Banks to reopen today
The Hindu
Day two of the 2-day nationwide strike by public sector bank employees and officers on Friday saw bank branches in Telangana remaining closed and some automated teller machines (ATMs) going out of ser
Day two of the 2-day nationwide strike by public sector bank employees and officers on Friday saw bank branches in Telangana remaining closed and some automated teller machines (ATMs) going out of service.
The United Forum of Bank Unions, an umbrella body of nine bank employees and officers’ unions, had called for the strike against privatisation of banks. Specifically, it had opposed the Centre introducing the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the current session of Parliament. Two of the nine unions, however, did not participate in the strike.
UFBU Telangana leader R. Sriram said that the strike was a success and the forum will chalk out the future course of action depending on what the decision government takes on the proposed privatisation.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”