Nethravathi River crosses ‘danger mark’ as heavy rain continues to batter Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru: Nethravathi River on Thursday crossed the danger mark adding to the concern of the people residing on the bank of the rivers, the river further exceeded the mark on Friday, forcing the District Administration to evacuate fishermen and other locals residing on the banks of the river.
The residents were moved to safer locations on the order of Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil on Friday.
According to the reports the river on Thursday crossed the danger mark of 8.5 meters and touched 8.7 meters. It further exceeded on Friday and touched an alarming 10.1 meters as the rain continued to batter the region.
Reports of water entering residential areas and shops in Bantwal and other places have also been received since Friday afternoon.
Schools and Colleges in the District will remain closed on Saturday on the orders of DC Sasikanth Senthil for fourth consecutive day.
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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.
