Hundreds of Koragas who launched an indefinite dharna in front of the Udupi district office complex at Manipal on Monday, demanding among other things grant of farmland title deeds and direct recruitment to government jobs, continued the dharna on Tuesday. Though the community members of late were getting educated thanks to prohibition on the Ajalu practice and reservation, they were …
Around noon, 35-year-old Malati was trying to get her four-month-old daughter to sleep, while her sister, 27-year-old Jayanti was finishing the household chores. Ms. Malati and Ms. Jayanti from the native Koraga tribe were among the nearly 1,000 voters, a majority of them Koragas, at the polling booth No.6 in the Ashram School, which was adjoining the Koraga Colony. “We …
Karnataka has a wealth of languages that have not had their time under the spotlight. Several people are working to ensure this changes As a state, Karnataka lives up to its tourism tagline of being “one state, many worlds”. Travelling across the state, however, one finds several languages such as Tulu, Kodava, Beary, Dakhani Urdu, Koraga, Sankethi, Navayati and more. …
Udupi: Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said that a CID inquiry will be conducted into the alleged police assault on the members of Koraga community. Home Minister Araga Jnanendra along with Social Welfare Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary visited the tribal colony and met the victims of police atrocity. “The government will also pay a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each …
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