<keyword id="19896017" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Karnataka" source="keywords">Karnataka</keyword> is grappling with intense rainfall, with a red alert issued for five districts — Shivamogga, Udupi, Chikkamagaluru, <keyword id="19895038" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dakshina-Kannada" source="keywords">Dakshina Kannada</keyword> and Kodagu. The <keyword id="19897673" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="India-Meteorological-Department" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="India Meteorological Department" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="India Meteorological Department">India Meteorological Department</keyword> (<keyword id="19933636" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IMD" source="keywords">IMD</keyword>) has also warned of potential landslides in 31 sub-divisions across the state. Now, the IMD has forecast heavy to extremely <keyword id="19922385" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="heavy-rains" source="keywords">heavy rains</keyword> (64.5 mm- over 204.5 mm) over Coastal and South <keyword id="22612665" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="interior-karnataka" source="keywords">Interior Karnataka</keyword> today. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in the region tomorrow as well. Further, up to widespread, light to moderate rainfall is expected over Coastal Karnataka and Interior Karnataka during the next five days. Accordingly, a red warning (meaning ‘take action’) has been issued over South Interior Karnataka for today, with an orange alert (meaning ‘be prepared’) prevailing over other parts of the state. The monsoon's fury has been relentless, with five lives lost and 106 houses completely destroyed in Dakshina Kannada alone since June. Over 100 people have been displaced, with <keyword id="20764825" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="relief-camps" source="keywords">relief camps</keyword> set up to provide shelter. Dakshina Kannada district has been particularly hard hit, with schools and colleges closed on July 31 due to the severe weather. The Netravati River has overflowed, submerging houses and prompting rescue operations by the <keyword id="19988414" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="NDRF" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="NDRF" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="NDRF">NDRF</keyword> and fire brigade. The state's major reservoirs, including KRS, Kabini, Hemavathi, and Harangi, are nearly full due to the heavy rainfall. Authorities are maintaining a buffer and releasing water steadily to manage the situation. The district administration in Dakshina Kannada has urged the public to exercise caution, avoid low-lying areas, and stay away from water bodies. Fisherfolk have been advised not to venture into the sea. The situation remains critical, and authorities are closely monitoring the situation and taking necessary steps to mitigate the impact of the heavy rains. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112125756" title="Wayanad landslides: NDRF teams, Army choppers, Ministers rush to Wayanad" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>

Landslide warning sounded in Karnataka amid heavy rains; Shivamogga, Udupi, Kodagu on Alert

Bengaluru, The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted <keyword id="45172" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="heavy-rain" source="Orion">heavy rain</keyword> to lash Karnataka till July 10, while it also issued a red alert for the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi. The much awaited monsoon rain have arrived in the state, bringing cheers to the farming community. State capital Bengaluru woke up to drizzles on Thursday morning, But commuters faced trouble as waterlogging in parts of the city led to traffic jams.Meanwhile, fishermen have alerted not to venture into the sea. One person was killed in Dakshina Kannada district on Wednesday due to the heavy rain. It is predicted that the Uttara Kannada district will witness thunderstorms with heavy winds. Heavy rain will lash Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Kalaburgi, Raichur, Chikkamagalur, Davanagere, Kodagu, Shivamogga and Vijayanagar districts. Mysuru, Ramnagar and Bengaluru Urban, Bengaluru Rural, Kolar are also expected to witness downpours. Dams and water reservoirs in the state, which were dried due to lack of rains have started filling up. The water level in KRS dam has reached 10.17 tmc. This time last year, the water level stood at 34.06 tmc. The recorded inflow is 1,249 cusecs. Alamatti dam has recorded 19.24 tmc of water against 50.04 tmc feet of water storage last year. Tungabhadra dam with 259 cusecs of water inflow has 3.07 tmc of water following initial rain. In the same time last year, the dam had 50.7 tmc of water. Linganamakki dam has recorded inflow of 9,237 cusecs of water, Kabini reservoir is seeing an inflow of 3,431 cusecs of water following incessant rains. Bhadra dam is seeing 2,397 cusecs of water inflow, Harangi dam is witnessing 1,518 cusecs of inflow and Supa dam is seeing an inflow of 1,736 cusecs of water. Varahi dam, Malaprabha dams are yet to receive water inflow, according to authorities

