Quran copies set on fire in Belagavi: Case handed over to CID, says Police Commissioner
Belagavi: City Police Commissioner Bhushan Gulabrao Borase has said that the investigation of the recent incident of copies of Quran being set on fire in Santi Bastawada village has been handed over to the Central Investigation Department (CID) considering the sensitivity of the matter.
Speaking to reporters in the city, the Commissioner said that the city police was supporting the CID officials in the investigation to find the guilty party and take legal action.
On May 12, copies of Quran were found missing when Muslims arrived at the mosque under construction in Santi Bastawada village for Namaz in the morning. The locals, who conducted a search, found that the copies had been set on fire on the site adjacent to the mosque.
A massive protest was staged at the Chennamma Circle in Belagavi city on May 16, condemning the incident and demanding the arrest of the miscreants.
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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
