BJP legislator and Chief Minister’s Basavaraj Bommai’s political secretary MP Renukacharya. (Twitter/@MPRBJP)Bengaluru, Karnataka News Updates: At a time when Karnataka has been hit by the Hijab row and a ban on Muslim traders at annual festivals, BJP legislator and Chief Minister’s Basavaraj Bommai’s political secretary MP Renukacharya on Saturday sought closure of all Madrasas in the state, claiming that they propagated “anti-national lessons”. “I request the CM and Education Minister to ban madrasas. Don’t we have other schools where Hindu and Christian students study? They teach anti-national lessons there. They should be banned or made to teach the syllabus taught in other schools,” he added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Karnataka on April 5 to launch a slew of programmes, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said while speaking to reporters at Hubballi airport on Saturday. The chief minister added that Union minister Amit Shah is set to visit the state on April 1. “Shah would launch the logo of the Ksheera Abhivridhi Bank and the Yeshaswini programme during his visit. It would give a boost to the dairy sector,” Bommai said.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Saturday registered 79 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death, and took the tally to 39,45,247 and 40,049 respectively, so far. Ninety four patients got discharged today and the total recoveries was 39,03,380 till date, according to a bulletin. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that instructions have been given to issue work orders for all programmes and projects announced in the 2022-23 budget before April 30. In other news, a drinking water project has been approved for 120 villages in Shiggaon and Savanur, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday. The project would provide a permanent solution for the drinking water problem in the area, he added.
State governments can declare a religious or linguistic community as a minority within the said state, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.
The submission was made in response to a plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay which challenged the validity of section 2(f) of the National Commission for Minority Education Institution Act, 2004. Upadhyay, in his plea, challenged the validity of section 2(f) alleging that it gives unbridled power to the Centre terming it "manifestly arbitrary, irrational, and offending".
The Ministry of Minority Affairs in its response said: “It is submitted that the State governments can also declare a religious or linguistic community as a minority community within the said state.” “For instance, the Maharashtra government has notified 'Jews' as a minority community within the state. Moreover, the Karnataka government has notified Urdu, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Tulu, Lamani, Hindi, Konkani and Gujarati languages as minority languages within the state of Karnataka,” it said. (PTI)
The Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday inaugurated the Puneeth Raj Kumar Sandalwood Park in Bengaluru. The event was organized by the massive Bangalore Metropolitan Employees Kannada Union. State ministers Munirathna, Sunil Kumar Karkala, MP P C Mohan along with Raghavendra Rajkumar, Tara, Ashwini Puneet Rajkumar and award recipients were present during the inauguration.
Karnataka on Sunday reported 64 fresh Covid-19 cases, 62 recoveries, and 1 death. The active caseload in the state is currently at 1,777 and positivity rate for the day stood at 0.24 per cent.
Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh on Sunday said wearing of hijab (head scarf) would not be allowed during the 10th standard examination of the State board. The exam starts from Monday and ends on April 11. More than 8.76 lakh students are appearing for the exam in over 40,000 halls in 3,440 centres across the State.
"After the High Court order, we've not allowed that (hijab). We've given clarification that they (students with hijab) can come into the campus wearing the hijab but they cannot put it on in the classroom. The same condition will apply during the exams," Nagesh told reporters here. He said there would not be re-examination for those who skip the exam.
Replying to a query, he said lawyers of the Supreme Court have argued for hijab before the Full Bench of the High Court, after which the verdict was delivered. The petitioners had challenged the government notification which banned usage of any cloth that could disturb peace, harmony and public order, and contended that wearing of hijab was a fundamental right, the Minister said. He added that the petitioners had also questioned the powers given to the college development committee but the High Court dismissed them. (PTI)
Action would be taken to establish Chitrakala Galleries in 6 regional spots, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Sunday. Chitrakala Parishath is the epicentre for Chitrakale (art of drawing and painting) in Karnataka.
