ABVP protesters defy police warning; several injured in lathicharge

August 19, 2016

Bengaluru, Aug 19: Police today resorted to 'mild' lathicharge to disperse ABVP activists staging a protest in front of the Amnesty International India office here demanding arrest of those who allegedly raised anti-India slogans at an Amnesty event.

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Several ABVP activists were injured, with a girl student fainting in the commotion before she was rushed to a hospital, police said, adding they detained many activists during the crackdown on the protest.

Additional Commissioner of Police Bengaluru East P Harishekaran said police had to disperse protesters as they tried to burn an effigy in a residential area.

"With two bottles of petrol they tried to burn an effigy in front of Amnesty International here. We had in prior warned them against any effigy burning as it is a residential area and from the security point of view," he said.

The protesters alleged that the police under the DCP's leadership behaved in an "inhuman" way and more than 10 ABVP activists were injured in the lathicharge.

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Calling their protest "peaceful", ABVP National General Secretary Vinay Bidre said, "We demanded that police vacate Amnesty staff who were recording our protest from their office. We told police we won't cause any harm to them. We did not try to barge into their premises and tried to burn Amnesty's effigy, but police unnecessarily used force on us."

He accused the Congress-led Karnataka government and police of protecting those involved in anti-national sloganeering.

Stating that ABVP would continue its protest, Bidre claimed, "We will intensify our protest across the state after today's atrocity, we will show this government student power."

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As a precautionary step, police have asked Amnesty International India to keep its office in Bengaluru closed until the ABVP protest subsides, following which the organisation had asked its employees to work from other locations.

Amnesty International had on Saturday organised the event as part of a campaign to seek justice for "victims of human rights violations" in Jammu and Kashmir, which took an ugly turn with heated exchanges and alleged raising of pro-Kashmir 'Independence' and anti-Army slogans.

ABVP activists had submitted a CD containing video recording of the event after filing a complaint with police, who have registered an FIR against Amnesty International.

IPC sections 142 (Being member of an unlawful assembly), 143 (whoever is a member of an unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 124A (sedition), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) have been invoked against the organisation.

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Rikaz
 - 
Saturday, 20 Aug 2016

Police are doing a good job up there! Great!

THINKERS
 - 
Saturday, 20 Aug 2016

in the past Students were innocence.
When politics involves students, the status of innocence is removed..
First know the meaning of Anti national...
I think U should first visit NAGPUR and hoist indian Flag there and protest if not hoisted. for your info the cheddis sometimes hoist pakistani flag ... we request .. just tell them to hoist indian not pakistani flag.

Satyameva jayate
 - 
Friday, 19 Aug 2016

You desh premi so called pillas ... don't just oppose the nation for anyone's comments..and just be the pillas of your BJP and Honduras father's.....first yourself do something for this nation and set an example....
You guys are just frustration for this nation...enough

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March 12,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 12: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwathnarayan on Wednesday said rumours that the state government has asked offices to remain closed tomorrow are false.

He clarified that the government has asked employers to explore the option of work from home amid the coronavirus scare.

"The rumours that the Govt has asked offices to remain closed tomorrow are false. We have asked employers to explore options of work from home for their employees. Let us be vigilant about this issue and not fall prey to any such rumours," Ashwathnarayan tweeted.

Meanwhile, Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi has cancelled all seminars, workshops or conferences in the premises in the wake of coronavirus spread.

"All the functions including seminars, workshops, conferences are to be cancelled. This is for urgent and necessary compliance," officials from the hospital said.

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May 4,2020

Mangaluru, May 4: The district administration has set up seven check-posts to monitor those entering Dakshina Kannada from other districts and states amidst coronavirus crisis.

The check-posts are located at up seven check-posts at Talapady, Hejamady, Gundya, Jalsoor, Charmadi, Naravi and Kallugundi. 

According to Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, all those who enter the district will be screened. Those who come from outside the district and state will be asked to remain in quarantine. 

As the relaxation is announced for 12 hours, the public should be cautious while venturing out of the house. Wearing a mask in public is mandatory in addition to maintaining social distance. 

Further, she said of the 24 cases reported in the district, only four had symptoms of breathlessness and others were asymptomatic. Of the nine active cases in the district, the condition of one patient is serious while two are likely to be discharged from hospital shortly, said the DC.

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February 26,2020

Tumkuru, Feb 26: A man was arrested from Azad Nagar area of Anantpur on Wednesday for making derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed and posting it on social media earlier this month, police said.

He was identified as Atul Kumar alias Madhugiri Modi, a resident of Madhugiri’s Hobali Honnapur village.

According to Superintendent of Police Vamshikrishna teams had been formed to arrest the accused following protests against his video and remarks against Prophet Mohammed in Tumkuru and Madhugiri,

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