Karnataka: Another Twitter campaign demand postponing of CET, Govt still tight-lipped on issue
#JusticeForKarnatakaStudents trending with over 70K tweets
Bengaluru: As the Karnataka government continues to be tight-lipped over the outcry of the students demanding the cancellation of final year exams and postponing of CET exams, Saturday saw another twitter campaign by students and organizations to continue seeking their demands to be fulfilled.
The CET examinations in the state are scheduled to be held on July 30 and 31 amidst the COVID-19 scare and the students have been vocally criticizing the government of being careless about the health of thousands of students across the state.
Several social media campaigns have so far been organized by the student organizations like NSUI to demand cancellation of final year university examination and postponing of CET exams. They have also added that the students should be promoted based on their prelims marks and previous performances and not be forced to take the examination when the state is one of the worst-hit states of the country by COVID pandemic.
On Saturday, hashtag #JusticeForKarnatakaStudents was one of the top trending topics in Karnataka and on twitter India with over 70k tweets by 6:00 pm. Students tagged Karnataka Dy.CM and Minister of Higher Education Dr. Ashwath Narayan and CM Yediyurappa in their tweets.
Some of the users also shared alleged screenshots of messages sent to the Dy.CM claiming that he had seen the messages but chose to not reply.
Here are some of the tweets from Saturday's Twitter campaign:
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The people of Karnataka haven't forgotten what was the result of your Govt's overconfidence in conducting SSLC exams. NSUI protested then too which the Govt ignored.
— NSUI Karnataka (@NSUIKarnataka) July 25, 2020
We are warning you now too, don't play with student's life.@drashwathcn @BSYBJP#JusticeForKarnatakaStudents
Around 390 students are expected in each examination center for #KCET
— Manjunatha H S / ಮಂಜುನಾಥ ಎಚ್ ಎಸ್ (@manjunathansui) July 25, 2020
Won’t that be a hotspot for #Covid19? @CMofKarnataka @drashwathcn Please #PostponeKCET exams #JusticeForKarnatakaStudents
Seems like @CMofKarnataka @drashwathcn doesn’t want to see more frontline warriors in the state. Promote medical, nursing & pharmacy students. Most of them want to be in action to care for the needy once.#JusticeForKarnatakaStudents
— Manjunatha H S / ಮಂಜುನಾಥ ಎಚ್ ಎಸ್ (@manjunathansui) July 25, 2020
UGC,MHRD and Government are intentionally ignoring this fact.
— Neeraj Kundan (@Neerajkundan) July 25, 2020
Public health foundation is saying Corona virus infection will be at peak in mid september.
Government is like :-???#31StudentsInSCForJustice#JusticeForKarnatakaStudentshttps://t.co/dr88Iyd0u4
It seems @drashwathcn or @BSYBJP never learn their lessons.
— Arun Sankar Plakkat (@arunplakkat) July 25, 2020
Why stubborn?
If many other State Govt's and Universities could cancel the exams and promote their students, why not Karnataka Govt?
Be wise. Don't sacrifice students for your ego.#JusticeForKarnatakaStudents https://t.co/flXbaUvPJ0
The students are currently going through severe mental trauma on account of the uncertainties and insensitivity of the authoritiesThis prescription of online examinations is going to further agonise them @DeepakgowdaNsui @manjunathansui#JusticeForKarnatakaStudents
— Sanjay Raj (@Sanjay_R_A_J) July 25, 2020
Staying safe is important right now for everyone. Student’s safety is much more important as they are the future of our Nation. Promote final year students on the basis of previous marks & internals.#JusticeForKarnatakaStudents @drashwathcn @CMofKarnataka @NSUIKarnataka @BSYBJP
— Siddharth (@Siddhar52893321) July 25, 2020
The students in containment zones are not able to write KCET exam #postponekcet20 #JusticeForKarnatakaStudents @drashwathcn
— Rakshith (@Rakshithbyrock) July 25, 2020
#JusticeForKarnatakaStudents
— Shravya (@Shravya26223970) July 25, 2020
Guys his PA is checking the messages and seenzoning.
Text him or call him. #postponekcet @drashwathcn @OfficeofAshwath @NSUIKarnataka @anvith_kateel pic.twitter.com/oxTeHpt2j7
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
