Udupi: SIO demands high-level probe into Dalit researcher’s death

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January 20, 2016

Udupi, Jan 19: Demanding a high-level probe into the unnatural death of a Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula at the University of Hyderabad, the Udupi district unit of Students Islamic Organization of India staged a dharna in front of Clock Tower here.

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Mr. Vemula allegedly committed suicide on January 17, a fortnight after he was expelled from his hostel, along with four researchers by the University authorities. The five Dalit students of Ambedkar Students Association (ASA) were on a sleep-in strike on the campus since their expulsion.

Addressing protestors here, Suresh B.P., leader of Bahujan Vidyarthi Sangha, said that the death of Vemula was due to his expulsion by the university authorities.

It was the inhuman attitude of the administration of the university, which had led to the unnatural death. The entire administration of the University was responsible for it, he said.

Jayan Malpe, convener of district unit of Karnataka Dalit Sangharsh Samiti, said that the death of Mr. Vemula showed that casteism was still rampant in the society. The harsh action of expulsion showed the callous attitude of the University towards the Dalits.

The mindset of some persons was such that they did not want Dalits to get higher education.

Mr. Vemula came from a humble background as his mother was a farm worker. Some Hindu seers always asserted that there was no casteism in Hindu society. “If the death of Mr. Vemula is not a result of casteism, what is it? The atrocities on Dalits have not ceased in the country, no matter how much claims of development the Union government makes” Mr. Malpe said.

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May 5,2020

The Department of Preuniversity Education, Karnataka has declared the board exams or pre university I exam results. To get results online, the students need to log on to result.bspucpa.com and have to provide their registration number and date of birth. 
Apart from the online portal, the students will get the results via mail or SMS.

“The results of the first year Pre-University Examinations will be announced on May 5. The results will be sent directly to students. Hence, colleges will not be displaying the results,” said S Suresh Kumar, Primary and Secondary Education Minister. 

The pre-university course of PUC is a two-year course including class 11 and class 12 called PUC I and PUC II. It is based on PUC score that candidates can get admission to varsities.

Earlier, the Karnataka PUC 1 result was to be announced on March 27 which was postponed and hence the revised dates are announced now.

The board exam results have been put on halt due to the nation-wide lockdown imposed after the coronavirus pandemic gripped India. As of May 3, the number of people infected by the coronavirus in India had crossed over 40,000.

The HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had in a meeting asked state and central boards to resume their evaluation process and declare the results to curb any further delay in the academic cycle. The academic cycle has been delayed by over a month due to the coronavirus. Now, the colleges will start by September instead of July.

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Bengaluru, Feb 18: Veteran actress Kishori Ballal, 82, best known for playing Kaveri Amma in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Swades, passed away on Tuesday. She was suffering from age-related health issues and breathed her last at a Bengaluru hospital.

Kishori, who hailed from Mangaluru, made her debut in Kannada film 'Evalentha Hendathi' in 1960.

In a career spanning five decades, she went on to act in movies like Hani Hani, Kahi and Suryakanthi. A Bharatnatyam exponent, she was also a part of Hindi films like Lafangey Parindey, Ek Alag Mausam and Gair Kanooni.

Kishori Ballal played the role of Kaveri Amma, the nanny of Shah Rukh Khan (Mohan Bhargav) in Swades.

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May 21,2020

Shivamogga, May 21: A quarantine facility at Bapuji Nagar in Shivamogga on Wednesday evening was vandalised, by a group of people. leading to chaos.

The police had to resort to baton-charge to control the situation.

Locals were opposing the facility, which is being used to isolate travellers from different states in the view of coronavirus.

Deputy Commissioner KB Sivakumar said that the police department will investigate and book a case against the protesters.

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