Sullia youth on a Cycling Mission for 'Clean Politics'
Udupi: Fed up of caste and religion based politics as well as rampant corruption, Akhil K Gowda (25), a young engineering graduate from Sullia who runs an NGO named "Yuva" in Mysuru is on a solo cycling mission across the state with the objective of creating a political awareness in the society. His cycle jatha with the slogan "Vote for Clean Politics" will cover 3,000 kms.
Son of Krishnappa Gowda of Jalsoor in Sullia taluk, Akhil who commenced his jatha from Mysuru on January 12 arrived in Udupi district on January 16, Tuesday. He cycles 80 kms every day right from 8 am to 6 pm and intends to complete his mission within 35 to 40 days.
His jatha commenced form Mysuru on January 12 and he has covered Hunasuru, Madikeri, Puttur, and Mangaluru before arriving in Udupi thus cycling nearly 300 kms. He will proceed towards Kundapur, Karwar, Hubballi, Bijapur, Hyderabad Karnataka Region, Kolar and Bengaluru and conclude his jatha in Mysuru.
His Cycle is filled with several posters stating "Do not create divide on the basis of religion, caste and language, Join Fight against Corruption, If you agree give a missed cal to 7877778850."
Akhil is an Electrical and Electronics Engineering Graduate from Visveshwaraiah Institute of Technology of Mysuru. His Yuva NGO has around 200 members and it has engaged itself in several social service activities including installation of solar lamps to 300 houses of poor in 2016 and 250 houses in 2017.
He says his jatha also aims at offering tribute to slain journalist Gauri Lankesh and DySP Ganapathi who had committed suicide.
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Allahabad HC orders police protection to married couple apprehending 'honour killing'
Prayagraj (PTI): The Allahabad High Court has granted protection to a married couple who expressed fear that they may be killed by the woman's family.
The order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena on March 25.
"No individual can make an 'honour issue' out of a consenting adult marrying a person of their own choice. It is the state's duty to protect the life, limb, and property of such persons even against their own family members," the bench said.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Prachi Agrawal and her partner, who sought relief in connection with an FIR filed under Section 87 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for kidnapping, and abducting or inducing a woman to compel her marriage.
The couple submitted that they married at an Arya Samaj temple and possessed a marriage registration certificate issued under the Uttar Pradesh Marriage Registration Rules, 2017.
The petitioners alleged that the woman's family members were averse to their marriage and lodged a bogus FIR against them.
The couple further submitted a joint affidavit expressing apprehension of an honour killing by the woman's family.
The court said that a prima facie case was made out and issued notice to the private respondent and granted two weeks to file a counter-affidavit.
Meanwhile, as an interim measure, the court granted the petitioners protection from arrest.
The court also explicitly ordered the woman's family members and relatives not to harm the petitioners, enter their matrimonial home, or establish contact with them directly or through any electronic means.
The bench directed the Aligarh senior superintendent of police to ensure that no harm comes to the couple and posted the matter for hearing on April 8.
