Heavy rain in Kasaragod: Many families shifted
Kasargod, August 15: As the Chandragiri river is in full spate due to heavy rains in the district, around 25 per cent of families living down-stream were shifted to safe places. The low-lying areas in Korakkodu were marooned in the flood water. Fire brigade, revenue department and police department have shifted the families.
The authorities have already warned the people living in low-lying areas to take precautions. Traffic movement was disrupted as the road was blocked in Talangere west region. Though there was a respite from rain since morning, it picked up in the evening.
Meeting on Aug 16
Following heavy rains, a meeting of the officials of all departments would be held at the deputy commissioner’s office on August 16 at 10.30 am to discuss the further course of action. Designated deputy commissioner Sajith Babu, ADC N Devidas and other officials will take part in it.
Exam postponed
The school exams scheduled to be held on August 31 have been postponed following rain and flood situation, according to the DDPI. The exam should have been conducted for ten days after Onam festival. Now, the DDPI said that next exam dates would be announced later.
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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.
