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Seven people were killed by police during the protests, but the popular pressure made the government yield and adopt the committee's recommendations. [ 2 ] Many groups from backwards castes supported the agitation, while the middle and upper classes were ambivalent: "They wanted English medium schools for their children but at the same time ...
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) in the Namma Metro project used three language signboards with Kannada, English and Hindi in the railway stations. Some locals believed that usage of Hindi in the metro as imposition because major portion of the fund to the project given by state government. [1]
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As of 2001, Tamil-speakers formed 3.82% of the total population of Karnataka. [7] Minority Tamil-speaking people are found in the districts of Bengaluru Urban, Bangalore Rural, Ramanagara, Mysore, Kolar, Hassan, few in Mandya and Chamarajanagar in southern Karnataka, and few in Shimoga in central Karnataka.
They came from the Columbus Police Department, a 13-member "Police Dialogue Team" that was formed a couple of years ago to approach protests differently. The goal is to facilitate people's ...
Between 11:00 p.m and 12:30 a.m, a group of Muslim youths also formed a human chain around the local temple near DJ Halli station to protect it in case of any escalation. [24] [15] According to a later testimony from the police, that fortunately "the riots did not snowball into a communal riot". [15]
Two freelance photographers have filed a lawsuit alleging that police unlawfully shot them with rubber bullets during a protest over police racism in Wisconsin three years ago. Alyssa Schukar and ...
Within 20 minutes of the release of the Kaveri Tribunal Award, KRV called for a total bandh (civil strike) in Karnataka. According to the Vedike's claims which were reflected in the press and media, the aim of the bandh was "to make the Centre and the common man realize that the award was not fair to Karnataka."