Bengaluru/Hyderabad, June 16 (Hydnow): Fulfilling a poll promise, the Congress government in Karnataka has announced the repeal of the State’s protection of the Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022 popularly known as the anti-conversion law, which was one of the most controversial legislations ushered in during the previous BJP regime.
This decision of the Congress government of Karnataka has been taken in the recently held Cabinet meeting, apart from this it has also decided to reverse the changes made to Kannada and Social Studies school textbooks last year, including the lessons on Hindutva ideologues. Both repeal Bills will be piloted in the Budget session of the Assembly starting on July 3. (Hydnow)
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.