An anonymous letter-writer is targeting progressive Kannada writers and liberals
While many of the writers are accustomed to getting threats, this time the person/s writing the letters, who signs off as ‘Sahishna Hindu’, seems more tenacious than others, persisting with it for months on end.
Eggs and bananas to be part of mid-day meals for govt school students twice a week from August 18
Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister Madhu Banarappa said that the program to provide students with eggs or bananas will be inaugurated in Mandya on August 18.
IISc Bangalore: Bid to block Teesta Setalvad’s speech on harmony
Security personnel at the institute’s gates initially denied Setalvad entry until faculty members insisted that she should be allowed in, says a faculty member.
Five deaths put Karnataka Dalit village on edge, residents demand probe
Since the start of August, over 200 residents, including 44 children, have been hospitalised in Kavadigarahatti. They had all consumed the water from the village’s sole overhead water tank on July 31.
20 odd writers are under police protection for fear of life in just one of the Indian states #Karnataka. Only becoz they are progressive, pro-poor and raise their voice for an egalitarian society, which the right wing in India can't tolerate. State of freedom of expression.
‘Defund the Spread of Misinformation and Hate Speech’: IIM-B Faculty Members To India Inc
In a letter, nearly 20 current and former faculty members said they wanted to draw Corporate India's attention to the "fragile state of internal security with an increasing risk of violent conflicts in the country".
Fortuitous week for BJP functionaries as courts protects 3 from punitive action under law
No conviction in assault case, no FIR in hate speech, no violation of election code for BJP MP Ram Shankar, Assam CM Sarma and BJP president JP Nadda respectively.
Five arrested for raping minor Dalit girl in Dakshina Kannada district
Dakshina Kannada police have arrested five persons, who are said to be members of Bajrang Dal, on charges of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor Dalit girl several times since 2019.
Karnataka cops dismiss communal angle in Udupi college incident; BJP deems police action ‘harassment’
Several accounts, including the Karnataka BJP's official handle, painted the incident in communal colours despite the Udupi police asserting that an unrelated old video was being used to flare up tensions.
The committee found that large quantities of tablet ivermectin were purchased even though WHO discredited it and ventilators given through PM Cares Fund were given to private hospitals.
Passenger makes Bengaluru Muslim bus conductor remove skull cap, despite no such rule
Shortly after a video of a woman passenger questioning a Muslim bus conductor for wearing a green skull cap went viral, the KSRTC clarified that there are no fixed rules about religious identifiers.
Using abusive words against prime minister derogatory, not seditious: Karnataka High Court
The court made the observation while quashing an FIR against officials of a school where a play had been staged against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC.
A proposal to allow 12 hour work shifts for women in place of 8 hour ones has been dropped due to pressure from #labour#Unions . This is a consequence of the defeat of the #bjp in May this year. Clearly a link between #secular#democracy and #labourrights in #india. #Tamilnadu likely to follow suit.