Here are the big stories from Karnataka today
Protests occurred across Karnataka in support of activist Sonam Wangchuk and against the National Testing Agency, while a separate incident involving a tourist's severe injury at a Dandeli resort was reported. The protests focused on education reform and the treatment of activists by central authorities.
Why it matters
The article captures both the regional political unrest regarding national education policy and a specific local safety issue in the tourism sector.
Members of progressive groups, students’ organisations, Dalit groups, writers, activists and progressive thinkers from across Karnataka staged protests in solidarity with students and activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was on a hunger strike in Delhi and had called for a ‘Parliament Chalo’ protest on July 20, 2026.
The city of Mysuru witnessed a one-day hunger strike at Gandhi Bhavan on the University of Mysore campus on July 20 in support of educationist and environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, and others demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and abolition of the National Testing Agency (NTA).
In Shivamogga, protesters gathered in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in the city and raised slogans against the Central government, expressing support for Mr. Wangchuk and the protesting students. They condemned the alleged use of police force against peaceful protesters instead of engaging with them in dialogue
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