Heavy rain will lash Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and other Karnatka districts

The health department stated that in 68 different places of the state, <keyword id="6418922" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mosquitoes" source="Orion">mosquitoes</keyword> were tested for the presence of <keyword id="3189910" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="zika" source="Orion">Zika</keyword> virus in their bodies. Likewise, samples were taken from six locations of Chikkaballapura district. The Zika virus was found in mosquitoes in Talakayalabetta village in Sidlaghatta taluk. The <keyword id="385499" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="health-authorities" source="Orion">health authorities</keyword> swung into action immediately after the development and initiated <keyword id="4058662" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="preventive-measures" source="Orion">preventive measures</keyword> to contain the spread of the virus. Special meetings have already been held by the health authorities and officers have been given clear directions to mitigate the crisis in the initial stages. The officers have collected blood samples of 30 pregnant women and seven persons with fever symptoms and sent them for testing to Bengaluru. The samples were collected from the villages located in the five km radius of Talakayala Betta village. The officers had personally visited Venkatapura, Dibburahalli, Bachchanahalli, Vaddahalli and others and taken stock of the situation. Chikkaballapura District Health Officer Mahesh Kumar had confirmed the detection of Zika virus in Chikkaballapura district. The health authorities are closely monitoring about 5,000 people in the region. Zika virus is a mosquito-borne viral infection. The symptoms are fever, rash, headache, joint pain, red eyes and muscle pain. Zika can cause birth defects. The development has raised concerns as Chikkaballapura district is located close to capital Bengaluru.

Zika virus found in K'taka district, govt on high alert mode

The High <keyword id="6355578" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="court" source="Orion">Court</keyword> of Karnataka has orally warned <keyword id="6354576" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="facebook" source="Orion">Facebook</keyword> (Meta) that it may order its operations in India to be shut down if it does not cooperate with police investigation over a <keyword id="71277" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="fake-profile" source="Orion">fake profile</keyword>. An Indian national from Mangaluru, <keyword id="229057" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="shailesh-kumar" source="Orion">Shailesh Kumar</keyword>, is in prison in Saudi Arabia allegedly over a derogatory Facebook post against the king of that nation and Islam. His wife Kavitha has complained to the local police that it was a fake profile of her husband on which the derogatory message was posted. The police have failed to complete the investigation on the fake profile prompting Kavitha to approach the high court. Her petition, originally filed in 2021, was heard by Justice Krishna S Dixit on Wednesday. Earlier on June 12, the HC had ordered: "The Commissioner of Police, Mangalore (Mangaluru), is directed to study the case papers and be present before the Court to answer as to why there has been arguably enormous delay in accomplishing the investigation of the matter when a citizen of this country is languishing in a jail of a foreign country after trial and conviction when his specific stand was that his Facebook account was hacked." Mangaluru city police commissioner Kuldeep Kumar Jain and the investigating officer in the case were present in the HC on Wednesday. Kavitha's complaint to the police stated that Shailesh has been working in Saudi Arabia for the past 25 years. He had put up a post in support of the Indian Government's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizenship (NRC) move. He allegedly received a threat call over this post following which he deleted his account. Subsequently, some miscreants created a fake account in his name and uploaded a derogatory post against the Saudi king and Islam, she said. Following this post, Shailesh was arrested in Saudi Arabia, tried and sentenced to 15 years in jail. Based on the information he provided, his wife filed the police complaint about the fake profile in her husband's name. The police commissioner informed the HC on Wednesday that the investigation has been delayed as Facebook has not cooperated with the police. When the HC questioned the counsel for Facebook, the counsel informed the court that he had no information about the exact location of the incident. This prompted the HC to issue the warning that the operations of Facebook would have to be ordered to shut down if it did not cooperate with the investigation. The counsel sought a week's time to submit the details required. The HC adjourned the hearing to June 22 directing Facebook to submit a detailed report on the incident and relevant information. Meta, Facebook's parent company, was arraigned as a party to the petition on May 29, 2023. The HC also directed the <keyword id="6362177" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="union-government" source="Orion">Union government</keyword> to detail the steps taken to secure the Indian national who has been jailed in a foreign prison in a fake case. "Union Government should also make a statement based upon records to be given in a sealed cover as to what happened to the concerned citizen; whether he was given lawyer's assistance on a foreign soil; whether apparently trial proceedings were held with fairness standards as obtaining in the international criminal law," the HC's June 12 order read. The HC also warned the Union government that "if the details as sought are not furnished, the concerned secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs may be summoned personally before the Court." SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/cyclone-biparjoy-impact-rajasthan-on-red-alert/articleshow/101017338.cms">Desert state of Rajasthan on red alert: Cyclone Biparjoy to cause extremely heavy rains on June 16-17</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/the-year-of-2023-likely-to-become-the-hottest-ever-says-the-guardian/articleshow/101016736.cms">The year of 2023 likely to become the hottest ever, says The Guardian</a>

