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Plastic sector demands withdrawal of ban, claims it led to loss of 1 lakh jobs

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September 1, 2018

Bengaluru, Sept 1: Demanding the Karnataka government to immediately withdraw the ban on plastic, hundreds of people belonging to plastic sector yesterday staged a protest at Freedom Park here. The protest was organised by the Karnataka State Plastic Association (KSPA) and related associations and industry.

The protesters alleged that the drive has resulted in a loss of one lakh jobs and Rs 20,000 crore. They demanded that carry bags above 50 microns and plastic covers to deliver goods be allowed. They urged authorities to lift garbage daily and also called for a three-bin culture to be implemented.

“The ban on plastic is unscientific and unjustified as it was imposed without taking into consideration the loss to the plastic industry and its legitimate uses,” said V Vjay Kumar, president of KSPA. “Ever since we have been under the scanner the BBMP officials have raided many retail outlets with police misbehaving with owners,” he said.

“We want the orders to be revoked immediately,” said CR Janardhan, senior vice-president of Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry. “Karnataka produces plastic worth an estimated Rs 50,000 crore. Of this, 60% can be recycled. Exports are suffering because we cannot use plastic bags anymore.”

Pointing out that grocers have taken a massive hit because of the ban, Janardhan said the government should instead focus on how to use plastic so that it does not harm the environment. The protesters took exception to the April 4 government order, which replaced ban on “plastic carry bags” with a blanket ban on all plastic materials used for the purpose of carrying or dispensing commodities.

Ramesh Jain from Garment Industry Association questioned, “We deal in silk clothes and sarees most of the time. How can we keep our products safe without plastic bags?”

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SD
 - 
Saturday, 1 Sep 2018

I agree with these people.

Plastic bags is a necessity in our daily lives like for buying, fish, meat , dal rice etc. These Politicians  make these ridiculous  rules  of baning plastic, making it very hard for the common people of India.  plastic bags are used for all the necissities in all the countries like US.  Uk, Canada, China etc.

 

Instead of banning plastic the government needs to learn from these mordern countries how to recycle palastic, paper, glass metal etc.

Farooq
 - 
Saturday, 1 Sep 2018

Its rubbish to remove ban on plastic for these selfish and nature destroyers

Robin
 - 
Saturday, 1 Sep 2018

How they can protest for removing ban. Are they not educated? foolishness. They can only ask for alternate for daily bread

Mohan
 - 
Saturday, 1 Sep 2018

Govt can give compensation as money and job then can ban plastic things. It for us. Its for our future, our environment

Ramprasad
 - 
Saturday, 1 Sep 2018

As an alternate, govt can help them by offering some other job and then can ban plastic completely

Kumar
 - 
Saturday, 1 Sep 2018

For the future, we have to ban plastic. These people dont have brain

Danish
 - 
Saturday, 1 Sep 2018

Selfish people. They dont care about environment.

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June 30,2020

Ballari, June 30: A video clip of dead bodies of covid-19 victims being disgracefully thrown into a pit said to be in Karnataka’s Ballari has gone viral on social media triggering outrage from netizens.

Ballari Deputy Commissioner SS Nakul ordered a probe. He told media persons that the veracity of the video is still under question and that it still needs to be established if the video was taken in Ballari.

In the video, a pit is seen which appears to be disinfected. The video features masked men covered in body suits bringing dead bodies from a black hearse van in black body bags one by one and throwing the dead bodies into the same pit. In all, three dead bodies are thrown into the same pit in the video.

"We have assigned an Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) to enquire and verify the same. We are awaiting reports. We don't know yet if it (the video) is from Ballari or not," Nakul said.

The district which has so far reported around 800 cases in the last three months has also witnessed around two dozen deaths.

Twitterati on Tuesday raised questions about the handling of the bodies. "Even dead have some respect and they deserved a decent burial," said a social activist from Ballari. Similar reactions echoed on social media and some also pointed out on how the family members who have to stay away from burials feel about it.

Covid burial protocol

According to the protocol set by the Union Health Ministry for the burial of Covid-19 patients, the patients' orifices (nose, mouth and ears) have to be sealed and the body has to be wrapped in three layers of personal protective equipment (PPE). Thereafter it should be placed in a body bag. Family members should not be allowed to accompany the body in the hearse van. Covid-19 victims have to be given a deep burial. The grave should be minimum 10-feet deep.

The grave should be disinfected with bleaching powder and the area should be cordoned off so that the general public is not in the vicinity.  The vehicle used to transport the dead body of a Covid-19 victim -- ambulance or a hearse van -- has to be disinfected for 16 hours before being used again. Most Covid-19 victims in the state have had burials in the absence of family members as they are generally in quarantine for being the primary contacts of the patient.

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June 14,2020

Newsroom, Jun 14: Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead in his house in Mumbai’s Bandra today, was heartbroken after the death of his former manager Disha Salian.

34-year-old actor had posted a heartfelt note after her death: “It’s such devastating news. My deepest condolences to Disha’s family and friends. May your soul rest in peace.” 

The police are considering 28-year-old Disha’s death as an accidental one and the investigation is on to find if it was a suicide. She died after falling off the 14th floor of a building in Malad, Mumbai on June 8.

It is not yet known if there is any connection between the two deaths. Sushant’s house help reportedly found him hanging inside his room on Sunday and cops are investigating the case. He was recently seen in Nitesh Tiwari’s Chhichhore and more recently on Netflix opposite Jacqueline Fernandez in Drive.

Who is Disha Salian?

Disha Salian hails from Karnataka’s coastal district of Udupi. She was born in 1992 into a business family background. She reportedly migrated to Mumbai with her family at an early age. 

After completing her education, she worked in the Times of India Group for more than three years. She went on to become the celebrity manager at Media Vantage.

Apart from Sushant, she had great links with many popular celebrities like Bharti Singh, Alisha Panwar, and others.

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July 20,2020

A 32-year-old Dalit man was allegedly stripped and assaulted by a group of 13 youth in Karnataka's Vijayapura for reportedly touching a motorbike of an upper caste owner, police said on Monday.

"On a complaint by the Dalit victim (Kashinath Talwar), we have booked the 13 accused and investigating the incident, which occurred at Minajgi village near Talikoti on July 18," Vijayapura district Superintendent of Police Anupam Agarwal told reporters here.

"Though Talwar claimed that he touched the bike by mistake and pleaded for mercy, he said the accused severely thrashed him with sticks and footwear and took off his pants while he lay on the road haplessly," Agarwal said, citing from the victim's 2-page complaint in Kannada.

A video clip of the assault went viral on the social media and triggered outrage in the district against the upper caste accused, as the intervention by the victim's parents did not stop them from carrying the assault. Vijayapura is 524km northwest of Bengaluru.

Talwar's father Yankappa also alleged that he, his wife and their daughter were also attacked by the accused when they tried to rescue him from being brutally assaulted.

In a related development, two-three women in the village also filed a complaint with the police against Talwar for allegedly eve-teasing and 'flashing' before them.

"We have summoned Talwar to inquire about his conduct as the women alleged that he teased them, touched them inappropriately and exposed his private parts while they were washing clothes outside their houses," Agarwal said.

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