18-year-old girl hacked to death by father in Bidar after she refused to marry
Bidar (Karnataka), Feb 8 (PTI): A 18-year-old girl was hacked to death by her father after she allegedly refused to marry a person of his interest, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred on Friday at around 3 pm in Aurad taluka of this district, they said.
Police said the accused father, identified as Motiram, was arrested in connection with the incident.
According to the police, the girl was hacked to death by her father. She had an affair with a boy from her caste. Last month, she eloped with him following which a complaint was lodged by her parents. Both of them were secured by the police and the girl was safely handed over to her parents.
Later, both the girl and the boy ended their relationship. The girl's father also faced a lot of humiliation because of her affair.
On Friday, the victim's father tried to convince the girl to marry someone of his interest. But she refused saying she was not interested in marrying anyone. This angered him and in a fit of rage, he allegedly thrashed her with a wooden stick and hit her head. He then allegedly strangled her using a rope, which led to her death, a senior police officer said.
When the incident happened, the victim's mother was not at home as she had gone to fetch water, he said.
"We have registered a case of murder at Santhpur police station and arrested the accused father in connection with the incident," he added.
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FM Sitharaman launches 'VijAIpatha' labs in govt schools in Karnataka
Hampi (PTI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday launched Cyient AI Labs (CyAILS) -- 'VijAIpatha', aimed at democratising access to Artificial Intelligence, STEM and Robotics education in government schools here.
In a series of posts on 'X', the minister's office shared pictures of the initiative launched at a girl's government school in Hosapete taluk and said that under the pilot phase, five world-class AI, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and Robotics laboratories are being established in government schools.
Each lab will be equipped with high-performance computers, AI-ready software, robotics kits, IoT devices, sensors and secure broadband connectivity.
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"Aligned with NEP 2020, Digital India and Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi's mission of Viksit Bharat 2047, the programme integrates CBSE's AI curriculum and strengthens technology-enabled learning in public education," it said.
Focusing on rural and semi-urban India, the initiative introduces future technologies at the school level, helping build early digital fluency, computational thinking and innovation capacity among students, the minister's office said.
"Benefiting over 2,000 students and training more than 200 teachers, 'VijAIpatha' is a scalable CSR model fostering innovation, career readiness and grassroots digital empowerment," it added.
According to the office, the initiative has been designed as a scalable, replicable and sustainable model that can be adopted across districts and states in collaboration with government education departments, positioning it as a benchmark CSR model for a national AI education rollout.
