Mangaluru: ‘Ab Samjhauta Nahin’ workshop on women rights and safety held at Indian Design School
Mangaluru: The Indian Design School hosted the Josh Talks event cum workshop on women’s rights and safety called ‘Ab Samjhauta Nahin’ on Friday 19th of July for undergraduate students of all streams and background. The workshop was conducted in the Lecture Hall on the IDS campus and was attended by nearly 200 individuals comprising of students and faculties from IDS, Yenepoya College, Hira College, Al-Qalam Academy, Roshni Nilaya College and Shree Devi College.
Josh Talks is an Indian media platform headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana which hosts content in 9 languages. Josh Talks was awarded with the National Media Award by Honourable President of India, Ramnath Kovind. The workshop was sponsored by ITC Vivel and Apple Mart and hosted by Ms. Richa Chadha who is an educator, a poet, a researcher and journalist with the Hindustan Times, The Hindu and The United News Agency. She has been closely working about gender and education to bring awareness. The key areas of focus for the educative workshop were –
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Defining the need to know one’s rights and an introduction detailing Fundamental rights, the concept of gender equality.
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Equality – At Work and at Home which details the legal rights and framework for sexual harassment, POCSO, Domestic Violence, Divorce, Alimony and Inheritance.
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Cyber-safety which includes cyberstalking, bullying and how the law deals with it.
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The rights one should know regarding the Police and the definition of Consent as provided by law.
Through this informative session, the audience were equipped with the right legal tools so that they don't hesitate from voicing their concerns. To engage the students at a deeper level and spread awareness about the workshop, the students were asked to post live updates of the session on social media platforms.
The workshop concluded with Ms. Richa Chadha being awarded the certificate of appreciation from the Director – Dr. Nafeesa Shirin and the Principal – Ar. Ramnath Nayak of Indian Design School.
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Tribal man brings dead sister's skeleton to bank to withdraw money from her account
Keonjhar (PTI): A tribal man in Odisha's Keonjhar district on Monday brought the skeleton of his dead sister to a bank to withdraw the money deposited in her name, police said.
The incident occurred at Maliposi branch of Odisha Grameen Bank located at Patana block of Keonjhar district. The man was identified as Jeetu Munda (50) of Dianali village. He was seeking to withdraw Rs 20,000 from the bank account of his elder sister, Kalra Munda (56), who died on January 26, 2026.
"I have run several times to the bank, and the people there told me to bring the account holder to withdraw money deposited in her name. Though I told them that she had died, they did not listen to me and insisted on bringing her to the bank. Therefore, out of frustration, I dug the grave and brought out her skeleton as proof of her death," an illiterate Jeetu Munda told reporters.
Patana Police Station Inspector in charge (IIC) Kiran Prasad Sahu, who reached the bank after getting information, said, "Jeetu is an illiterate tribal man. He does not know what the legal heir or nominee is. The bank officials have failed to make him understand the procedure to withdraw money from the dead person's account."
However, after the incident, the police assured Jeetu Munda that they would facilitate the withdrawal of money from the bank account of his dead sister. Later, the skeleton was again buried at the graveyard in presence of police.
Meanwhile, local Block Development Officer (BDO) Manas Dandpat said that he was not approached by anyone for the legal heir of late Kalra Munda. "Today only, I came to know about it. We will see what can be done to resolve the issue," the BDO said.
Meanwhile, bank sources said that the nominee in Kalra Munda's bank account was also dead. Therefore, Jeetu Munda was the lone claimant over the money deposited in her name.
The local administration has directed the bank officers to make arrangements and ensure that Jeetu Munda, who is the only claimant as per the rules, gets the money as soon as possible.
