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Bhagat Singh lesson deletion row: After backlash Bommai government takes u-turn

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The ruling BJP in Karnataka has taken a U-turn in connection with deletion of the lesson on freedom fighter and martyr Sardar Bhagat Singh from the syllabus. According to sources, the government after sensing the opposition from all corners has decided to retain the lesson of Bhagat Singh in the textbook. The state government has also halted the distribution of books to the SSLC class students in this background.

The Text Book Revision Committee formed by the ruling BJP in the state to review the syllabus had decided to drop the lesson on Bhagat Singh from SSLC (Class 10) Kannada textbook.

The committee had decided to replace Bhagat Singh’s text with writer Shivananda Kalave’s “Swadeshi Sutrada Sarala Habba” lesson. This was criticised heavily and the state government then had come into a damage control mode.

The Opposition parties slammed BJP for disrespecting the freedom fighter. Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and state chief D.K. Shivakumar, former Chief Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) had attacked the BJP over the issue.

They chided that the BJP was turning textbooks as party brochures. They also objected to the decision on the deletion of Bhagat Singh’s lesson and inclusion of speech of RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in the textbook.

The TextBook Review Committee President, writer Rohit Chakratheertha while defending the decision to include RSS founder’s speech, stated that the committee had no intention of promoting right wing ideology. If they had such a motive they would not have deleted the lesson on Bhagat Singh. “The lesson was included in the supplement textbook. It was not in the main part. There was no sufficient information about Bhagat Singh in the lesson. Hence, it was decided to remove the lesson,” he had stated.

The decision of the revision committee to drop glorification of erstwhile King of Mysuru Tipu Sultan has also stirred controversy. Sources said that the committee has taken off his title ‘Lion of Mysuru” while mentioning him. The title was accorded to Tipu Sultan for fighting valiantly against the British.

The TextBook Revision Committee has reviewed social science textbooks of Class 6 and 10 and Kannada textbooks of Class 1 – 10.

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17-Year-Old Molested By Coaching Class Professors

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Maharashtra: In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old girl was abused in a well-known coaching class in Beed, Maharashtra. The allegations have been leveraged against the two professors of the coaching classes.

The cops at the Shivajinagar police station registered a case under the POCSO Act late Thursday night. Professor Vijay Pawar, an office bearer of the coaching class association and a very well-known name in Beed’s coaching industry, along with Professor Prashant Khatavkar, allegedly molested a class 12 student.

As per the victim, in July 2024, Khatavkar asked the victim to visit her in his cabin, after which he behaved inappropriately. Later, she went to the institute’s director to report the incident. However, the victim alleged that the director also indulged in similar behaviour. According to her, the molestation continued till May 2025.

After the case was filed by the victim, Assistant Inspector Atul Kumar Landge took charge of the situation. “Both are absconding after committing the crime. Three teams of the local crime branch are trying to nab them,” Landge informed.

This incident has raised concerns over women’s safety in coaching centres in Beed.

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6 Bangladeshi women and a man arrested from Pune and Mumbai

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Mumbai: Mumbai Police has intensified its action against Bangladeshis living illegally in Mumbai. Based on information received from Mumbai Police ATC, Bayazid Ayub Sheikh was detained in the limits of Andheri MIDC Police Station in Mumbai. His documents and Aadhar card were checked. It was found that he is Bangladeshi and is living here illegally. He told that there are many Bangladeshi women in Andheri area. After this, two suspicious women were detained. During interrogation, it was found that the accused Bayazid has also settled women with him in Pune.

Two Bangladeshi women were detained from Pune. One of them, Ati Sheikh, has a case registered in Nagpada for living illegally in Mumbai. All four women have been taken into custody. In this case, Pune Mumbai Police has arrested seven people including Bayazid Ayub Sheikh, Nasreen Begum, Rozni Akhtar, Kokila Bakhthar, Roma Begum, Pakhi Mustafa Begum, Kohinoor Akhtar Begum. Police has arrested six women and a Bangladeshi man. This operation was carried out by Additional Commissioner Paramjit Singh Dahiya and DCP Datta Nalawade on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti.

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Muharram police station: Police alert ahead of Ashura and Ashadi Ekadashi, look at social media, warn of strict action against miscreants

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Mumbai: In view of Muharram and Ashura, the police have claimed to make special arrangements in the police station. Police Commissioner Ashutosh Dumbere said that small processions of mourning and grief are also taken out on Ashura and Ashadhi Ekadashi. In such a situation, the route has also been changed at many places to avoid clashes between the two processions. He has said that in the backdrop of Shia-Sunni communal clashes, separate routes have also been kept for mourning and grief, along with this the police is fully prepared and alert.

Ashutosh Dumbere said in a special meeting that joint meetings are held in view of Muharram and Ashura, in such a situation the police will also keep a special eye on controversial comments and other insulting posts and social media. Due to Muharram and Ashadhi Ekadashi, a formal meeting of peace committees was also held in the police station commissionerate. He said that for communal harmony, the police station commissionerate does not work only on festivals, but the peace committee and mohalla committee remain active throughout the year and miscreants are kept under surveillance. He said that strengthening brotherhood and communal harmony is among the priorities of the police, so meetings are held at the police station level to establish communal harmony.

Ashutosh Dumbere said that in the backdrop of Ashura, all security arrangements have been made in the police station and arrangements have also been made on the route. Not only this, mourning and mourning processions are taken out on a large scale in Thana, Mumbra, Rabodi, Ulhas Nagar, Bhiwandi, Dombivali Kalyan, so special security arrangements have been made on their route. He said that in view of Ashadhi Ekadashi, the police has taken special care that there is no clash in the processions of Muharram and Ashadhi Ekadashi and hence the routes related to them have also been changed.

The police is fully alert. Special monitoring is also being done on social media so that action can be taken against those who spoil the atmosphere by spreading inflammatory or hate messages on social media. Necessary instructions have also been issued at the police station level. Dumbare said that besides keeping an eye on those spoiling the atmosphere, orders have also been given to take action against them and the activities of miscreants will not be tolerated.

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