-The Hindu The Sunday Story A series of audacious attacks on minorities and their institutions in DAKSHina Kannada indicate police patronage for the perpetrators There is a significant body of evidence to show that the rampant acts of vigilantism witnessed in coastal Karnataka enjoy police patronage. Take, for instance, the July 28 Mangalore Homestay attack. While seeking bail from the High Court for journalist Naveen Soorinje, who was listed as an accused by...

-The Times of India MANGALORE: As school admission season is fast approaching, organizations working in the field of education, are gearing up to hold children's adalat to ensure the implementation of Right to Education (RTE) Act efficiently. The DAKSHina Kannada District Federation of Education Resource Centres and many other like-minded organizations have decided to hold children's adalat, where parents may find solutions to their problems related to obtaining admissions to primary school...

-The Hindu Business Line DHARMASTHALA, JUNE 23: Chartered Accountants will begin certification of accounts under MGNREGA scheme at village panchayat level from April 2013. Addressing presspersons on the sidelines of the 30-year celebrations of the Shri Kshetra Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) at Dharmasthala in DAKSHina Kannada district on Friday, Mr Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Rural Development, said that the accounts of the 2012-13 will be audited at village panchayat levels by...

-The Deccan Herald Despite being one of the highly literate districts in the State, the scenario in Government schools is not very encouraging. There are several schools in taluk like Belthangady which have adequate number of students but have been running the show with just one teacher for all classes and all subjects, writes Bhakti V Hegde When fundamental rights ensured for every individual in the Constitution is violated, there is provision...

-The Hindu Dalit rights groups in Bantwal attempted to stop the official celebration of Ambedkar Jayanti on Saturday citing the Government's “failure” to take action to fulfil its constitutional mandate of uplifting the conditions of the poor. Eye-witnesses said the groups initially requested the officials and guests assembled not to conduct the proceedings as planned. When they decided to go ahead ignoring the warnings, the Dalits reportedly took away the portrait of...