The Chief Minister in his address after inaugurating the 19th edition of the 'Chitra Santhe' organised by the Chitrakala Parishath said, there is a demand to make Chitrakala Parishath, an autonomous institution, into a Deemed University. Action would be initiated to declare it a Deemed University in the next session of the State Legislature. A new dimension would be given to Chitrakala Parishath under the leadership of BL Shankar by bringing various institutions under its affiliation.
Chitra Santhe is a wonderful concept. Any art would find its value when it is showcased to the world. Chitra Santhe is doing it in an innovative way enabling lakhs of people to witness it and get inspired. It is a great source of encouragement for the artists, Bommai said. (ENS)
Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu has appealed to the society to stop targeting girls, including on the issue of hijab, saying “Let them live the way they choose to.” A three-judge Bench of the Karnataka High Court recently dismissed the petitions which sought permission to wear hijab in classrooms of educational institutions saying headscarf is not an essential religious practice and uniform dress rule should be followed in educational institutions where it has been prescribed.
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In a clip that has gone viral on social media, a reporter asked Sandhu about her views on the issue around hijab. The video is part of an event held here on March 17 in the honour of the Miss Universe 2021’s homecoming. (Read more)
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday claimed they were yet to receive various approvals from the Centre with regard to projects linked to inter-state water disputes.
“I am set to meet the Union Water Resources Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in the first week of April and will take up the issue with him. I have instructed the departments concerned to make preparations for this,” Bommai said.
Speaking to media persons in Hubballi, the chief minister said: “We need to make all efforts to resolve inter-state water disputes at the earliest. As for legal issues involved, we should get them resolved through the courts. Greater emphasis would be given for completing the land acquisition process for railway projects.” (Read more)
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said he will meet the Union Water Resource Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in New Delhi to resolve several inter-state water disputes in the first week of April. Emphasising the need to make all efforts to resolve inter-state water disputes at the earliest, Bommai said the state would get the legal issues to be resolved through the courts.
"We are yet to get various approvals from the Union government with regard to inter-state water disputes. I have instructed the departments concerned to make preparations for this. I am set to meet the Union Water Resources minister in April first week to take up the issue," Bommai told reporters here. "Regarding legal issues, I have told our legal team to find a remedy, particularly the Krishna tribunal notification. I have directed the officials to get ready for certain environmental clearances for some projects," he added. (PTI)
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday spoke at the launch of the Chitrakala Parishath, the 19th edition of the street art festival 2022, organized by the Chitrakala Parishad in Bangalore.
Nandi Hills, one of the most well-known tourist spots in Karnataka, located around 50 km from Bengaluru, will open again for weekend tourists from Saturday, March 26. The administration of Chikkaballapur district, where the hills are situated, has decided to lift restrictions imposed on visitors over the weekends. Earlier, in order to control gatherings following Covid-19 restrictions, tourists were prohibited from visiting on Saturday and Sunday.
Now, tourists will need passes — issued by district authorities — to be allowed entry to the Nandi Hills. Prior booking is mandatory and can be done in offline and online mode. Bookings need to be made a day before. Online tickets can be booked on http://www.kstdc.co till 6 pm. Tickets will also be available at the ticket counter. Read more
The demand for denial of permission for non-Hindu traders and vendors to carry out business during annual temple fairs and religious events in Karnataka has now spread to different parts of the state, days after it originated from Udupi. Initially, banners were placed during the annual Kaup Marigudi festival in Udupi district, stating that non-Hindu vendors and traders should not be allowed entry. Thereafter similar banners were also displayed at Padubidri temple festival, and also at a couple of temples in Dakshina Kannada district. (PTI)
Once a major waterbody, the Janardhana Kere lake, which spread across 7.25 acre, has also vanished from the Google Maps, thanks to encroachments involving a nexus between builders, local politicians and government bodies. A part of the storm water drain (SWD) connecting the lake has been encroached and the drain today carries raw sewage. Though the Lokayukta in 2020 has directed the revenue department to survey the lake and evict the encroachment from the lake, nothing has been done till now. Read more
A drinking water project has been approved for 120 villages in Shiggaon and Savanur, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday. The project would provide a permanent solution for the drinking water problem in the area, he added. Bommai was speaking after inaugurating the ‘Revenue Documents at Your Doorstep’ programme at Timmapur village in Shiggaon taluk of Haveri district. Read more
The petrol price in Bengaluru was at Rs 104.46 on Sunday and the diesel price was at Rs 88.67. The prices for both petrol and diesel prices increased by 53 paisa from Satuday.
