postpartum Depression’ by Dr Sabeen Khan, the lack of awareness over the symptoms of postpartum depression is about health status.

Primary health centres should provide basic training to paramedical staff to deal with postpartum depression cases. shruti.b@iijnm.org

Village people afraid of donating blood Continued from Page 1 en in villages don’t want to donate blood because they are scared of losing their strength. Very few women donate it.

Renukamma, who works in a ragi field, said: “We are aware about blood donation, but we don’t want to donate. We work in the field all day. What if we fall sick or tired? Who will take care of the work? I have heard that we may fall ill after giving blood.”

Shantha Kumar, a blood donor, explained: “Most people in my village are scared to donate blood.

They all know the importance of donation, but still the fear in them holds them back from donating their blood.”

The awareness is poor in villages. “The government or NGOs should come forward and debunk the myths attached to blood donations. Most don’t even know their own blood group.”

Dr Sreelatha, MD of the blood bank at Victoria Hospital, said: “Blood donors from rural areas are very few. They are not completely aware about why one should give blood and in what time period gap one can give blood. There are a lot of advan-

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Regular donation ensures blood is available whenever and wherever it is needed.Villagers feel they are risking their own life while donating blood.| Credit: Hamsaveni N tages of donating blood about which most people in villages are unaware. Though we spread a lot of knowledge and awareness, the reach is really less. The government should take steps to create greater awareness... die because

they don’t get blood at right time.

Blood donation cannot be forced; one should volunteer to donate.”

Doctors and NGOs try to spread awareness. “Small surveys should be held in villages to find the mode of communication

people are comfortable with: Face-to-face interactions or video interactions. We are ready to take big steps to reach the population of the city.” she added.

Dr Shalini Devaraj, head doctor at the K. Gollahalli PHC, said: “We recently organized a blood camp. To no surprise, there were very few donors from the village.

Today we are in need of blood. I think people are still stuck with a lot of myths. I have seen young people unable to convince their parents to donate blood. Women’s count is the least.”

During its interactions with people in villages, The Observer found that most villagers think they themselves have very little blood and most of them suffer from high BP and diabetes. Few have donated to their relatives in emergencies. Villagers feel they are risking their own life while donating blood for others.

“March, April and May are crucial months where we run short of blood as it is a vacation period and all colleges have exams or holidays. College students contribute around 60 per cent of the total people who donate.

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Antequera Dolmens Site The Antequera Dolmens Site is a cultural heritage ensemble tocomprising three cultural monuments which are the Dolmen of Menga, Dolmen of Viera and Tholos of El Romeral; and two natural mountain features the Peña de los Enamorados and El Torcal. It is located in and around the city of the beautiful city of Antequera in Andalusia, Spain. The Neolithic Dolmen of Menga represents one of the most important masterpieces of megalithic architecture based on post-and-lintel construction with an earthen covering. It is known and notable for its enormous dimensions that push the size possible in a corridor sepulcher by incorporating the unprecedented solution of intermediate pillars. The later, Chalcolithic tholos (beehive-like tomb) of El Romeral complements and adds beauty to the two dolmens with its corridor at the place and false dome of drystone masonry (Mediterranean tradition).

Source: UNESCO

Quote of the day “Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.” ― Plato

Did You Know Paul Kern, a Hungarian soldier in World War I was shot in the frontal lobe due to which he became unable to fall asleep for forty years without suffering from any chronic effects.

Quiz 1.What is the average speed of a bullet shot from a gun?

2.Name the person who invented the first sewing machine?

3.The English word “assassins” originated from which word?

4.When was Genghis Khan born?

5.Island Big Diomede and its neighbouring Island Little Diomede are also known by which nicknames?

6.What is the address of the White House?

7.Name the smallest country in the world?

8.By which name of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan was originally known?

9.What is 3 strikes in a row called in bowling?

10.What is Boogaloo?

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Condolences pour Clamour for crypto exchange rises in for Kirloskars with popularity of digital currencies T I

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ndustry leaders, politicians and associates of Vikram Kirloskar expressed shock at the death of the Toyota Kirloskar Motor vice chairman.

Biocon executive chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said she was devastated “He was such a dear friend whom I will hugely miss. I share the pain and inconsolable grief of Gitanjali Manasi n the family. May he rest in eternal peace. Om Shanthi,” she tweeted.

Dr Sangita Reddy, joint MD, Apollo Hospitals, tweeted: “Saddened to learn about the demise of Shri Vikram Kirloskar, pioneer in the Indian automobile industry, his contributions to the progress of the nation shall always be remembered. My profound condolences to members of his family. Om Shanti!”

Uday Kotak, CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank and a friend of Kirloskar, said in a tweet. “He had a world-class vision to bring the best to India. A clear mind and a great heart. We also worked together at CII leadership. We are with you, Geetanjali and Manasi.”

Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, Union minister Piyush Goyal and other politicians also shared their condolences.

Anup Vittal, an independent consultant in Mumbai shared his fond memories of Kirloskar with The Observer: “Through Infosys, we had arranged an industrial visit to the Toyota factory to look at the production. I never worked with him on a technical project, but through Infosys, worked for many customers.”

The Federal reported that former vice-chairman of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Shekar Viswanathan said Kirloskar was one of the best men he had

The last journey of Vikram Kirloskar | Credit: Vindhya P known, and today was one of the saddest days in his life.

