Mangaluru: ‘Ab Samjhauta Nahin’ workshop on women rights and safety held at Indian Design School
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 –
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Defining the need to know one’s rights and an introduction detailing Fundamental rights, the concept of gender equality.
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Equality – At Work and at Home which details the legal rights and framework for sexual harassment, POCSO, Domestic Violence, Divorce, Alimony and Inheritance.
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Cyber-safety which includes cyberstalking, bullying and how the law deals with it.
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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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Communal hate speech case: Bail granted to Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat
Mangaluru: RSS leader Dr. Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat has been granted bail by the Puttur Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court in a case related to alleged communal hate speech.
The case pertains to a complaint filed against Bhat for delivering a speech during a Deepotsava event that was allegedly communal, derogatory towards women, and capable of disturbing public order. The incident took place on October 22 at Uppalige in Puttur taluk during the Deepotsava and Gopuja programme, where Bhat was present.
Following the complaint filed by Eshwari Padmunja at the Puttur Rural Police Station, the police had issued a notice directing Bhat to appear for inquiry. Subsequently, Bhat filed an anticipatory bail petition before the court.
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During the hearing on October 27, the court issued an interim order restraining coercive action and adjourned the matter to October 29 for complete hearing. On October 29, the counsel representing complainant Eshwari Padmunja sought permission to argue under Sections 338 and 339 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The court adjourned the matter several times post that.
On Wednesday, the court granted bail to Prabhakar Bhat.
Advocate Mahesh Kaje represented him in the proceedings.
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