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Huge rally tomorrow to make Kannada must for jobs in Karnataka

DHNS
December 22, 2017

Bengaluru. Dec 22: Language issue is set to gather force once again on Saturday when pro-Kannada activists will take out a massive rally, demanding proficiency in Kannada a must for jobs in private and government sectors in the state.

Activists have gone a step further, demanding that all state government jobs should go to Kannadigas only. Additionally, they have made knowledge of Kannada a must for getting jobs in Central government agencies, including banks and railways, in Karnataka.

Kannada Rakshana Vedike state president T A Narayana Gowda said the demands were based on Sarojini Mahishi report, which has not been implemented by the government despite repeated requests. The rally will be taken out from the National College grounds in Basavanagudi to the Vidhana Soudha.

"A bank manager in KM Doddi (Mandya district) told a customer to get out for not speaking in Hindi. The Railways give Hindi and English question papers in their competitive exams for even D group workers. Many Central government departments and agencies in Karnataka do the same. They also conduct interviews in Hindi. Without any rule, we have become outsiders in our own land," Gowda said.

Among the eight demands the Vedike has listed is study of Kannada as a language till Class 10 as a must for jobs in state and Central government agencies. "All jobs based on contracts should go to Kannadigas. The rule should be same for jobs outsourced to agencies," is another demand.

Setting 20-year residency and knowledge of Kannada as necessary qualifications to be considered a Kannadiga, the Vedike also says those who have studied the language in other states (Horanadu) should be recognised as locals and given all the benefits.

Pro-Kannada activist Arun Javagal said private companies have long neglected Kannadigas though they get land at heavily subsidised rates besides tax cuts. "This is essential to protect the interest of the language as well as its speakers," he said.

The demand seeking primacy for Kannada also includes opposition to the "preference to Hindi" that the activists have been protesting over the last few years. The activists recently staged protests against use of Hindi in Namma Metro signboards, arguing that its presence was nothing but 'hegemony'.

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May 4,2020

Bengaluru, May 4: First year Pre-University results of Karnataka Department of Pre-University Education will be released soon.

According to a report, the first year PU result will be released on the registered mobile numbers of students or parents on May 5. The report also asked the colleges which offers PU course that the PU results should not be released on the notice boards.

This measure has been taken keeping in view to avoid gatherings in and around the institutions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The Deccan Herald report also said the students who are not able to clear the exams after the PU results are declared will be given a chance to appear for supplementary examinations in college level and further details on this will be shared with the institutes by the department in due course.

"After the declaration of results, colleges can conduct online classes for students who are eligible to attend second year PU classes," the report added.

The state is yet to complete the SSLC (class 10) and PU second year (higher secondary or class 12) examinations as the spread of coronavirus and subsequent lockdown announced by the government has put the whole academic activities out of gear in the state.

Recently, the education minister has said the SSLC examinations in the state will be conducted as it is a "crucial stage in a student's life".

"We will consider it (SSLC examinations) when the situation becomes normal," The New Indian Express quoted the minister as saying.

The Karnataka SSLC exam was scheduled to be held between March 27 and April 9, and over eight lakh students had registered for the exam.

Updates on the date and other decisions regarding PU second year exams are awaited.

Earlier, the school education department had decided to promote class 7 and 8 students without any exams in the wake of lockdown aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19.

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January 1,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 1: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said here on Tuesday that the State government will think about making policy on giving compensation to the families of those who have died in police firing.

Speaking to newsmen here on Tuesday, he said that the government withholding compensation to the families of two persons who died in police firing in the city on December 19 after a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act turned violent and even in 2006 when two persons had died in police firing at Mulky in Dakshina Kannada the then State government had not given any compensation to their families.

In the latest case, the First Information Report (FIR) has named the two persons who had died in the firing as the accused. After the incident, there were demands to provide compensation to the families of the victims.

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May 27,2020

Kasaragod, May 27: In a tragic incident, two persons, who were brothers, died of asphyxiation while trying to rescue a calf that fell in their well at Bandhiyod near here on Wednesday.

Police sources said the elder brother Narayanan (50) entered into the well first to save the calf that fell in the well early in the morning.

His brother Sankaran (40) also followed suit after he noticed his brother fainting deep down the well. However, he also fainted inside the well.

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