Bengaluru: Officers check the identity of students while overseeing the protest at the DRM office where Karnataka Rakshana Vedike opposes the Railway Department for neglecting Kannada in exams on March 17, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru: Law enforcement maintains a presence at the DRM office amid the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike protest against the Railway Department's alleged failure to prioritize Kannada in exams on March 17, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike activists chant slogans following their detention by law enforcement during a protest against the Railway Department for purportedly disregarding Kannada language in examinations, outside the DRM office in Majestic, Bengaluru on March 17, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru: Members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike express their demands vocally after facing police detention during their protest at the DRM office against the Railway Department for not supporting the Kannada language in educational assessments, in Majestic, Bengaluru on March 17, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike participants are taken into custody by police amidst their protest against the Railway Department for the alleged oversight of the Kannada language in exams, outside the DRM office in Majestic, Bengaluru on March 17, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru: Activists from Karnataka Rakshana Vedike are detained by police during their demonstration against the Railway Department concerning the alleged failure to support the Kannada language in educational assessments, at the DRM office in Majestic, Bengaluru on March 17, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike members face police detention while protesting against the Railway Department's alleged neglect of the Kannada language in exams, at the DRM office in Majestic, Bengaluru on March 17, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)