Karnataka HC warns Facebook its operations would be shut down if it does not cooperate with police investigation

(Eds: Combines related stories)Hyderabad, May 6 () Tipplers thronged liquor shops inlarge numbers as sale of alcoholic beverages resumed inTelangana after over a month long hiatus due to the COVID-19lockdown while 11 fresh cases of the infection were reportedon Wednesday.More number of people were seen on the city roads andalso at some ATMs compared to the previous days during theongoing lockdown as most wine shops reported brisk sales amidvigil by the police and implementation of social distancingand other precautions. Customers formed serpentine queues even before theshutters went up as the government allowed sale of liquor atmore than 2,000 shops across the state with guidelines,including maintaining social distance and wearing of facemasks while also increasing the prices by 16 per cent. Shops in coronavirus containment zones will, however,remain closed. Telangana is the latest to join the list of states,including neighbouring Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, whichhave allowed sale of liquor that remained out of bounds forthe tipplers during the first two phases of lockdown.The state clocks around Rs 20,000 crore revenue annuallyfrom liquor business, including licence fee. "I was waiting for this day... I would not mind the pricehike. This time I will get sufficient stocks," a buyer said atone of the shops here.State Excise minister Srinivas Goud said he visitedseveral outlets here and all of them were following thegovernment guidelines such as wearing masks and maintainingphysical distances.On Wednesday, 11 fresh cases of COVID-19 were confirmed,taking the number of people infected by the virus in the stateto 1,107.No fresh death occurred and the toll due to the virusremained at 29, a COVID-19 bulletin said. It said 20 people were cured/discharged on Wednesday,taking the total recoveries to 648. The number of people undergoing treatment in hospitals(active cases) stood at 430. All the 11 fresh cases were from the Greater HyderabadMunicipal Corporation (GHMC) area, according to the bulletin. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday askedofficials to focus more on Hyderabad and its surroundingareas, where the new COVID-19 cases are being reported. He directed that effective and strict measures beimplemented to contain the spread of the virus. Rao, who held a meeting with Health Minister E Rajenderand officials on COVID-19 containment and implementation oflockdown, told the officials to be on alert in villagesbordering Guntur and Kurnool districts of Andhra Pradesh inview of the rampant spread of the virus there. Meanwhile, in continuing evacuation, around 14,000migrant workers left Telangana and Andhra Pradesh fordifferent states in 13 special trains. While 11 trains left Telangana, two originated in AndhraPradesh during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesdayand were headed to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand,Rajasthan and Maharashtra, a South Central Railway officialsaid. The railways had been running ''Shramik Special'' trainssince May 1 for ferrying the migrant workers at the request ofstates. Earlier, over 2,000 migrant workers were sent to theirhome states from Telangana in two special trains, includingthe first special to be operated from Lingampalli here toHatia in Jharkhand on May 1, after the Centre eased thelockdown norms and allowed their movement. Speaking after a meeting of the state cabinet on Tuesdaynight, Rao had announced extension of lockdown in the statetill May 29 beyond May 7, the earlier phase. Six districts in the state are in red zone but threedistricts (except Hyderabad, Medchal and Ranga Reddy) may moveout of the red zone in the next few days, he had said. SJRGDK VVKVS VS

