Gauri Lankesh murder case: Court reserves verdict against 16 accused including Amol Kale
Bengaluru, Jan 25: The city civil court which completed the hearing of a case on bail plea of 16 accused including Amol Kale in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, reserved its verdict on Friday.
The advocate who argued on behalf of the accused said that the SIT officials have filed charge sheet before time. COCA Act has been implemented against the accused due to which the accused should be given bail, he demanded.
However, the SIT advocate said that after enforcing the COCA Act, compulsory bail could not be given. So the bail plea filed by the accused should be dismissed, he demanded.
After hearing both the arguments, the judge reserved the verdict on Feb 7. Journalist Gauri Lankesh was killed on September 5, 2017.
In view of this, the SIT has filed charge sheet to the court against 16 accused including Amol Kale, Parashuram Waghmore, Ganesh Miskin, Amith Buddies. All the accused are in Parappana Agrahara jail.
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300 students get free sanitary pads at menstrual health awareness programme in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Around 300 students from government colleges and schools in Kavoor were given free sanitary pads during an awareness programme on menstrual health and hygiene held on Saturday.
The programme was organised by the Women Research Centre and the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at the Government First Grade College (GFGC), Kavoor. The students hailed from Government First Grade college (GFGC), PU government college and high school, Deccan Herald reported.
Prameela Rao of Women Research Centre reportedly said, such awareness programme on menstrual health and free distribution of pads will be organised once in two months throughout the year. The entire cost of organising the awareness programmes and free distribution of pads had been sponsored by US based couple, Vinay Kumar and Dr Sowmya Rao, and a non-government organisation ‘Code Crimson'."
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Joint Director of the Department of Collegiate Education, Kavitha K R, who inaugurated the programme reportedly said, such initiatives should inspire students to give back to society in the future. As per the report, she highlighted the need for more women role models and encouraged students to break taboos surrounding menstruation.
According to the report, GFGC Principal Dr Geetha M L urged students to use biodegradable sanitary pads. Doctors Ankita Sarkar and Anuja Sarkar from Code Crimson addressed students on menstrual myths, hygiene practices, the importance of regular pad changes and safe disposal methods.
The speakers stressed that menstruation is a natural process and encouraged students to seek correct information without hesitation.
