Iran president, Saudi Crown Prince discuss Palestine-Israel conflict
Riyadh: Amid the Palestine-Israel conflict, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke on the phone on Wednesday during which they discussed the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel. The two leaders spoke for the first time after a China-brokered deal between Riyadh and Tehran to resume ties.
According to Iranian state media, the leaders discussed the "need to end war crimes against Palestine."
The Saudi leader emphasized that the Kingdom is making every possible effort to communicate with international and regional parties in order to halt the current escalation, the Saudi state news agency SPA said.
The crown prince reaffirmed the Kingdom's stance against targeting civilians in any manner and the loss of innocent lives by stressing the importance of respecting the principles of international humanitarian law. He also expressed deep concern about the dire humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip and the impact on civilians, SPA added.
After seven years of hostility, both Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to resume ties in March under a deal negotiated by China.
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Karnataka caste survey report likely to be submitted by April-end, says Minister Tangadagi
Bengaluru: The report of the caste survey conducted by the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes is in the final stages of compilation and is likely to be submitted to the state government by the end of April, Backward Classes Welfare Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi said.
Tangadagi said the Commission is currently analysing the collected data. “Based on its findings, recommendations will be made to the government,” The Indian Express quoted him as saying.
The latest Socio-Economic and Educational Survey was conducted between September and October last year, making it the second such exercise commissioned by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during his two terms in office.
On the implementation of the survey report, which was one of the assurances in the Congress manifesto, Tangadagi reportedly said that it would be implemented once it is submitted to the government. “We are hopeful that it will be submitted to the government by the end of March or early April,” he said.
Earlier, the government had expected the Commission to submit the report by the end of February.
The 2025 survey was commissioned after the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government decided to scrap the findings of a caste enumeration exercise carried out in 2015 under former Commission chairman H Kantharaj. The government had stated that the data from the earlier survey had become outdated, making its recommendations difficult to implement.
However, there had been speculation that the findings were dropped owing to pressure from dominant communities such as Lingayats and Vokkaligas.
The survey carried out last year was marred by protests from a section of teachers who objected to carrying out the survey. Mid-term school vacations were also extended for schools to allow teachers to complete enumeration. The latest survey covered around 6.14 crore people, compared to 5.98 crore people covered in the previous exercise.
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