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Zilla Sahitya Parishat to launch postcard campaign to save Kannada education

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June 10, 2012

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Mangalore, June 10: With an intention to elicit views of educationists and stake holders on education policy of state government vis-a-vis Kannada, the Dakshina Kannada district unit of Kannada Sahitya Parishat has planned to undertake a postcard campaign.

In a press release issued here, Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, president of district unit of the Parishat, stated that Kannada, as a language, today is facing problems, due to the various problems faced by the State on diverse fronts.

"The current education policy in the state has given rise to a situation where linguistic minority institutions can give a complete go-by to Kannada. This would lead to a situation with Kannada language becoming an orphan, in its land of origin, would be felt widespread," the release said.

It said that the Parishat intends to seek written views from organizations, educational institutions, litterateurs, writers and parents on the issue, formulate a concerted response to the issue and bring it to government's attention.

Opining that this is not a scenario that very many people in the state envisaged, and one with dangerous ramifications, Kalkura added that the sad part was that there was no clear stand on Kannada language in the state and the government's policies was only compounding the situation.

"The state government has permitted English as medium of instruction from Class VI onwards. An impression has been created that rural students will find themselves out of sync with rest of the world without English education," Kalkura said.

"This is the very reason why the Parishat wants to undertake the campaign," he said adding those interested must send across their views on two issues. Firstly, the state government without differentiating between medium of instruction in educational institutions should introduce English as one of the subject from Class I while retaining Kannada as the medium of instruction. He also addressed the issue of Kannada being retained as a compulsory subject from Class VI and facilitating English as the medium of instruction from thereon.

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January 10,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 10: A person has been booked for forwarding provocative message on WhatsApp against the Dakshina Kannada Khazi Twaqa Ahmed Musliyar.

According to police, the accused Hassan forwarded provocative messages against the Khazi in a WhatsApp group on December 31, following which he was booked under several sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Mangalore North Police are looking into the matter. 

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April 6,2020

Kasaragod, Apr 6: Even as the number of positive cases of Novel Coronovirus is on increase in this district, the ten-member medical team from Thiruvananthapuram on Monday will inspect and review modalities to convert the proposed Kasaragod medical college into a COVID-19 hospital.

Given the constraints being faced by the district hospital in Kanhangad near here, the 200-beded Kasaragod medical college hospital in Ukkinada near here would be equipped to cater to the Covid-19 patients on isolation.

The ten member medical experts who reached here late on Sunday, are on a special mission to immediately equip the hospital as to convert it as a Covid-19 centre.

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June 12,2020

Bengaluru, June 12: The Karnataka government has withdrawn its notification that allowed factories to extend working hours up to 10 hours a day and 60 hours a week, with immediate effect.

The extension of work hours was from eight hours a day and 48 hours a week. On May 22, the government had exempted all the factories registered under the Factories Act, from the provisions of Section 51 (weekly hours) and Section 54 (daily hours), till August 21 subject to certain conditions.

"Whereas, having examined the provisions further, the Government of Karnataka now intends to withdraw the said notification," the state government in a fresh notification dated June 11 said.

It said, "Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 5 of Factories Act, 1948 (Act No. 63 of 1948), the Government of Karnataka hereby withdraws the Notification dated 22-05-2020 with immediate effect."

According to the Karnataka Employers' Association, a petition was filed in the High Cour challenging the May 22 notification as "illegal, arbitrary and in violation" of Section 5 of the Factories Act which permits exemption from any of the provisions of the Factories Act only in case of Public Emergencies'.

During the course of hearing on June 11 an observation was made by the High Court, that it may have to quash the notification unless the government clarifies as to what is the 'Public Emergency' involved to enhance the working hours by exempting some provisions of the Factories Act, it said.

The court further observed that the government should make a submission on June 12 in this behalf. However, the government withdrew the notification on June 11 itself. Recently states like Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh too had retracted after permitting extending work hours.

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