Liquor shops re-open in Telangana; 11 COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday

(Eds: Updating, combining related stories, adding details) New Delhi, Apr 7 () The Centre is mulling extending the nationwide lockdown beyond April 14 to contain the spread of COVID-19 following requests from several states and experts, government sources said on Tuesday, as the total number of coronavirus cases in India crossed the 5,000 mark.With only a week left for the 21-day nationwide lockdown to end, sources, however, did not indicate if a final decision has been taken on the extension, and Joint Secretary in the Union health ministry Lav Aggarwal said, "no decision on extending lockdown as yet (taken), please don't speculate."India is under the lockdown since March 25, with only essential services exempted, to contain the spread of coronavirus. While a tally based on figures reported by various states as on Tuesday showed more than 5,000 testing positive across the country and at least 145 deaths, the Union Health Ministry's evening update, however, showed 4,789 confirmed cases and 124 deaths.According to an ILO report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis has the potential to push around 40 crore informal sector workers in India deeper into poverty, with the lockdown and other containment measures affecting jobs and earnings.However, several chief ministers have favoured the extension of the lockdown as they feel that the country can recover from the adverse impact of the shutdown on its economy but it was necessary to save lives from the fast-spreading virus, which has killed more than 76,500 people globally and afflicted over 13.6 lakh across 183 countries."A lot of state governments as well as experts are requesting the Central Government to extend the lockdown. The Central government is thinking in this direction," a source said, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked countrymen to be ready for a long battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, and exhorted people to not feel tired or defeated while expressing confidence that India will emerge victorious in the fight. Chairing a meeting of the council of ministers through video conferencing on Monday, Modi had clearly indicated that the lifting of the lockdown in one go is very unlikely while discussing the modalities of lifting it. The Prime Minister also asked the ministers whether the restrictions should be lifted sector-wise or district-wise, a source said. Also on Tuesday, a group of ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 recommended that all educational institutions should remain shut and all religious activities having public participation should be restricted till May 15 irrespective of whether the government extends the 21-day lockdown beyond April 14, official sources said after a meeting of the GoM. The meeting, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and attended by Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, also concluded that religious centres and shopping malls must not be allowed to resume normal functioning at least for four weeks from April 14. Several chief ministers have also favoured the extension of the lockdown, and pitched for lifting of restrictions in a phased manner. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said his government will extend lockdown, if a need arises, while his counterpart in Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot said the state cannot withdraw the lockdown immediately, and it has to be done in a phased manner. In a statement to mark two weeks of the lockdown, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said the next one week is "critical" for evolving an exit strategy as the data regarding the spread of coronavirus will have a bearing on the decision to be taken by the government. He also appealed to the public to abide with whatever decision the government ultimately takes, and cooperate with the same spirit that has been evident so far, even if it meant to continue with "some degree of hardship" beyond April 14. Stating that it's too early to take a call at present whether to lift the nationwide lockdown, Karnataka Medical Education Minister Sudhakar K, who is state in-charge of all matters related to COVID-19, however, favoured the extension of the lockdown in COVID-19 hotspots in the country by at least an additional two weeks. "Where there are red alerts and zones, those zones, in my opinion, should continue to be in a lockdown situation at least for two weeks...till this month-end, I will request them (the Centre) to do this," he said. Telananga Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Modi to extend the national lockdown imposed to contain COVID-19, saying it was essential to save lives. Agreeing that continuing the lockdown would adversely impact the economy, he, however, said ways can be found to recover from it once the threat of COVID-19 goes away but human lives cannot be saved. Favouring extension, Rao said ,"we can recover from economic problem. But, we cannot recover the lives of the people... So, I propose at least for another one-two weeks. Extension should be at least for one or two weeks more. Then we can review." The International Labour Organisation (ILO) report released in Geneva on Tyesday said,"in India, with a share of almost 90 per cent of people working in the informal economy, about 400 million workers in the informal economy are at risk of falling deeper into poverty during the crisis." "Current lockdown measures in India, which are at the high end of the University of Oxford's COVID-19 Government Response Stringency Index, have impacted these workers significantly, forcing many of them to return to rural areas," it said in its updated report.Since there is no vaccine to fight COVID-19, the government has stressed that social distancing is the only way to check the spread of the virus. Lockdown is considered the best way to keep people indoors.Inter-state travel by public transport, including trains and buses, is banned, and so is domestic and international air travel.Meanwhile, the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) has urged 10 states to allow sale of alcoholic beverages saying that a blanket ban during the lockdown to contain coronavirus has resulted in sale of illicit and spurious liquor while causing burden on exchequer.It said the need to close on-shops (bars) is well understood in light of social distancing, but noted that the nationwide lockdown has resulted in the shutdown of all wholesale and retail shops selling alcoholic beverages also.The CIABC, which is the apex body of the Indian alcoholic beverage industry, has sent letters on Monday to chief ministers of 10 states -- Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. NAB MPB KKS PYK PYKPYKPYK

