Dakshina Kannada: Minor girl allegedly raped by Taluk Panchayath staff, four others
Bantwal: In another case of gang-rape in the Dakshina Kannada District, a minor-girl was allegedly raped by five men including a Taluk Panchayath staff in Vittal Police Station limits.
According to the sources the minor girl, a resident of village near Vitla is 17-year old and is reportedly pregnant and a case against five accused has been booked at Vittal Police Station under POCSO Act.
One of the five accused in the case is an employee at Taluk Panchayath who along with four other allegedly raped the victim who had completed her SSLC education and was at home.
The sources further add that the victim is 6-month pregnant and was allegedly threatened by the accused to not reveal the crime to anybody.
The incident came to light when the ASHA workers visited the house of the victim and noticed her pregnancy.
Vitla Police after registering the case has initiated investigations into the matter.
Dakshina Kannada was rocked after a video showing a college girl being raped by four accused in a car Puttur went viral, calling for protests and demands for justice by several organisations including Dakshina Kannada Congress Committee.
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Karnataka village switches off TVs, mobiles for two hours daily to help students study
Belagavi: Every evening at 7 pm, a siren rings out in Halaga, a village near Belagavi, signalling residents to switch off all screens including televisions, mobile phones, laptops and tablets for the next two hours.
The community has voluntarily adopted this “digital-free time” to help students focus on studies and to encourage families to spend more time talking to each other. The 'digital detox' initiative, 'No TV, no mobile, just study and conversation', is said to be the first such to be adopted by a Karnataka village, Deccan Herald reported on Monday.
According to the report, Halaga, which has a population of about 12,000 and is located close to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, launched the initiative on December 17. A siren installed at the gram panchayat office marks the start of the no-screen period at 7 pm, and another siren at 9 pm signals its end.
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Gram panchayat authorities are reaching out to those residents who are yet to comply and are urging them to stay away from screen during the two hours.
Authorities are also visiting households that have not fully adopted the practice and are encouraging parents to follow the routine strictly. Teachers and panchayat members plan to continue meeting families to ensure more participation.
The Halaga village exercise is said to be inspired by a similar experiment in Agran Dhulgaon near Sangli in Maharashtra which had a positive response on students' learning habits.
