Enforce rape laws like Saudi Arabia in India: former MLA Shakuntala Shetty urges BJP Govt.
Dakshina Kannada Congress Committee demands justice for Puttur gang-rape victim
Mangaluru: Former MLA and Congress leader Shakuntala Shetty on Monday demanded laws similar to Saudi Arabia for rape cases to be implemented in India to curb crime against women and young girls.
Shakuntala was speaking at a meet outside Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner’s office in the city organised by Dakshina Kannada Congress Committee demanding justice to the girl who was gang-raped in a car in Puttur, video of which had gone viral earlier this month.
“20 year ago, Soumya Bhatt was killed by Muslim youth in Puttur. Condemning the incident the BJP activists had set Puttur on fire and had triggered riots then. Even after that such incidents continued to take place across the District. When a woman was stabbed by a youth near Derlakatte, MP Shobha Karandlaje had blamed District In-Charge Minister U T Khader. Now it is the BJP Government at the centre, they should introduce laws similar to Saudi Arabia which publicly hangs rapists. It will provide justice to the women of this country” Shankuntala demanded.
She further added “Fortunately this time the accused in this case are not from minority community. Otherwise it would have disturbed the peace and law and order of the District”.
MLC and DCC President Harish Kumar, B Ramanath Rai, former MLA Mohiddin Bava, Ibrahim Kodijal, Shahul Hameed K K, Mithun Rai, Shashidhar Hegde, Mohammed Monu and others were present at the meet.
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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.
