
Protest at Bannari against ban on vehicle movement during night hours
The Hindu
It will only affect livelihood of people, say protesters
Stating that a total ban on vehicle movement during night hours on the stretch between Bannari and Punajanur check-posts would only affect the livelihood of people, traders downed shutters in Talavadi on Thursday. Around 1,500 people gathered near Bannari check-post and expressed their concern over the ban.
Hearing public interest litigation on February 8, the Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy directed the Forest Department to enforce the Erode District Gazette notification dated January 7, 2019 that restricts vehicle movement on the stretch from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

The Socio Economic and Educational Survey (caste census) report, accepted by the Karnataka government on Friday, has proposed an increase in reservation to other backward classes (OBCs) from the existing 32% to 51 %. This would result in total reservation in the State going up to 85%, including 10% to the economically weaker sections (EWS) and 24% to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.