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Sanath Balkur

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“CAA has directly attacked the Muslims but also has backstabbed the Hindus”: Columnist Sivasundar during protest opposing Citizenship Amendment Act

December 18, 2019 Engagements Local Top Stories 2 min

MANIPAL: On December 17, a day before the Supreme Court’s hearing on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a massive protest...

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“The Citizenship Amendment Bill is an attack on the Indian Constitution”: Yaseen Kodibengre at protests against CAB

December 12, 2019 Local Top Stories 2 min

MANIPAL: Amidst nationwide uprising against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), voices of dissent collectively gathered at the Deputy Commissioner (DC)...

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Eminent Carnatic vocalist T M Krishna pays tribute to B V Kakkilaya

August 14, 2019 Local See Also 2 min

MANGALORE: The two-day B V Kakkilaya Centenary programme, held in Bishop Jathanna Auditorium concluded on Sunday, August 11, with a talk...

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“The spirit of democracy is to question authority”: Kanhaiya Kumar at B V Kakkilaya Centenary

August 12, 2019 Local Top Stories 2 min

MANGALORE: The B V Kakkilaya Centenary programme was held in Bishop Jathanna Auditorium, Mangalore on August 10 and 11, in remembrance...

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Chowkidar Cyclothon to mobilise support for BJP

April 13, 2019 Local Top Stories 3 min

UDUPI: The support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) resonated in the air, this time through cycle...

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Shiroor Mutt seer Lakshmivara Theertha dies suspiciously

July 23, 2018 Local See Also 2 min

Lakshmivar Theertha, 55, the chief of Shiroor Mutt died under mysterious circumstances - reportedly due to multiple organ failure - on...

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“Karnataka Government has Adopted Kerala Style of Political Violence”: Rajnath Singh

April 25, 2018 Top Stories 2 min

MANIPAL: Union Minister for Home Affairs Rajnath Singh addressed a gathering of intellectuals during his ‘Chinthakara Manthana’ (intellectuals’ meet), organised by the...

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Dharma Sansad ends with talks on Ram Mandir and caste reforms; attempts at inciting speech made

November 27, 2017 Engagements TMJ Special Top Stories 4 min

UDUPI: A sea of saffron emerged on the roads to witness the culmination of the three-day Dharma Sansad and the Virat...

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“Media should focus on serving people, not only the privileged and powerful”: Siddharth Varadarajan

November 7, 2017 TMJ Special Top Stories 2 min

Mangalore: Founding editor of The Wire Siddharth Varadarajan delivered a lecture at the B. V. Kakkilaya Memorial Oration on November 4...

