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Teesta sees 'attempt to suppress freedom'

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January 30, 2016

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Mangaluru, Jan 29: Human rights activist Teesta Setalvad said human rights would be protected when youth develop a power to raise voice against injustice in the society.

At an interaction with the students organised by the SDM College of Management, in association with Centre for Integrated Learning and Campus Career Academy here on Friday, she said the youth should question the society if they feel it is wrong.

“The Constitution has guaranteed freedom of speech and expression, but an attempt is being made to suppress this right. The suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula has clearly highlighted inequality in education sector. The youth should bring about changes in education system and thereby try to open the eyes of the government. In spite of the UK being a capitalist country, the country has given stress on public education system. In India, the preference is given for the private educational institutions.”

Answering to a question posed by a student on choice of food, she said that the diversity in food habits is a part of the plurality of cultures and the right to consume food is guaranteed by the Constitution. It is left to the individual to decide what food he wants to consume and not to consume.”

Expressing concern over immoral rowdyism (moral policing) that is rampant in Mangaluru, she said it is a part of violation of human rights wherein a sense of insecurity is created in the minds of youth.

Stating that elections are in the hands of money and corporate forces, she said that the textbooks do not have lessons on social movements in the country.

“Even after 70 years of independence, we are till in colonial mindset and the discrimination between male and female children has failed go away from our mindset. About 35 per cent of the people are still reeling under poverty,” she felt.

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Zahoor Ahmed
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Saturday, 30 Jan 2016

After 70 years we got Sangh mindset HRD Minister.Next we move to Colonial to manuvada.

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Mangaluru, Jan 20: A teenage girl drowned after a boat in which she was traveling in capsized in the river Netravati at Uliya Hoige, Ullal, police said on Monday.

Meanwhile, four other girls who were also traveling on the same boat were rescued by the locals, the police added. The mishap happened on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as 18-year-old Renita, a resident of Miyapadavu.

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March 16,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 16: Hundreds of people gathered to felicitate the newly appointed Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar in Bengaluru on Monday.

"Everyone is a team, I'm not alone. We all are together and we will work together," Kumar had said after his appointment.

Shivakumar was appointed as the chief of Karnataka Congress last week on Wednesday.

Party leaders Eshwar Khandre, Satish Jarkiholi and Saleem Ahmed were appointed working presidents of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee.

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July 6,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 6: As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Karnataka, more than 20 police stations were sealed in Bengaluru after many policemen tested positive for novel coronavirus.

"Since the last few weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases in the police department has increased as many of the policemen have tested positive, so that's the reason why the police have taken a decision to close police stations," Bengaluru Commissioner of police Bhaskar Rao said.

He added, "However, people can lodge their complaints and other issues can be solved in help desks launched outside premises of the police station. Most of the areas where positive cases found in the police station are been sealed down for the safety of the people and sanitised them."

However, some of the police stations would be functional from outside the premises.

Commercial Street, Cottonpete, Chickepete, KG Halli traffic police station are among the few stations closed due to scare of the coronavirus spread after some policemen tested positive in particular stations.

Rao further said that the traffic police, civil police along with home guards have been given safety gloves, face masks, and sanitizers along with face covers by the department of police.

According to the Union Health Ministry, 23,474 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state, as of Monday.

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