At a time when Karnataka has been hit by the Hijab row and a ban on Muslim traders at annual festivals, BJP legislator and Chief Minister’s Basavaraj Bommai’s political secretary MP Renukacharya on Saturday sought closure of all Madrasas in the state, claiming that it propagated “anti-national lessons”.
“I request the CM and Education Minister to ban madrasas. Don’t we have other schools where Hindu and Christian students study? They teach anti-national lessons there. They should be banned or made to teach the syllabus taught in other schools,” he added.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that instructions have been given to issue work orders for all programmes and projects announced in the 2022-23 budget before April 30. Speaking to reporters in Savanur, he said: “A committee headed by the chief secretary has been constituted for speedy implementation of budget programmes. I myself will review the progress of their implementation on a monthly basis.” Talking about the state budget, he claimed that all segments of the society have appreciated it. Read more
Meanwhile, Karnataka Saturday registered 79 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death, and took the tally to 39,45,247 and 40,049 respectively, so far. Ninety four patients got discharged today and the total recoveries was 39,03,380 till date, according to a bulletin.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Karnataka on April 5 to launch a slew of programmes, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said while speaking to reporters at Hubballi airport on Saturday. The chief minister added that Union minister Amit Shah is set to visit the state on April 1. “Shah would launch the logo of the Ksheera Abhivridhi Bank and the Yeshaswini programme during his visit. It would give a boost to the dairy sector,” Bommai said.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Saturday attended the The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) convention in Hubballi district.
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A jockey rides his buffaloes at a slush track during a Kambala (buffalo race) competition in Mangaluru, Saturday. (PTI Photo)
Karnataka on Saturday registered 79 fresh coronavirus cases and one fatality, and took the tally to 39,45,247 and 40,049 respectively, so far.
Ninety-four patients got discharged on the day, taking the total recoveries to 39,03,380, according to a bulletin.
The number of active cases in the State was 1,776. The positivity rate for the day was 0.26 per cent; the case fatality rate 1.26 per cent. (PTI)
The police officials Saturday denied permission to a group of citizens who had called for a protest at the Freedom Park here to condemn the Karnataka High Court’s verdict on hijab ban.
Reportedly, the personnel did not allow them to even enter the park premises.
Sources in the Police department said that the authorities decided to deny permission for holding the protest after receiving information that the petitioner students were likely to take part in the stir, since it would be breaking the law as the matter was sub-judice before the Supreme Court.
(Express photo by Jithendra M)
A day after Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah courted a controversy over his remarks that Hindu women and swamijis too cover their heads, the Congress leader Saturday said that he meant no disrespect to seers.
“I've tremendous respect for seers. I never spoke about or disrespected seers. I didn't even mention hijab yesterday. I spoke only about exams and allowing students to wear dupattas of the same colour as uniforms,” the senior politician said.
Siddu’s reference to seers while talking about the hijab row had received criticism from the leaders of the saffron party and other organisations, who said he was trying to appease the minorities.
The demand for denial of permission for non-Hindu traders and vendors to carry out business during annual temple fairs and religious events in Karnataka has now spread to different parts of the state, days after it originated from Udupi.
Initially, banners were placed during the annual Kaup Marigudi festival in Udupi district, stating that non-Hindu vendors and traders should not be allowed entry. Thereafter similar banners were also displayed at Padubidri temple festival, and also at a couple of temples in Dakshina Kannada district.