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⁣In 2002, an IT engineer named Kwaja Yunus was a ⁣In 2002, an IT engineer named Kwaja Yunus was arrested by the Ghatkopar police under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. He was interrogated and claimed to have escaped custody by the police. But, his co-accused had a different story to tell in the POTA court - that the seven policemen involved stripped, assaulted and tortured him to death. His body wasn’t returned to his family. The others who were accused along with him were eventually let go off. Four of the policemen were suspended and their suspensions were revoked earlier this week, much to the disappointment of Yunus’s family. ⠀ ⠀ Police brutality has a long and hidden history in India with origins in the British era. The prejudice against minority communities that was moulded into police bias before independence continues to this day. A survey led by the National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT) revealed that 1,731 and 1,966 people died in 2018 and 2019 due to custodial torture (in police and judicial custodies), most of them coming from the lower strata of society. Violence has acted as the trademark of police action, time and again. In the recent horrific Tuticorin case, shop owners P Jeyaraj and Fenix were severely beaten and sexually assaulted by the police. In their efforts to escape indictments, the police personnel resorted to bullying and threatening the investigating judicial magistrate, going so far as obstructing evidence and escaping arrest. This kind of police behaviour is often written off as “stress” or an unfortunate slip in behaviour, but these rampant acts of brutality are worryingly pervasive and normalised.⠀ ⠀ As this case garners outrage and cries for justice across India, one must also take a step back and examine the broken system of policing that allows officers to be violent and petty, immune to accountability and the obligation to actually fulfil their duty of upholding the law and the rights of people. The path to justice can only be cleared when the Indian majority classes stand up to injustice and when the government makes the path of apprehending guilty police officers less thorny and vicious for survivors.⠀ ⠀ Graphics by: @varuntheseagod #PoliceBrutality #minority #assault
⁣On this World Environment Day, we need to put a ⁣On this World Environment Day, we need to put a stop on the growing disharmony between humanity and the rest of the biosphere. The locust attacks in east Africa and the Indian subcontinent, the Australian bushfires early this year, the ongoing global pandemic and the Arctic oil spill that came to light very recently are all testimonies to a fundamental climate change concern that threatens life on Earth. Hosts of viruses in the animal world are being introduced to other species as biodiversity is mismanaged. It is estimated that 75 percent of all infections occurring in humans are zoonotic i.e., they spread from animals to humans. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is just another example for the fact that we sign our own death warrants by destroying biodiversity and the ecosystems formed by it.⠀ ⠀ With respect to the same pandemic, in the city of Wuhan, a new medical waste plant and 46 mobile treatment facilities were constructed to combat a six-fold increase in biomedical waste at the peak of the outbreak. In India, where we have faced difficulties in safe disposal of waste even before the pandemic, a new facet to the problem has arisen – the personal protection equipment (PPE) and other biomedical wastes are not disposed and treated properly. In late March, a heap of gowns, masks and syringes were found dumped in a landfill in Delhi. These kinds of landfills are hazardous to the land and air, and point towards an even bigger garbage disposal problem caused due to the pandemic.⠀ ⠀ Change is still possible. One prominent outcome of the pandemic has been that the biodiversity of many regions have had a chance to heal. Instances have been reported across the world – dolphins swimming in the waters of Venice, elephants and deer roaming on the streets of Indian cities and the air becoming less polluted due to the reduced factory hours. The actions we take in the next few years to rehabilitate, protect and restore the biosphere will determine whether we will be left with an Earth that is conducive to our existence.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Artwork by: @kiran_bhumika ⠀ ⠀ #WorldEnvironmentDay2020 #SavethePlanet #SaveWildlife #SaveEarth
⁣In an intense battle that ensued in Handwara, K ⁣In an intense battle that ensued in Handwara, Kashmir, five security personnel were martyred. The Indian Army said in a statement that a joint team consisting of army personnel and a J&K police officer were sent to Changimulla in Handwara, following a tip-off from intelligence which suggested that terrorists had taken civilians hostage. Their aim was to take out Haider, one of the top-brass men of the Laksher-e-Taiba terrorist organisation. Haider, along with another terrorist also perished in the firefight. The team managed to rescue the civilians before being martyred in the hours-long rescue operation that turned into a firefight. ⠀ ⠀ The deaths of these men are being seen as a great blow to morale among the armed forces, as tensions continue to escalate at the border. Only about a month ago, five commandos were killed along the Line of Control in Kashmir’s Keran sector, during an encounter with five terrorists who were also killed while trying to cross the border into India.⠀ ⠀ Punjab's Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of Late Naik Rajesh Kumar, who hailed from Mansa district in Punjab. In his tweet, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated, “They showed exemplary courage and made supreme sacrifice while serving the country. India stands shoulder to shoulder with the families of these brave martyrs.”⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Credits: @mrids.kumar ⠀ #Handwara #handwaraencounter #Militaryoperation #Soldiers #IndianArmy #TerrorisminIndia
