september 2022

KARNATAKA   Over 10,000 child marriages attempted in 5 years in Karnataka Between April 2017 and March 2022, the Karnataka government received complaints or tip-offs about 10,352 attempts of child marriage and 9,261 (about 90%) were prevented. In all, 860 FIRs were registered against people involved in getting minors married or at least tried it in the … Read more

KARNATAKA   Karnataka authority to push govt to ensure official language status It has got the state government to table the Kannada language bill in the legislative assembly, the Kannada Development Authority (KDA) has set its sights even higher. It is now seeking official language status for Kannada, besides other regional languages, at the national level and … Read more

KARNATAKA Bill passed, 8 new varsities to be established in Karnataka With the Karnataka State Universities (Amendment) Bill-2022 being passed in the legislative assembly on Wednesday, eight new universities will spring up, taking the total number of varsities in the state (including 25 private and 11 deemed-to-be ones) to a staggering 69. New universities will … Read more