Incidentally, the Maari Gudi temple management had heeded the request of certain pro-Hindu organisations on the matter. Some Hindu activists have submitted memoranda to officials in different parts of the state in this regard, citing rules framed in 2002 to Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments act, 1997. (PTI)
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Saturday said that the government has provided drinking water connections to as many as 301 households in Thimmapura village under Shigganvi taluk, Haveri district, under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
The Karnataka government has for the first time constituted a committee headed by the chief secretary for the effective implementation of programmes announced in the budget.
Speaking to reporters at Hubballi airport, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday the committee will make sure work orders are issued for various projects, in coordination with departments and with the finance department’s consent.
It will thus oversee the implementation of the budget proposals, he said, adding that the panel will also get early clearances for the projects. Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Karnataka on April 5 to launch a slew of programmes, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said while speaking to reporters at Hubballi airport on Saturday.
The chief minister added that Union minister Amit Shah is set to visit the state on April 1. Read more
Mentioning that they have received a few complaints regarding noise pollution, Chikkamagaluru City Municipal Council (CMC) president Varasiddhi Venugopal Saturday said that the usage of loudspeakers without acquiring permission from municipal council and police officials won't be allowed in the area.
“If unauthorised, such loudspeakers have to be removed,” Varasiddhi Venugopal told ANI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are scheduled to make official visits to Karnataka during early April, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday, as he made it clear that there will be no discussions regarding the much awaited cabinet rejig, during these visits. The Chief Minister, who also holds the Finance portfolio said that a committee headed by the Chief Secretary is being constituted for the first time in the state, to supervise budget implementation.
"On April 1, Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah, who is working for reforms in the cooperative sector, will be visiting the state to attend a large meeting related to 'Ksheerabhivruddi bank' that we are planning to launch, aimed at giving a financial boost to the dairy sector that will increase farmers income and provide them financial support," Bommai said. (PTI)
Former Karnataka Chief Minister M Veerappa Moily Saturday received the Sansad Ratna Award-2022. The award was given by Union Minister Mr Arjun Ram Meghwal in New Delhi on Saturday.
A 30-year-old man, who was recently sacked from a private firm, was arrested along with four of his associates after they allegedly tried to assault the company’s HR manager to avenge his dismissal over using a mobile phone on the company premises, the police said. The prime accused has been identified as Madhu D, a resident of KR Puram in Bengaluru; while his associates are Pramod, Alexander D, Chinnaraju T and Imran Pasha, all residents of Bengaluru, officers added.
According to the police, Rajashekar Rai (46), who is an HR manager with a private firm at Aerospace park near Bagalur and resides in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, was returning home around 8 pm on March 8 when he was attacked. Rai survived the attack owing to the timely intervention of his driver, they added. Read more
The Karnataka Education Ministry on Saturday issued a circular which said that SSLC (class 10) students will not be allowed to enter the examination hall if they wear a hijab. According to the education department, 8,73,846 students from 15,387 schools across Karnataka will be appearing for examination. 8,20,888 will be freshers and 46,2000 will be private candidates. 4,52,732 will be male and 4,21,110 will be female candidates registered for the examination.
The Popular Front of India (PFI) has said it would stand with Karnataka Muslim girl students against the hijab ban in schools and colleges in the state. Sharing the details of its resolution passed in its Malappuram National Executive Council meeting, the PFI on Friday also condemned the alleged restrictions on Muslim religious markers.
"The Karnataka BJP government's decision to introduce restrictions exclusively on Muslim religious markers clearly had divisive political motives behind it. Unfortunately, the High Court failed to see it and took a stand against a practice Muslim women in the country have held as part of their identity for centuries," the PFI said in a statement. (PTI)
A week after after a private bus toppled near Pavagada, killing five and injuring several others, a 17-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries on Saturday taking the death toll to 7. After fighting for life for a week, Mahendra passed away at the Victoria hospital.
Five persons died and several others were injured when a private bus they were travelling in toppled near Pavagada, 160km from Bengaluru, on Saturday. Some of the passengers were seated atop the overloaded bus, according to a survivor.
Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday said the 2023 assembly election in Karnataka will be his last, but will continue to remain in politics. The Leader of Opposition in the state assembly said he is yet to decide on the constituency from where he will contest the next election, and will abide by the party's decision regarding the Congress' chief ministerial face for the polls.
"I will remain in politics, but electoral politics - most likely the next assembly election will be the last that I will be contesting," Siddaramaiah told reporters at his native village Siddaramanahundi here. Responding to a question on which constituency he will be contesting from, he said there is still one more year for the assembly elections, and is yet to take a call in this regard.
"Party workers and well-wishers from Varuna, Hunsur, Chamarajpet, Badami, Kolar, Hebbal, Koppal and Chamundeshwari are asking me to contest from their constituencies. I'm yet to decide from where (to fight the polls)," he added. (PTI)
Karnataka on Friday registered 89 fresh coronavirus cases and four COVID-19 fatalities taking the total caseload and death toll to 39,45,168 and 40,048, respectively. As many as 85 patients got discharged today while the number of recoveries was 39,03,286, according to a government bulletin.
Of the new cases, 73 were from Bengaluru Urban which recorded 57 recoveries and two deaths, said the bulletin. The number of active cases in the state was 1,792. While the positivity rate for the day was 0.28 per cent, the case fatality rate was 4.49 per cent. (PTI)
The Meteorological Centre has predicted cloudy sky in Bengaluru today with a slight chance of rain/Thundershowers. The department said that mist very likely during early morning hours in some areas. Maximum and Minimum temperatures very likely to be around 32 and 22 degrees Celsius respectively.
For 48 hrs.: Generally cloudy sky. Rain/Thundershowers likely. Mist very likely during early morning hours in some areas. Maximum and Minimum temperatures very likely to be around 32 and 22 degrees Celsius respectively.
A private school in Bengaluru booked for axing seven trees in front of it has now been accused of covering the tree pits with concrete despite being ordered to plant trees there again.
“We have booked a case against the Geetanjali Olympiad School and PU College management. The school has been asked to plant the saplings in the same area. We have given them time to plant the saplings and the school will be asked to pay a fine as well. They have been asked to remove the cemented path,” said Hanumanthappa Patil, range forest officer of the Yelahanka zone. Read more
In a new paper recently published in the Water Security journal, Amruta Pradhan, a PhD scholar and Veena Srinivasan, a senior fellow at Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), conducted a review of the post facto evaluation of dams to understand how dams actually impact water security.
The researchers looked at the studies of the dams implemented on the ground as opposed to the dam projects as conceptualised on paper. The review highlights gaps in the design and planning of the water infrastructure along with gaps in the types of data and evidence used to inform them. Read more
The BJP government in Karnataka is likely to set up a new commission to carry out a survey of the number of people in the backward castes category in order to facilitate the reservation of seats for OBCs in local polls as mandated by recent orders of the Supreme Court.
“A commission would have to be constituted for the purpose. Appropriate measures would be taken in the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court order,” Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said this week after holding an all-party consultation on the issue of holding local polls that are overdue by over a year. Read more
The Karnataka government has plans to revise school textbooks and delete some chapters, including one on 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan which shows him allegedly in a ‘glorified’ manner. The school textbook review committee, set up by the government, has recommended to the education department to retain the chapter on Tipu Sultan without any glorification of him, according to sources in the department.
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A US federal court has stayed a plea by foreign investors in the Bengaluru-based start-up, Devas Multimedia Pvt Ltd, that sought to confirm a USD111 million compensation awarded by a UN trade tribunal over a failed satellite launch deal with Antrix Corp, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
The Devas-Antrix deal was annulled by the Indian government in 2005.
Devas’s three Mauritius-based investors — CC/Devas Mauritius Ltd, Telcom Devas Mauritius Ltd, and Devas Employees Mauritius Pvt Ltd – were on October 13, 2020, awarded a USD 111-million compensation by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) tribunal in Hague, through the US federal court. (Read more)
Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman, Dr K Sivan on Friday expressed joy over the space research body acquiring land in Kulasekharapatnam for buidling the "second launch pad of the country".