COVID-19: Govt mulls extending lockdown beyond Apr 14 following requests from states, experts

India's coronavirus tally crosses 2 lakh mark— with more than 1 lakh active cases

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/46824796.cms" /> Are you planning to hire new employees this year? Well, here is a red alert for you: double-check your candidates’ education and previous <keyword id="6355127" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="employment">employment</keyword> details before extending an offer. Because, chances are that your candidate has forged these details in his/her CV when he walked in for an interview. 
 
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				According to the recently released First Advantage Background Screening Trends Report: India by <a href="http://www.fadv.com/" target="_blank">First Advantage</a>, a global provider of screening analytics and identity solutions, discrepancies in probable employee’s CV is on the rise. This study, which reveals key macro and micro trends, provides insight for organisations to benchmark their current programs and fine-tune their existing screening practices, alleges that:</td>
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	<li> The discrepancy by <keyword id="632608" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="education-level">Education Level</keyword> stands at 71% in the Graduate level in comparison to Q3-14 which was at 72%.</li>
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		Discrepancies related to employment was the highest at 55.7% followed by Address Discrepancies at 13% and Education discrepancies at 5.3%. The remaining discrepancies of 26% were related to Criminal, Document Investigation, Database, Reference, etc. [clubbed under Others]. It shows an increase from 23.1% in Q3-14 to 26.0% in Q4-14.</li>
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		Case Level Discrepancy across BFSI Sector was the highest at 38%</li>
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		In Q4-14 - Associate level discrepancy continues to top the graph at 65%. It is followed by Middle Management at 18%, First Level Supervisor at 12% Apprentice/Trainee/Intern at 3% and Senior Management at 2%.</li>
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		Case Level Discrepancy across Industrial sectors like Retail, IT and FMCG rose in comparison to the recent past quarters.</li>
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		Karnataka tops in state-wise discrepancies and leads at 22% followed by Maharashtra at 19%, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu both are at 9% and Uttar Pradesh follow at 7%</li>
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		City-wise Bengaluru leads in Employment and Address related discrepancies &amp; New Delhi in Education related discrepancies.</li>
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		As the awareness is growing, it is also serving as a deterrent for a candidate to fake information and at the same time is encouraging them to be more open with sharing information irrespective of the information being negative or positive.</li>
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		Employers are feeling a lot more confident since they are equipped with more inside information of the candidate whom they are planning to take on board and are also happy to have the option of making choices and deciding who would be more apt for their organisation.</li>
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About First Advantage: It is a provider of background screening in the world and conducts around 23 million global background checks annually. Their recently First Advantage Background Screening Trends Report: India study is based on data drawn from employment background verifications and reference checks conducted by First Advantage in India. The screening results represent the company’s clients located in India. The report results are segmented under critical discrepancy types (employment, education, financial-related, address and database) and examines the discrepancy breakdown by state and by industry.