Arjun Sajnani, founder of Sunny’s restaurant, said: “It has been a long 30 years of friendship and mutual admiration with Vikram Kirloskar. It is shattering news for me. He is a renaissance man, and a very cultured individual. He liked finer things in life, music and art. In fact, the automotive industry became prominent because of him. He cultivated joy of being with his family and friends. I didn’t want to believe the news, but it is a shock for me.”

Sanjay Datar, Chairman and Managing Director, Datar Group, said: “I never worked directly with Mr Vikram Kirloskar, but I was associated with ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India). And Vikram Kirloskar was first the Vice President, and later he became the President of that institute. He used to guide us into financial and technical matters everytime. I was not high in the hierarchy, but whenever we would have interactions, he would try and make the person talking with him comfortable and he would never let his position come in the way of him.” yashaswini.s@iijnm.org janani.s@iijnm.org

Cane farmers set thursday deadline

On the ninth day of their protest, sugarcane farmers protested by removing their shirts and placing stones on their heads. They said Thursday will be the deadline for the government to increase the price for sugarcane crop | Credit: Siddhi Chauhan

he growing popularity of cryptocurrency is driving the demand for a crypto exchange. But the recent collapse of the FTX exchange has created unsettlement in the field of finance as per the experts.

A webinar organized by FIL Bengaluru on Wednesday heard speakers emphasizing on the boom in digital currency and the need for a crypto exchange.

Vansh Tah, developer of Swapdfinance, a decentralized training platform, said: “Swappdfinance offers exchange services that can swap between cryptocurrency. So, for example, if you want to convert from Bitcoin to Ethereum, it gets directly converted within your wallet, and the asset never leaves your wallet.

“Anonymity is a big advantage in crypto, but it also is a big downside (as it can be used for) money laundering and funding terrorist activities. But technology can be used for both good and bad reasons. It’s the same with cash.

Even cash is used for illegal activities. Cryptocurrency is better as it’s easier to trace the transaction even though the identity may not be traceable. Multiple authorities are working on tracking fraudulent or illegal transactions.”

Mitrasish Mukherjee of Spheron said: “Spheron was established two years ago in Bangalore. The FTX collapse was because it had its problem; wherever money is involved, there will be corruption. There was corrup-

The recent collapse of the FTX exchange has created unsettlement in the field of finance. The boom in digital currency and the need for a crypto exchange was emphazied in the webinar | Credit: Suryash Kumar tion inside FTX, but the collapse hasn't affected the whole crypto ecosystem. The underlying infrastructure crypto isn’t affected.

The biggest advantage with blockchain or crypto is we don’t rely on a single entity…. And we can have cross-border transfers, and create a whole economy without any third-party interference.”

Isaac Lee, marketing manager of Filfox, said: “The FTX exchange collapse happened because they had a centralized governance structure. You cannot trust a single entity. The biggest lesson learnt from the FTX collapse was that centralization isn’t a good idea. They controlled the

Chickpet MLA Garudachar says he did not know Sunil Continued from Page 1 handrashekhar, also known as Appoda, a former Congress corporator from Chamarajpet, said: “Silent Sunil had committed 17-18 murders, including that of a person I knew and cared for . How can (people from) the BJP, which claims to keep only good and nice people in the party, share the stage with a rowdy sheeter?”

At least 20 rowdies were present at the event happened . “Bengaluru South Corporator N.R. Ramesh must have introduced him (Silent Sunil) in the event,” Chandrashekhar added.

H.N. Dharmendra, assistant commissioner, City Crime Bureau, said: “We raided 86 rowdy sheeters’ houses on November 23.

Silent Sunil’s house was one of them, but we did not go inside as it was midnight, and only his wife and children were present at his home, and we did not have any pendency or warrant.”

“I think Sunil was not invited

by BJP, but by an organization called Rashtra Uthana.”

Uday B. Garudachar, Chickpet MLA, who shared the stage with Silent Sunil, said: “As an MLA, if

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somebody from my constituency invites me, I have to go. Although I was introduced to Sunil as Mr Sunil, I did not know him. So I talked about blood donation, and walked away like nothing happened at the event.”

When Garudachar remarked “How come he is Silent Sunil when he can talk”, everyone in office started laughing.

“I have the blessings of my constituency people. So why would I need the patronage of others?

Also, people should be given a chance when they want to reform themselves into better . Nobody is born a rowdy sheeter,” Garudachar added.

According to a Deccan Herald report, Silent Sunil shared the stage with BJP MPs Tejasvi Surya and P.C. Mohan, Bengaluru South BJP president N.R. Ramesh, Chickpet MLA Uday B Garudachar and JD(S) leader Srikanth at a blood donation camp conducted in Chamarajpet on November 28.

Their presence drew flak on social media, with many criticizing the BJP functionaries for sharing the stage with a criminal. yukta.m@iijnm.org

assets in the wallet; they owned the private key and took your money. They can do anything with assets if they have a bad idea.”

Filfox, an explorer of Filecoin, has 78,000 users. It uses metadata and has Ethereum and Etherscan. Using it, users can chain block,track node operators..

Sanjay, a Bengaluru resident who attended the webinar to learn more about Filecoins, said: “Filecoin builds blockchain infrastructure, and they have a huge set of data and offer an infrastructure for storing dataset.”

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