2026

The ‘University Chalo’ protest march, held under the aegis of All India Democratic Students’ Organisation, concluded in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s office, where a demonstration and sit-in was held. Scores of students marched to Karnatak University, Dharwad (KUD), on Wednesday (July 29) to protest against the fee hike in Karnatak Science College, a constituent college of the university, and demanded immediate withdrawal of the fee hike. The ‘University Chalo’ protest march, held under the aegis of All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO), concluded in front of the Vice-Chancellor’s office, where a demonstration and sit-in was held.

Close on the heels of a minor girl delivering a baby, another case of minor girl getting pregnant because of alleged sexual exploitation has come to light in Dharwad district. Close on the heels of a minor girl being delivered of a baby, another case of minor girl getting pregnant because of alleged sexual exploitation has come to light in Dharwad district. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the minor girl, who is pregnant now, has reportedly given birth to a baby few months ago and the police are investigating whether the baby was sold while the parents have claimed that they had given the baby to a relative.

Dharwad, which was in the news for the mega students’ protest over the delayed recruitment process in various departments — and now over the demand for a separate municipal corporation — is likely to witness another “satyagraha” if the government fails to initiate the recruitment process. Addressing a press conference in Dharwad on Monday (June 1), B.D. Hiremath, activist and president of the High Court Bar Association of Dharwad, has said that if the government failed to fix a time for discussions regarding the commencement of the recruitment process as demanded by job aspirants, they would be forced to launch a “satyagraha for truth and justice” from June 9.