⁣Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of ⁣Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights declared May 3 as World Press Freedom Day to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom and to uphold the true spirit of journalism. It is also a day of remembrance for those journalists who lost their lives in the pursuit of stories.⠀ ⠀ A free Fourth Estate is the cornerstone of any democracy and it is imperative for governments across the world to respect and uphold the freedom of expression. This year, the World Press Freedom Index has ranked India at the 142nd position. Over 40 journalists have been killed in the line of duty and as many as 198 serious attacks have been carried out in the last five years. Expression, as outlined under the Constitution's democratic principles, allows voicing of opinions and concerns - without any fear or favour. ⠀ ⠀ At this juncture, it is crucial to address the specific issues pertaining to the safety of journalists, their independence from political or commercial influence, and the gender inequality within the field, amongst others.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Cartoon By: @varshalodha11 and @ya.croix ⠀ ⠀ #worldpressfreedomday #FreePress #freedomofexpression #Article19 #JournalismUnfiltered
⁣The International Labour Day is celebrated on M ⁣The International Labour Day is celebrated on May 1 as a grim yet important reminder of the Haymarket Affair, where labourers who protested for human rights were treated with silence, and then violence. The occasion calls for one to accept and respect the dignity of the working and middle classes, and their economic disposition which is a direct result of how the society is shaped around them.⠀ ⠀ This year's theme for International Workers' Day is “Coronavirus/Stop the pandemic”. According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), nearly 1.6 billion informal economy workers have been left in the lurch and have suffered catastrophic financial losses due to the pandemic.⠀ ⠀ As the disease continues to bring the world to a grinding halt, the lives and livelihoods of workers have been suspended in uncertainty. These routine burden carriers have not been offered much relief from the government, adding on to their difficulties. Labourers who live from paycheck-to-paycheck are now stranded in unfamiliar places, with no jobs and a bleak future.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Picture credits: @abhishek.manoharan15 ⠀ ⠀ #InternationalLabourDay #mayday #economicjustice #WorkingClass #stopthepandemic #coronavirus #covid19indonesia
⁣April, the birth month of Dr BR Ambedkar, is ce ⁣April, the birth month of Dr BR Ambedkar, is celebrated as Dalit History Month. Started in 2015 by a group of like-minded individuals who derived inspiration from USA's Black History Month celebrations, this observance has grown enormously by opening an avenue for community members to speak of their struggles. Over the years, it has become a people's movement that has pledged to put the spotlight on the deep-rooted, generational effects of casteist apartheid.⠀ ⠀ As the Dalit History Month draws to an end, The Manipal Journal celebrates some remarkable Dalit journalists who have persevered against all odds to make a mark in the industry, and to create a space for representating the Bahujana community.⠀ ⠀ Reporter : @suditi_jha ⠀ Graphics : @banana_with_an_i and @ab7.design #DalitHistoryMonth #BahujanaHistoryMonth #RettamalaiSrinivasan #MallepallyLaxmaiah #YashicaDutt #NagarajuKoppula
⁣On this day, in 1970, twenty million people aro ⁣On this day, in 1970, twenty million people around the world took a stand and protested against the environmental crisis. Fifty years later, we celebrate Earth Day 2020, acknowledging the need for climate action at a time when humanity stands at crossroads. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The repercussions of climate change are seen and felt around the globe, including in Manipal. Today, this little town is overtaken by fastracked urbanisation, and in the process, little attention is being given to the sustainability of this modernisation. Deforestation is rampant in the area, and accountability, is little. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ No greater challenge poses a collective threat to the future of every earthling, like the climate emergency does. As Desmond Tutu said, “Twenty-five years ago, people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today, we have no excuses.” ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ Decades have been lost in denial and inaction. But we do not have that kind of time to spare anymore.⠀ ⠀ Picture credits: @baisilkunjumon @_.aryan.__._ ⠀ @ab7.design ⠀ #earthday2020 #earthdayeveryday #earthday #climatechange #climateaction #manipal
The nationwide lockdown to combat COVID-19 began o The nationwide lockdown to combat COVID-19 began on March 25 and has shown a bustling India come to an eerie standstill. The small student town of Manipal has been no different. With the mainstay population dispersed to their homes, the endless buzz and spry activities that once filled these streets have transitioned to echoing silence and emptiness. The Manipal Journal takes you on a tour around Manipal during the lockdown. Drone footage: @andre.j.harry Edited by: @itrhd #manipaldiaries #lockdown #manipaluniversity #instavideo #wondermore #quarantine
⁣"Together we have transformed the American cons ⁣"Together we have transformed the American consciousness as to what kind of nation we can become. While this campaign is coming to an end, our movement is not.”⠀ ⠀ Thus concluded the 2020 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist who seemed to be America’s last hope for a grassroots political revolution.⠀ ⠀ In the course of his political career, Sanders proved to be a socialist maverick and a unionist at heart. He has advocated for higher tax payments from the rich and a minimum wage of $15 for all workers. He also championed a government-funded medicare system for every citizen and supported LGBTQ+ rights since the 1980s. His Green New Deal is the strongest and most far-reaching American climate change policy.⠀ ⠀ Despite the current hold on all election activities due to the coronavirus outbreak, the battle lines have been drawn for November 3. The choice now presumably lies between two men with many skeletons in their closets.⠀ ⠀ One of the most whirlwind administrations of modern times, the Trump presidency has been plagued by election fraud investigations, the Ukrainian scandal and impeachment, souring foreign relations and most recently, poor leadership in the face of a pandemic that is killing thousands everyday.⠀ ⠀ Caption continued in comments section...
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