Davangere : Two shepherds die due to lightning
Davangere, May 30: Two shepherds lost their lives after lightning struck them on the late night of Tuesday. The incident was reported from Ganginakote village in Honnali taluk of Davangere district.
The deceased have been identified as Sanju (13), resident of Kamanahalli village in Hanagal taluk of Haveri district and Mailari (19) from Matangi village.
The incident took place when the duo was guarding their sheeps is the field. Seriously injured duo was rushed to a nearby hospital where they breathed their last.
Police officials visited the spot and inspected.
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Karnataka Assembly passes Social Boycott Prevention Bill
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): The Karnataka Assembly on Thursday passed the Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill unanimously.
The bill was introduced in the House by the Social Welfare Minister H C Mahadevappa on December 12.
The bill defines social boycott as a gesture or an act, whether oral or written, of any social discrimination between the members of the community.
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The bill proposes three years of imprisonment and a fine extending up to Rs 1 lakh. It also prohibits people from gathering, assembling, or congregating at any time and at any place with the view or intention to deliberate on the issue of imposing social boycott on any member of the community. It prohibits gathering to impose social boycott.
The bill also says that if the accused is convicted, the court should hear the victim on the quantum of sentence and then only pass the sentence.
During the discussion, Mahadevappa termed the bill historic and said the aim of the bill is to bring equality in society and to protect backward people from further getting marginalised through social boycott.
The BJP and the JD(S) MLAs welcomed the bill.
