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Karnataka Today newsletter: Bengaluru Civil Society groups demand repeal of order limiting protests to Freedom Park
Bengaluru Police on October 2 detained several protestors affiliated to Horatada Hakkigaagi Janandolana as they held a demonstration opposing the Licensing and Regulation of Protests, Demonstrations, and Protest Marches (Bengaluru City) Order, 2021. The order, that was brought into effect in January 2022, deems protests outside Freedom Park in the city illegal.
Earlier, during the BJP government led by Basavaraj Bommai, the Bengaluru Police Commissioner had issued an order restricting all protests to Freedom Park, one of the reasons being the traffic snarls the marches resulted in. However, civil society groups say the decision has made protests invisible.
Along the lines of sedition law, the Karnataka government has said it will consider legal measures to tackle defamatory misinformation about Mahatma Gandhi, especially on social media. During the celebration of Gandhi Jayanthi in Gandhi Bhavan in Bengaluru on October 2, 2023, several Gandhians made this appealed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Gandhi Bhavan, which is currently in the process of digitising its books, also made its monthly magazine Bapu Prapancha accessible to readers as e-books, on the occasion.
The Shivamogga district administration imposed prohibitory orders in the Shivamogga City Corporation limits with effect from Sunday midnight.
The police resorted to lathi-charge when some miscreants threw stones during the Eid-Milad procession in the city. Following the violence, the district administration had clamped prohibitory orders in Ragi Gudda and Shantinagar localities on Sunday evening. However, late in the night, Deputy Commissioner R. Selvamani issued an order extending the prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC, across the city while also deploying RAF companies.
AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday, October 2, approved reorganisation of Bengaluru city into five District Congress Committees (DCCs) and appointed presidents to them under the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).
BMC polls face deadlock over seat-sharing between Sena (UBT) and MNS in Bhandup and Vikhroli, impacting election strategies.
A study reveals that integrated breast cancer assessment centres can reduce misdiagnoses and improve timely diagnoses in India.
Hiriyur Rural police file FIR against truck driver after fatal collision with sleeper bus in Karnataka's Chitradurga district.
CCPA fines Vision IAS ₹11 lakh for misleading ads about student success, marking a first repeat offence penalty in consumer protection.
Join the cultural renaissance at Margazhiyil Makkal Isai, celebrating Tamil music and art from December 26-28 at Pachaiyappa’s College.
Karnataka bus driver praised for swiftly averting disaster, ensuring the safety of 43 schoolchildren after a tragic accident involving another bus and a truck.
Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan continued to reel under a severe cold wave as temperatures dipped sharply, with Fatehpur in Rajasthan recording the lowest at 1.6°C.
Akshay Kumar announced the shoot wrap of Welcome to the Jungle, also starring Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Raveena Tandon,Arshad Warsi, Lara Dutta and Tusshar Kapoor
A school teacher was shot dead on the Aligarh Muslim University campus, prompting police investigations into the incident.
PM Modi and dignitaries pay tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his memorial on his 101st birth anniversary.
West Karbi Anglong in Assam is gradually returning to normal after recent violence, with security forces closely monitoring the situation.
The Arudra Darshan festival at Chidambaram's Natarajar Temple starts with flag hoisting, celebrated by hundreds of devotees.
Andhra Pradesh Government transfers key R&B roads in Guntur to Municipal Corporation for improved maintenance and urban infrastructure.