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Hindu extremists hurl crude bombs at Chennai media house

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March 12, 2015

Chennai, Mar 12: Four alleged Hindutva extremists hurled two crude bombs packed in tiffin boxes at the office of a Tamil TV news channel Puthiya Thalaimurai in Chennai at around 3 am on Wednesday, according to reports.

The entire incident was caught on CCTV camera, according to Zee News. The footage showed four men on two bikes hurling two bombs at the office. No one was injured in the attack, said the report.

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According to PTI, A Hindu Ilaignar Sena worker has taken responsibility for the attack and has surrendered to the police.

Firstpost contacted the CEO of New Generation Media Corporation (Puthiyathalaimurai Group) RBU Shyam Kumar who said that around 3.15 am four men on two bikes went by the office and almost three minutes later came back to hurl the boxes in the office premise.

"Earlier, there have been protests against media houses in Chennai but this is the first time that a group attacked a media house," Kumar told Firstpost.

Kumar said that on Women's Day, the channel planned to air a show on the relevance of the 'thali' or the 'mangalsutra' which was criticised by the Hindu Munani groups. "It was a debate show and we were discussing the relevance of the 'thali'. With more and more women opting not to wear it, we thought it was a good topic to debate on Women's Day," Kumar added.

According to Kumar, last Sunday, a mob attacked a cameraperson and another staff from the TV channel right outside the office. The mob was approaching the office to stage a protest against the show. Kumar said the protests were staged by Hindu Munani groups. Police had arrested ten people, Kumar added.

The broadcast of the debate show has been put on hold for now, an NDTV report said.

With channels and experts debating over curbs on free speech in India, this could set a bad precedence, Kumar said. "The attack was of low intensity but the intent behind the attack was bigger than it seems and we condemn it. If this is what the state of media is in India then we should be worried," he added.

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February 22,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 22: Karnataka legislative assembly speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has issued a notification banning entry of journalists in the Legislators House.

"Electronic media and print media cannot enter the Legislators House any time," the notification issued by the Speaker's office read.

The notification which was issued on February 18 said, "The legislators come to Legislators House from their constituencies during the assembly session. It is their private time when they stay there. When journalists come to Legislators House to meet them, it's an invasion of their privacy."

"Arrangements will be made for journalists to speak to MLAs outside the gate. No journalist or camera person will be allowed inside the gate," the notification added.

The Legislators House is located near the Vidhan Soudha, the state legislative assembly.

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May 11,2020

Bengaluru, May 11: As many as 343 Indians returned to Bengaluru from London by a special Air India flight on the fifth day of 'Vande Bharat Mission' on Monday. They arrived at the Kempegowda international airport at 4.40 am.

All passengers were found to be asymptomatic on arrival except one 27-year-old woman who had had an incomplete abortion and had vomiting on arrival. She has been shifted to KC General Hospital in Malleshwaram.

Dr Prabhu Dev Gowda, an officer on duty for COVID-19 screening at Kempegowda International Airport, said, "A 27-year-old woman has had an incomplete abortion of her three-month-old foetus before taking the flight from London. She was vomiting on arrival. She was shifted to Aster CMI Hospital for emergency care.”

“Thereafter, she and her husband were shifted to KC General Hospital in Malleshwaram. They will be in isolation there. Since there is nobody to look after her, we have to let the husband accompany her to the hospital where they will be in quarantine."

The patient was famished and was provided a few idlis on arrival, he added.

After she recovers at the hospital, the couple will be shifted to a hotel. As per protocol, their throat swabs were taken for COVID-19 testing too. All passengers whether symptomatic or not are being tested for COVID-19.

Dr Manjula Devi, District Health Officer, Bengaluru Rural district said that all passengers were found to be asymptomatic on arrival except this woman who is being treated as a non-COVID-19 emergency.

Ajith Rai, Devanahalli Tehsildar told DH, "All passengers have chosen to go to hotels over government hostels. We're yet to tabulate how many have chosen budget hotels, three-star and five-star hotels. Twenty of them are still here. The process is on."

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: With preparations underway for conducting exams for the final semester/ year students in the state, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwathnarayan on Monday directed the respective universities to conduct exams for the backlog papers as well.

"In the wake of COVID-19, it has been decided to hold exams only for the students of final semester/year courses. It has come to our notice that some universities have decided against conducting exams for final year students who have a backlog to clear from previous semesters. This is unpardonable," the Deputy Chief Minister said.

"Our intention is to see that the final year students finish their course. In the present situation, conducting only final semester exams won't help. We have to help the students in clearing their backlogs," added Ashwathnarayan, directing all universities to compulsorily conduct these exams.

Meanwhile, Ashwathnarayan thanked the staff and officials of various government departments who were responsible for successfully conducting the CET exams even amidst the difficult situation in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

"In all, 1,94,419 students had registered for the CET exams, of which 1,75,428 wrote the exams. The percentage of students who took up the exams this year was equivalent to that of the previous years, in normal times," the DCM informed.

"After we successfully conducted the exams, Arunachal Pradesh is going to conduct the Public Service Commission exams on the lines of how we successfully conducted the exams. Likewise, even our KPSC has said it will conduct the exams. We must appreciate the good work of the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA), which has set an example for others," Ashwathnarayan said.

The deputy chief minister said that 33 colleges in various districts across the state faced shortage of land and that it is the responsibility of the District Commissioners (DCs) to get the lands sanctioned for all these colleges.
In Bagalkot district alone land has not been sanctioned for six degree colleges, he said.

Reacting to this, Bagalkot DC Captain Rajendra assured to look into the matter as soon as he receives the proposal from department officials.

"Similarly, there is shortage of land for five Diploma colleges and 28 ITI colleges in different parts of the state. The DCs must immediately pay attention to this. Once they get the land, buildings will come up within no time," the Karnataka deputy chief minister said.

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