Need for collective action stressed upon to save Kannada
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Need for collective action stressed upon to save Kannada

The Hindu  

Expressing concern over the challenges faced by Kannada language and culture, Purushottama Bilimale, Chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, called for collective action and efforts to protect and develop the language. If you find any issues in the implementation of Kannada as an administrative language in Bidar, please let me know and we can raise the issue with the Deputy Commissioner,” he said at a consultative meeting with Kannada organisations at Channabasava Pattadevaru Rangmandir in Bidar on Sunday. The issues, if any, would be raised in the meetings with government officers concerned, especially the Deputy Commissioners., he added Kannada Sahitya Parishat’s Bidar district president Suresh Channashetty expressed concerns over the improper implementation of government orders intended to save Kannada language. Assistant Director of Kannada and Culture Department Sidram Sindhe, Kalyana Karnataka Artists’ Forum president Vijayakumar Sonare, activists Shivakumar Katti, S.B.

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'No Kannada, No Business' — Sidda Govt's Mandate Amid Language Row In Karnataka
1 month ago

'No Kannada, No Business' — Sidda Govt's Mandate Amid Language Row In Karnataka

ABP News  

In a move to promote Kannada language and ensure its widespread use, Karnataka government has issued a directive requiring all industrial and consumer products manufactured in the state to display their names and usage instructions in Kannada, alongside other languages. The Karnataka government has brought the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act, 2022, on March 12, 2024." The enforcement of this …

Karnataka mandates extensive use of Kannada in governance, education, business
1 month ago

Karnataka mandates extensive use of Kannada in governance, education, business

India Today  

The Karnataka State Government has issued a directive mandating the extensive use of Kannada in government and business operations across the state. The order follows recommendations from the Kannada Development Authority and aligns with the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act, which, according to the government, aims at the “comprehensive development of the Kannada language and providing better opportunities to Kannadigas …

Preserving Kannada culture, heritage more important as world turns into global village, says Siddaramaiah
3 months, 1 week ago

Preserving Kannada culture, heritage more important as world turns into global village, says Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has stressed the importance of preserving Kannada identity as it is the basis of the culture and heritage of the State and said it is all the more important as the world is turning into a global village. Teach Kannada to all Continuing in the same vein, Mr. Siddaramaiah said Kannada was sovereign and supreme in Karnataka …

KDA to facilitate Kannada learning at Madrasas
8 months, 2 weeks ago

KDA to facilitate Kannada learning at Madrasas

The Hindu  

As part of its ambitious programmes to protect, develop and expand the Kannada language, the Kannada Development Authority has come up with a plan to introduce Kannada teaching at Madrasas — Muslim religious institutions. The same could be used to teach Kannada at Madrasas,” Mr. Bilimale said. Retaining Kannada names Expressing concerns over the challenges the original Kannada names of …

KDA to focus on development of 100-year-old Kannada schools
8 months, 2 weeks ago

KDA to focus on development of 100-year-old Kannada schools

The Hindu  

Purushottama Bilimale, Chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, said that KDA would put all efforts into developing the government Kannada-medium schools that completed 100 years. Speaking at the National Doctors’ Day event at Channabasava Pattadevaru Rangmandir in Bidar late on Saturday, he said that there were 220 Kannada schools that have completed 100 years and the KDA would reach out …

Karnataka to give sops to firms only if Kannadigas get priority in jobs
2 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka to give sops to firms only if Kannadigas get priority in jobs

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Industrial establishments not giving first priority to Kannadigas in jobs, as prescribed, will not be eligible for rebates, tax exemptions and incentives from the state as the Karnataka government moots wide-ranging measures for comprehensive development and promotion of Kannada at different levels. Activists have been demanding for many years now a legal framework providing teeth to existing rules and …

KDA objects to Karnataka Education Institutions Rules, 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

KDA objects to Karnataka Education Institutions Rules, 2022

The Hindu  

The Kannada Development Authority has submitted objections against the draft notification released by the Department of Primary and Secondary Education on Karnataka Education Institutions Rules, 2022. Nagabharana, KDA chairman, has submitted the objections to the Principal Secretary of the Primary and Secondary Education Department and warned of an agitation if the objections are ignored. In his letter to the department, …

Nagabharana calls for getting united to protect, develop, and expand Kannada
2 years, 9 months ago

Nagabharana calls for getting united to protect, develop, and expand Kannada

The Hindu  

Detailing the challenges that Kannada language is facing, T.S. Nagabharana, chairman of the Kannada Development Authority, called upon the people to get united and work for protecting, developing, and expanding the language beyond the boundaries of Karnataka. If we want to expand the Kannada language beyond the boundaries of Karnataka, the youth must come forward with commitment,” he said. In …

Kerala writes to Karnataka on steps taken to protect interests of Kannada minorities
3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala writes to Karnataka on steps taken to protect interests of Kannada minorities

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: The Kerala government has written to the Karnataka Border Area Development Authority, about the steps taken to safeguard the interests of Kannada linguistic minorities in the Kasargod district. This is following Karnataka Border Area Development Authority chairman Dr. C Somasekhara’s letter to the Kerala government a few days ago. In the letter, the Kerala government has stated that a …

Kannada speakers on borders urged to organise themselves
6 years, 8 months ago

Kannada speakers on borders urged to organise themselves

The Hindu  

Siddaramaiah, chairman, Kannada Development Authority, underlined the need for Kannada-speaking people in the border areas to organise themselves to assert their rights. Mr. Siddaramaiah, on being told by the participants that they were disappointed as the outcome has not been tangible and the plight of Kannada-speakers in border areas, especially the students, continued, despite drawing the attention of all concerned, …

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