Sivan in a statement said, "I'm very happy that the Central government and Tamil Nadu government have approved for us to acquire land in Kulasekharapatnam, where very soon we'll be able to establish the second launch pad of the country."
"Soon, ISRO will be able to confirm the Chandrayaan-3 launch; I'm sure this time we'll be successful. The orbiter of Chandrayaan-2 will be utilized for this mission... it'll be cost-effective," he added.
The BJP government in Karnataka is likely to set up a new commission to carry out a survey of the number of people in the backward castes category in order to facilitate the reservation of seats for OBCs in local polls as mandated by recent orders of the Supreme Court.
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“A commission would have to be constituted for the purpose. Appropriate measures would be taken in the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court order,” Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said this week after holding an all-party consultation on the issue of holding local polls that are overdue by over a year. (Read more)
A private school in Bengaluru booked for axing seven trees in front of it has now been accused of covering the tree pits with concrete despite being ordered to plant trees there again.
“We have booked a case against the Geetanjali Olympiad School and PU College management. The school has been asked to plant the saplings in the same area. We have given them time to plant the saplings and the school will be asked to pay a fine as well. They have been asked to remove the cemented path,” said Hanumanthappa Patil, range forest officer of the Yelahanka zone. (Read more)
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday congratualted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the latter' swearing-in ceremony.
In a tweet Bommai said, "Attended oath ceremony with dignitaries including PM Modi, who has led us this far. CM’s 4 point strategy- good governance, nationalism, safety,& development will accelerate growth of UP."
The State government issued an order on Friday decided to celebrate Jagadguru Sri Renukacharya Jayanthi annually on March 16 all over the State.
Jagadguru Sri Renukacharya has presented a great epic 'Siddantha Shikhamani'. He preached the ideals of social harmony and brotherhood and currently also has lakhs of devotees all over the country including Karnataka. The Veerashaiva Mahasabha of Kalaburagi had appealed to the State government to celebrate his Jayanthi as a government programme. The Department of Kannada and Culture has issued the orders acceding to the demand to celebrate Sri Renukacharya Jayanthi annually on March 16. (ENS)
Namma Metro services will be suspended between Byappanhalli and MG Road Metro stations from 9:30pm on Saturday. Services will be resumed at 7am on Sunday.
Karnataka on Friday registered 89 fresh coronavirus cases and four COVID-19 fatalities taking the total caseload and death toll to 39,45,168 and 40,048, respectively. As many as 85 patients got discharged today while the number of recoveries was 39,03,286, according to a government bulletin.
Of the new cases, 73 were from Bengaluru Urban which recorded 57 recoveries and two deaths, said the bulletin. The number of active cases in the state was 1,792. While the positivity rate for the day was 0.28 per cent, the case fatality rate was 4.49 per cent. (PTI)
The KSR Bengaluru Railway Station will market 'Channapatna toys' under the 'One Station, One Product' (OSOP) scheme announced in the Union budget for 2022-23 by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Railway authorities said.
Bengaluru Divisional Railway Manager Shyam Singh on Friday inaugurated the 'Stall of Channapatna toys.' Channapatna toys are special wooden toys and dolls manufactured in Channapatna town popularly known as "Gombegala Ooru" (Toy Town) in Ramanagara district of Karnataka. The toys have got the Geographical Indicator (GI) tag, the South Western Railway said in a statement.
"Bengaluru Division has allotted a stall on pilot basis for promotion of Channapatna toys to V Prakash, a local craftsman associated with Channapatna Handicrafts Artists Association,” the statement read. (PTI)
The Popular Front of India (PFI) has said it would stand with Karnataka Muslim girl students against the hijab ban in schools and colleges in the state. Sharing the details of its resolution passed in its Malappuram National Executive Council meeting, the PFI on Friday also condemned the alleged restrictions on Muslim religious markers.
