''Karavali Ale'' (

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

: ಕರಾವಳಿ ಅಲೆ), meaning "Coastal Waves" in

, is a local Kannada daily

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published in

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, India. The publication is owned and managed by its founders B. V. Seetaram and Rohini S. It is edited by Sathish N. Vaidya. Since its establishment, Karavali Ale has been among the front-running print publications in Dakshina Kannada and

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districts. As per DAVP 2013, it has a circulation of over 45,000 in these regions, making it one of the popular Kannada newspapers in Coastal Karnataka. The newspaper primarily focuses on local and state-level coverage, but provides a regular mix of national and international current affairs news as well. As a result of the publication's persistent political commentaries against

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, its employees have been attacked multiple times by extremists across the

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region, and the sale of the newspaper has been disrupted occasionally in attempts to interrupt the circulation network. Karavali Ale headquarters was also attacked by miscreants, which was condemned by the Indian Newspaper Society and the

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. Karavali Ale was established in 1992 under the parent company Chitra Publications Pvt. Ltd. The company has published three more newspapers since its inception.

Sister publications

*''Kannada Janantaranga'' is a local Kannada daily newspaper founded on 18 September 1993. It is published in Kumta, and predominant in

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and

Malenadu Malnad (; Malēnādu) is a region in the state of Karnataka in India. Malenadu covers the western and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountain range, and is roughly 100 kilometers in width. Malnadis a region of Karnataka ...

regions of Karnataka. The ''e-paper of Kannada Janantaranga'' is available online and uploaded daily. Ramesh S. Poojary is the editor of Kannada Janataranga currently. *''The Canara Times'', founded on 7 June 1989, was the first local English daily in Dakshina Kannada. It was discontinued at the turn of the millennium after a long stint as a periodical print publication. It now runs as an online news portal disseminating articles on local, national, and international current affairs. *''Sanje Ale'' was a local Kannada eveninger published in Mangalore. It was in circulation for three years before being discontinued in 2009.

Editor-in-chief

''B. V. Seetaram'', popularly referred to by the acronym ''BVSee'', is the

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of Karavali Ale. Prior to starting his own journalistic venture, Seetaram has worked at

Samyukta Karnataka ''Samyukta Karnataka'' is a major Kannada newspaper which has its headquarters in Hubballi, Karnataka. It is also published from Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Bagalkot, Kalaburgi and Davanagere. The incumbent editor is Hunasavadi Rajan. The newspape ...

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, and

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. He is acknowledged for his radical and unreserved take on various socio-political topics. Spearheaded by Seetaram, the editorial team of Karavali Ale has raked up several significant issues and has been hailed for pro-people journalism. On a number of occasions, Seetaram has been involved in controversies with local as well as national right-wing political parties and groups of Karnataka for his bold remarks on their policies. He was arrested along with his wife Rohini on charges of defamation and disturbing communal harmony. This led to widespread protests by the civil society and journalists’ fraternity, including the Editors’ Guild of India. Human rights organisations like

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and

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condemned the allegations and the consequent arrests. Subsequently, The

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found the arrests illegal, and cited it as a human rights breach as well as a violation of the freedom of the press. Karnataka Home Department officials were slapped a fine and compensation in this regard.

Karavali Ale news website

The Karavali Ale web site was launched on 1 December 2016. The

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dispenses regular updates of local and state-level news.

Awards

*In 2010, the Dakshina Kannada District Child Welfare Committee awarded Karavali Ale the CWC award being the ‘Best Newspaper Creating Awareness on Child Rights. Nina Nayak, chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, presented the award. *

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India awarded Seetaram the 'Journalist of the Year' award for 'courage and fortitude in his writings and during his incarceration in 2008-2009'. The award was presented by Chairman Justice M. F. Saldanha.BV Seetaram Transparency International Award
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References

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Sister publications

Editor-in-chief

Karavali Ale news website

Awards

See also

References