It is pertinent to note that reportedly none of the companies part of the state’s fact-check unit are signatories of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).
The IT union, KITU, has warned that this will be an “open challenge” to the 20 lakh employees working in the IT/ITeS sector in Karnataka and called upon them to unite and oppose this move.
Dakshina Kannada District Director of School Education issued a circular on 16th July prohibiting the use of school grounds for non-academic purposes in Mangalore
Proposing 100 per cent quota for Kannadigas in private firms panders to the sentiments of regional chauvinism that has gained ground under the Congress govt in Karnataka.