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Peace committee meeting decides to form ward-level panels

MANGALORE: Curfew, which was in force for the fifth day on Tuesday, will be relaxed between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday. But Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which prohibits the assembly of five or more persons, will be in force during the period.

According to a press release issued by the district administration, curfew will be relaxed in all places where it has been imposed, namely Ullal, Mangalore city and Mangalore rural. Schools and colleges will function on Wednesday.

Mangalore city was calm on Tuesday, and trouble-prone areas such as Farangipet, Ullal, Bunder, Kudroli, Faisalnagar, Veeranagar, Kuttar, Thokkuttu, Padil and Alape were peaceful even when curfew was relaxed.

District in-charge Minister B. Nagaraja Shetty said Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Minister for Energy H.D. Revanna were likely to tour the district on Wednesday.

A peace committee meeting held here on Tuesday decided to form ward-level peace committees, restrain youngsters from joining groups having ulterior motives, regulate the cattle trade and disregard all future calls for bandh.

People from all walks of life and different religions attended the meeting and all of them agreed that calls for bandhs should not be entertained.

N. Yogish Bhat, MLA, said the current crisis was the result of bandhs called by some organisations. He urged the district administration and the police to take strict action against those who called for bandhs.

The meeting also took note of the suggestion of Superintendent of Police B. Dayananda that youths from both communities should be asked to refrain from joining groups that foment communal discord. He pointed out that most of the trouble-mongers during bandhs were youths aged 16 and 25.

The meeting also decided to revive peace committees at the taluk and block levels.

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