Mangaluru: ‘Ab Samjhauta Nahin’ workshop on women rights and safety held at Indian Design School

Vartha Bharati | 27-07-2019 | 10:15:00 IST

Mangaluru: The Indian Design School hosted the Josh Talks event cum workshop on women’s rights and safety called ‘Ab Samjhauta Nahin’ on Friday 19th of July for undergraduate students of all streams and background. The workshop was conducted in the Lecture Hall on the IDS campus and was attended by nearly 200 individuals comprising of students and faculties from IDS, Yenepoya College, Hira College, Al-Qalam Academy, Roshni Nilaya College and Shree Devi College.

Josh Talks is an Indian media platform headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana which hosts content in 9 languages. Josh Talks was awarded with the National Media Award by Honourable President of India, Ramnath Kovind. The workshop was sponsored by ITC Vivel and Apple Mart and hosted by Ms. Richa Chadha who is an educator, a poet, a researcher and journalist with the Hindustan Times, The Hindu and The United News Agency. She has been closely working about gender and education to bring awareness. The key areas of focus for the educative workshop were –

• Defining the need to know one’s rights and an introduction detailing Fundamental rights, the concept of gender equality.

• Equality – At Work and at Home which details the legal rights and framework for sexual harassment, POCSO, Domestic Violence, Divorce, Alimony and Inheritance.

• Cyber-safety which includes cyberstalking, bullying and how the law deals with it.

• The rights one should know regarding the Police and the definition of Consent as provided by law.

Through this informative session, the audience were equipped with the right legal tools so that they don't hesitate from voicing their concerns. To engage the students at a deeper level and spread awareness about the workshop, the students were asked to post live updates of the session on social media platforms.

The workshop concluded with Ms. Richa Chadha being awarded the certificate of appreciation from the Director – Dr. Nafeesa Shirin and the Principal – Ar. Ramnath Nayak of Indian Design School.

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Firms being arm-twisted to divert investment from Karnataka: Priyank Kharge

17-04-2026 ¦ 17-04-2026 IST

New Delhi (PTI): Companies are being arm-twisted to divert their investments from Karnataka despite the state having the best talent ecosystem, state's IT, biotech and rural development minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday.

The minister said it has taken 40 years to develop the entire ecosystem in the state that suits investors.

"Why is semiconductor going to Gujarat, Assam? That's my question? That's what I have been asking. Why is it going to Gujarat? Why is it going to Assam? When PLI comes, they have to choose their state. The name is Karnataka. How does it become Gujarat by the time the application reaches Delhi? They are coming to my state. Why are they being arm-twisted to Gujarat?" Kharge said.

He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a roadshow in the national capital for the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026 to be held in November.

"They are coming to our state only. They want to invest in our state. It works out for them. It is profitable for them. Our human resource is one of the most agile and best in the world. But yet, they are going to be pushed to Gujarat," Kharge said.

During the event, Kharge said Karnataka is planning to rejig policy on data centres to promote sustainable data centres.

"There is a serious need for states and the central government to bring up policies for sustainable data centres. That's exactly what the government of Karnataka intends to do," Kharge said.