Train runs over 17 sheep in Karnataka
Channarayapatna: In a tragic incident near Hosaboodanur village on Thursday evening, 17 sheep were killed after being hit by a train while attempting to cross the railway tracks. The accident occurred after a flock of sheep was scattered by stray dogs, leading to chaos.
The sheep belonged to Jayamma, a resident of Hosaboodanur village, who suffered a financial loss of over ₹2 lakh. According to reports, Jayamma was returning home after grazing her livestock when dogs chased the flock, causing them to run in different directions. In the commotion, 17 sheep ended up on the railway tracks and were fatally struck by an oncoming train.
Following the incident, railway police officials visited the spot and conducted an inspection. Upon learning about the tragedy, local MLA P. Ravikumar Gowda assured Jayamma of financial assistance, promising to personally compensate her for the loss.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
