Karnataka News Anchor Naziya Kousar awarded PhD
Bengaluru: Naziya Kousar, a well-known news anchor, has received her doctorate from Bangalore University, becoming the first news anchor in Karnataka to achieve this milestone. She was awarded the degree during the 59th annual convocation held at the Jnana Jyothi auditorium of Bangalore University.
The doctorate was presented by Karnataka's Higher Education Minister, Dr. M.C. Sudhakar. Naziya’s research focused on "The Role and Functions of Public Relations in Effective Implications of Wakf Board Programmes: A Case Study." Her work was completed under the guidance of Prof. Jagadeesh Prakash, former Head of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Bangalore University.
Her research highlights the importance of the Wakf Board's need to connect more effectively with the public. Naziya has expressed her intent to submit her research findings to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
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Woman in Himachal Pradesh bullies Kashmiri shawl sellers, video turns up on X
Shimla, Nov 25: A woman claiming to be a panchayat official was caught on camera warning two shawl sellers from Kashmir against trading their wares in Himachal Pradesh.
The 2.46-minute video that surfaced on social media showed the woman telling the two Kashmiris not to come to the village and asking them to say "Jai Shri Ram" to prove they are "Hindustani."
Sharing the video on X on Monday, National Convenor of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association, Nasir Khuehami, claimed that the video was from a village in Himachal's Hamirpur district.
"No one will purchase their products, buy from our Hindu people," the woman is seen telling others in the video. "Don't come in my area," she told shawl sellers.
Later in a post, Khuehami said that the chief minister's office had assured action against anyone found intimidating Kashmiris.
However, when contacted, the CM's media advisor Naresh Chauhan told the PTI that there was no such complaint. The matter would be looked into if any complaint is registered, he said.
A large number of Kashmiris come to the state to sell shawls and other products, while hundreds of Kashmiris labourers work in the state round the year.
It is highly condemnable that a woman, wife of a Sarpanch, is exhibiting communal behavior toward two Kashmiri men who traveled to Himachal Pradesh for business purposes. Her communal actions, as seen in the video, where she threatens them to leave the state, instructs villagers… pic.twitter.com/IIw2dkZPGt
— Nasir Khuehami (ناصر کہویہامی) (@NasirKhuehami) November 25, 2024
