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Not in her name: Injunction issued against using Gauri Lankesh’s name for new tabloid

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November 18, 2017

Bengaluru, Nov 18: Following a plaint by Indira Lankesh, mother of slain activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, the Principal City Civil and Sessions Court has issued injunction against the employees of Gauri Lankesh Patrike, against launching a new newspaper using the name of Gauri or her father P Lankesh.

There were reports that Chandre Gowda and other employees of Gauri Lankesh Patrike were planning to launch a new tabloid under the title ‘Naanu Gauri’ to carry forward her legacy. It was speculated to be tactically supported by the Siddaramaiah government and construed as an attempt to carry forward Gauri’s anti-communal and secular ideology.

The court has restrained Gowda and others from “printing, publishing and circulating weekly tabloid in the name of ‘Gauri Lankesh Patrike’ or with any prefix and suffix to ‘Lankesh Patrike’ or in the name of ‘Naanu Gauri’ till the next date of hearing”.

The tabloid run by Gauri – who was shot dead by unknown assailants on September 5 this year outside her house – was popular as ‘Gauri Lankesh Patrike’, but in reality, the registered title was ‘Ranjane, Bodhane, Prachodane Lankesh’. The original tabloid started by her father is ‘Lankesh Patrike’. This is run by her brother Indrajit Lankesh now.

The plaint by Indira makes no bones about the possibility of not only Gauri but also Lankesh’s name being misused in ideological political battles. The plaint says: “The groundwork, the meetings, the plannings and [the idea to] relaunch the Gauri Lankesh Patrike and/or ‘Naanu Gauri’ is a blow on the name and fame of Lankesh family. There is every possibility of misusing the name and fame of late Mr P Lankesh and Late Ms Gauri Lankesh. The capacity to convince, represent and reflect the ideology of Lankesh family of Ms Gauri Lankesh is impossible for the defendant.

“If at all the defendant or anybody indulge themselves in bringing out the weekly tabloid in the name of ‘Lankesh Patrike’ or ‘Naanu Gauri’, with any prefix or suffix, the same would not only damage the reputation of plaintiff’s family but also will rupture the recognition of Lankesh Patrike and popularity of Gauri Lankesh.”

“Gauri was single-handedly running the tabloid. It was her name and her father’s name that are part of it. No one can guarantee that they will stick to her ideas. We cannot allow either her name or that of her father to be used by anyone else,” Indira Lankesh was quoted as saying by a news paper.

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Hari
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Saturday, 18 Nov 2017

No news about investigation and killers

Kumar
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Saturday, 18 Nov 2017

Congis given promise that they will reveal the name and details of the killer within few weeks

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July 10,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 10: Karnataka health minister B Sriramulu on Thursday said that the government is planning to increase number of COVID-19 testing labs and technicians in the state.

Speaking to news agency, Sriramulu said, "We have 72 labs where COVID-19 tests are conducted. They are under pressure with increased number of tests. When lab technicians are quarantined, it gets difficult to complete work. So we are considering to increase number of labs and technicians."

Speaking on the community transmission of COVID-19 in Bengaluru, he said, "The experts are already deliberating over the issue of community transmission. According to me the community spread has not taken place yet."

Meanwhile, Cabinet Minister Madhu Swamy said that the government is calling for foreign investment for which Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has been hired by the state government.

Speaking to the reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Swamy said, "We call for foreign investment in Karnataka for which we need an agency who has to coordinate, who has to bring outsiders in Karnataka to invest in the state. For that we have hired a company by name Boston consulting Group(BCG) we will be paying them Rs 1 crore for twelve months."

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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar on Tuesday criticised BJP-led Karnataka government for limiting or omitting various topics including chapters on 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali.

Speaking to media here at Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office, Shivakumar said Congress will not allow BJP government in Karnataka to "divert history".

"Tipu Sultan does not belong to one caste or a class. He is part of the history of this country. BJP government has removed chapters related to him for its political advantage. It is their decision whether they celebrate Tipu Sultan Jayanti or not, but he is part of our history. 

The President of this country Ramnath Kovind came to the Vidhan Sabha and praised Tipu's patriotism during a joint session," Shivakumar said.

"The BJP government has come to power today. Our history should not change. We will not let these people to covert or dilute history. This is the stand of the Congress party. Our experts will study the pros and cons of this decision," he added.

Shivakumar further said many countries around the world have praised the Constitution, Indian history and expressed their willingness to "adapt it".

"But the BJP is trying to curtail this. We need to educate our children. Our team will also study this and we will not let this happen," he said.
The Karnataka government, in a bid to reduce the syllabus for state board schools by 30 per cent, has limited or omitted various topics including chapters on Mysuru rulers Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan from the class 7 social science textbook.

The reduction in syllabus comes as schools are closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state, and classes have been moved online.
The Department of Public Instruction of the Karnataka government also limited or removed various other topics from the syllabus of class 6 to 10 as they were repeated or can be alternatively taught.

Earlier, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had revised the syllabus for the classes IX to XII for the academic session 2020-21 in a "one-time measure" owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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February 25,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 25: Infosys is all set to announce a cyber defence centre in Indianapolis to complement its technology and innovation centre inaugurated early last year.

This will be Infosys' seventh global cyber defence centre. According to its recent cybersecurity report titled 'Assuring Digital Trust,' 83 per cent of executives view cybersecurity as critical, yet 67 per cent are still struggling to have security embedded.

The cyber defence centre will provide end-to-end, real-time, 24x7 cyber security monitoring and protection services to support and guide American businesses in their digital transformation journey, it said.

The facility is dedicated and organised to prevent, detect, assess and respond to cybersecurity threats and breaches.

Client environment will be monitored round the clock, adopting a follow-the-sun model to deliver services like 24x7 security monitoring, management and remediation, threat hunting, security analytics, incident discovery and response, compliance reporting and malware analysis.

Vishal Salvi, Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Cyber Security Practice at Infosys, said the cyber defence centre is staffed with expert security analysts with niche skills around threat research and intelligence gathering to deliver best-in-class services to customers.

"Additionally, advanced data analytics and machine learning models are deployed to detect zero-day threats by unknown threat actors. This supports our commitment to helping our customers build a resilient cybersecurity programme that operates at scale while increasing operational efficiency and reducing costs," he said in a statement.

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