“The Karnataka BJP government's decision to introduce restrictions exclusively on Muslim religious markers clearly had divisive political motives behind it. Unfortunately, the High Court failed to see it and took a stand against a practice Muslim women in the country have held as part of their identity for centuries,” the PFI said in a statement. It further said the HC order validating the hijab ban was against the constitutional values and the universal principle of freedom of religion. (PTI)
Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday said the 2023 assembly election in Karnataka will be his last, but will continue to remain in politics. The Leader of Opposition in the state assembly said he is yet to decide on the constituency from where he will contest the next election, and will abide by the party's decision regarding the Congress' chief ministerial face for the polls.
"I will remain in politics, but electoral politics - most likely the next assembly election will be the last that I will be contesting," Siddaramaiah told reporters at his native village Siddaramanahundi here. Responding to a question on which constituency he will be contesting from, he said there is still one more year for the assembly elections, and is yet to take a call in this regard.
"Party workers and well-wishers from Varuna, Hunsur, Chamarajpet, Badami, Kolar, Hebbal, Koppal and Chamundeshwari are asking me to contest from their constituencies. I'm yet to decide from where (to fight the polls)," he added. (PTI)
Forum-Three will be staging a play “Chalo, Raja se Milein", which happens to be its second Hindi venture on Saturday. Translated from Manoj Mitra's Rajdarshan and directed by Sagnik Sinha, this is a tale of the divine, the absurd, and the divinely absurd with elements of satire, comedy, and tragedy.
The play will be staged in Prabhath Kaladwarka in Koramangala club at 3.30pm and 7pm. According to the Sagnik Sinha, “Chalo, Raja se Milein" is a dark comedy satire on power, class inequalities, and greed. The play is of the absurd genre with historical, mythological supernatural components that elevate the whole experience.
The play is being directed by Sagnik Sinha and this is first venture as director. (ENS)
An Intent of Cooperation (IOC) was signed between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) for purchase or long term lease for 20 helicopters, 10 each civil variants of ALH Dhruv and Light Utility Helicopters at the ongoing Wings India-2022 at Hyderabad. This would also bring synergy between HAL and PHL in helicopter ecosystem and strengthen helicopter business in India’s civil aviation market.
The IOC was signed between Sanjeev Razdan, CMD, PHL and Mr. S Anbuvelan, CEO, Helicopter Complex, HAL in the presence of Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of Civil Aviation, Vemula Prashanth Reddy, Minister of Roads, Buildings, Legislative Affairs and Housing, Telangana, R Madhavan, CMD, HAL and others. (ENS)
The online leakage of personal information of six girl students, most of them minors, from Karnataka's Udupi, where the first protests in connection with the hijab row were reported recently, figured in the Rajya Sabha on Friday with a member demanding protection of data rights.
Raising the issue through a Zero-Hour mention, Mausam Noor of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) said amidst the hijab ban controversy, personal data of at least six girl students was leaked and shared across social media platforms.
"Their personal information like names, addresses etc. have been shared by multiple people, thereby violating their privacy," she said. The hijab row had erupted in Udupi in December last year when six students were prevented from attending classes because they wanted to cover their heads for religious reasons. Stating that data leakage and violation are not uncommon these days, the TMC MP said personal information and pictures of multiple Muslim women were leaked and used against their will in the SulliDeal and BulliBai apps cases. (PTI)
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The Karnataka Police recently arrested a man who impersonated his dead brother to work as a government school teacher for 24 years. The incident was reported in Periyapatna of Mysuru district, 197 km from Bengaluru.
The accused, identified as Lakshmanegowda, is presently in judicial custody. According to police sources, his brother Lokesh Gowda had received an appointment letter as a government school teacher but died before he could report to work. Lakshmanegowda then collected all the documents and went to the Education department and said he is Lokesh. He started working at a government lower primary school in Muddanagalli village in Periyapatna in 1998. Then, later, he continued to work in several other schools and also got a promotion. Read more