Action will be taken against Dharwad protesters who clashed with cops: Police Commissioner
Dharwad: Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar on Wednesday said action will be initiated against protesters who allegedly clashed with police personnel during a demonstration by job aspirants in Dharwad.
Addressing reporters a day after the large-scale protest, Kumar said activists of the Akhila Karnataka State Students’ Association deviated from the route permitted by the authorities, blocked Jubilee Circle and engaged in a scuffle with the police.
According to him, the entire protest was documented through five drones, more than 20 private videographers and CCTV cameras installed at various locations across the city.
“We will examine all available footage to ascertain whether there were violations of law and take appropriate action,” Kumar was quoted as saying by Deccan Herald.
He said barricades had been placed at multiple points to ensure that the protesters followed the designated route. However, some participants allegedly pushed aside the barricades and obstructed police personnel from carrying out their duties. A few police personnel sustained minor injuries during the scuffle, he added.
Kumar also said there was video evidence showing objects being thrown during the protest. According to him, water bottles were hurled at the scene. He noted that no cases had been registered so far and added that some of the participants had allegedly been involved in earlier protests where violations were reported.
The commissioner further said that permission had been granted for a rally by the Bharatiya Janata Party from Srinagar Circle to Michigan Compound. However, no approval had been given to the Akhila Karnataka State Students’ Association. “They joined the protest along with the BJP,” he said.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Modi's Israel visit not good for Mahatma's India: Mehbooba
Srinagar (PTI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel was against the country's policy and not a good sign for Mahatma Gandhi's India.
She called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "criminal" who is afraid of visiting many countries lest he be arrested.
"I think our country's policy is against it. Today, the whole world opposes Israel PM Netanyahu. The International Criminal Court has indicted him. He does not visit many countries for fear of arrest. Modi, who represents 140 crore people, goes there and hugs a criminal, meets and talks to him, I think, it is not a good sign for our country, for Gandhi's India," Mehbooba told reporters in Anantnag.
On panchayat elections due in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba said they should be conducted because the people at the ground-level are beset with problems.
"People believed that after the government was formed, their difficulties would be resolved, but they are not being addressed. So, Panchayat elections should take place, and I request the people not to see a party, but elect good persons so that they serve them tomorrow," she said.
Asked about the anti-corruption bureau raid on a house of a brother of Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Chowdhary, the PDP chief said, "The raid on the brother of the deputy CM makes it clear on whose backing the brother does everything."
"You should ask this question to the deputy CM," the PDP leader added.
VIDEO | Khanbal, J&K: On PM Narendra Modi's visit to Israel, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti says, "PM went and hugged a criminal. He (Netanyahu) has been shunned by the world, banned from entering many countries."
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 26, 2026
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/JuvwoEShxZ
