Rohith Vemula Act to be implemented to curb caste-based discrimination in universities: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the finance portfolio, created history on Friday (March 6) by presenting his 17th state budget.
During the budget presentation, the Chief Minister announced that the government will implement the Rohith Vemula Act to prevent caste-based academic and social harassment of students in higher educational institutions.
The proposed law aims to address incidents of discrimination faced by students on caste lines in all government, private and deemed universities across the state. Siddaramaiah said the legislation would be brought in to ensure that such forms of harassment within campuses are effectively curbed.
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50 passengers from Karnataka stranded in conflict region arrived in New Delhi: CM office
Bengaluru (PTI): Fifty passengers from the state who were stranded in the Gulf region amid the ongoing West Asia conflict arrived in New Delhi early Friday morning after departing from Fujairah in the UAE, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's office said.
The protocol team (Karnataka govt) were at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi with breakfast, it said.
They were transported on a KSRP (Karnataka State Reserve Police) bus and two cars to domestic terminals for their onward travel to Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Hubballi, the CM office said in a statement.
Many were disgruntled and complained to the team that MEA did nothing, and it was only a local organisation that helped them with their tickets, etc., the statement claimed.
"Incidentally, we are the only state so far that is providing this assistance at the Delhi airport," it added.
