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Women get raped if they attend unwanted parties: Bharathi Shankar

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October 7, 2017

Bengaluru, Oct 7: Bharathi Shankar, chairperson of Karnataka State Women’s Development Corporation has stirred a controversy by saying that women were raped at "unwanted parties, but not at jatres (melas)".

She was speaking at a panel discussion on women's safety during the launch of 'A Billion Eyes' campaign by B.Pac and Bangalore City police. The campaign calls upon bystanders to intervene when women are harassed.

Bharathi was answering an audience question whether women's empowerment was equal to women's safety. Listing measures for women's safety, Bharathi said, "When women go to jatre, do they get raped? They do get raped at unwanted parties."

The women's development corporation is a government of Karnataka undertaking set up to promote schemes for sustained income-generating activities among women's groups.

Bharathi compared women's safety issues to garbage segregation, saying one can't blame the government for problems in society. "About garbage problem, as a citizen I should segregate waste first. If I don't do it and keep blaming the department or corporator, what's the use?" she added.

Bharathi is a Bengaluru-based Congress leader and is a political appointee. She headed the Congress women’s wing of Bengaluru.

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Kumar
 - 
Saturday, 7 Oct 2017

Dont blame anybody if you or your daughter get raped cruelly

Kumar
 - 
Saturday, 7 Oct 2017

You are totally unfit for the position. Big shame

Reshma
 - 
Saturday, 7 Oct 2017

Shame on you. You people are the real curse

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Bengaluru, Feb 17: The Karnataka govt has set up an exclusive helpline 104 'Arogya Sahayavani' for Coronavirus assistance to people with recent travel history to China and other affected countries, a statement said here on Monday.

According to the statement, the Karnataka Department of Family and Welfare set up the exclusive helpline 104, 'Arogya Sahayavani' on Sunday. People, who recently traveled to China and other affected countries and who have developed symptoms of Covid-19 virus are requested to immediately contact 104–Arogya Sahayavani or the health authorities and provide all necessary details in order to take precautionary measures.

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February 9,2020

Uppinangady, Feb 9: Two members of a family were killed after the car collided with a tanker on the NH 75 at Bedrody near Uppinangady last night.

Police said on Sunday that the deceased have been identified as Jainy Saji (30) and her elder brother Jeeson (40).

Jainy and Jeeson were going to Uppinangady when a tanker, coming from the opposite direction, rammed into their car.
 

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May 12,2020

New Delhi, May 12: Air India is planning to operate 149 repatriation flights to 31 countries between May 16 and May 22 during the second phase of the Vande Bharat mission to bring back home Indians stranded abroad amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, officials said. During the first phase of the Vande Bharat mission, Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express are scheduled to operate total 64 flights between May 7 and May 14 to bring approximately 15,000 Indians from 12 countries on a payment basis.

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