Jobs: 71% jobseekers lie about their educational qualification, 55% lie about previous employment

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/53738782.cms" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" />Dressed in a simple cotton salwar kameez, in the first look she looks simple and uncomplaining. There's nothing flashy about her, but a closer look shows there are a thousand miseries hidden behind Chandrakala's ever-smiling face. 
 
At a young age of 27, she is still battling demons from her dark times. She grew up in Mysore. Her parents died when she was a child. Both she and her sister were raised by her relatives and neighbours. Growing up, all she wanted was to work, get married and have a family of her own. But fate had separate plans for this girl. 
 
An incident onboard Mysore-bound train scarred her for life. She boarded the train to return home after her failed job hunt in Bangalore, but woke up next morning in a strange room, in a strange city, surrounded by people chattering in languages she couldn’t understand, probably Hindi and Marathi. 
 She wasn't aware that she had been trafficked! The strange area she had found herself in was <keyword id="77879" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kamathipura">Kamathipura</keyword> - one of the largest red light districts in India. Chandrakala was first drugged in the Mysore-bound train by a stranger, hauled off to a Mumbai brothel and tortured until she agreed to become a prostitute. Her trafficker was banking on Chandrakala being disoriented and terrified – he knew it would make it tougher for her to escape. 
 
She was trafficked at 20, and for the next five years, men bought and sold Chandrakala’s body on the streets of Kamathipura. At dusk, many like her stood – caked in makeup – on narrow lanes littered with refuse, beckoning hollow-eyed men to follow them into tiny dinghy rooms. 
 
Today, she lives in an NGO - Threads Of Freedom United Home- in Bangalore with other trafficked women like her who were rescued. She would never have been rescued if one of her own customers from Karnataka hadn’t taken pity on her. Perhaps, the fact that they both had the same mother tongue, Kannada, did it. He alerted the police and they raided the brothel. The next few years that she was at government funded centres, she learned tailoring and mat making. But she had no job and little contact with the outside world. Still in her twenties, she began despairing of ever having a normal life. Her family didn't want her and she didn't know what she would do. Death seemed like the only way out till she became a responsibility of the Bangalore NGO. 
 
Her conversation now is peppered with terms she’s recently learned like “self-reliance” and “job security”. Her plans for the future are bound up in these abstract concepts. But ask her how she feels, she puts it simply, “Free”, she says, “Like I’ve been let out of prison.”. 
 It has taken almost a decade, but she finally might have a decent job. A few months ago, she was inducted into <keyword id="6734688" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Milaap">Milaap</keyword>'s 'Threads of Freedom programme'. Milaap is the biggest and therefore, one of the most effective crowd-funding and fund-raising websites in India, from where several heartening stories such as Chandrakala’s have emerged. Her training and reintegration costs around Rs 1,20,000. 
 
Since it will take few months until she is finally on payroll of one of TOFU’s partner garment factories, living expenses for coming few months in addition to the training might cost her up to Rs 1,50,000. Though she will be self-sufficient in 6 months to afford this herself, the beginning is a trouble for her as she struggles for support today. 
 
In time, she also wishes to move out of the NGO and start a life of own. A small house. A kitchen to cook her favourite meal for herself and living the feeling of independence..

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Landslide warning sounded in Karnataka amid heavy rains; Shivamogga, Udupi, Kodagu on Alert

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Heavy rain will lash Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and other Karnatka districts

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