The whole debate around banning PUBG continues and this time the we have news from Goa. The State Information Technology Minister, Rohan Khaunte at a government event in Porvorim said that there should be a law in the state to curb the multiplayer battle royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG). According to Khaunte, the game has become like a demon that is residing in every house and students are completely engrossed in playing the game and not serious about their studies. "I am not aware of states banning PUBG but some law has to be made to ensure there is a restriction on it in Goa. PUBG has become a demon in every house. Students, instead of studying, are engrossed in playing PUBG," he said. He also added that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar should take the issue into consideration. Last week there was a report that an 18-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself. The reason given for the boy’s extreme step is that he had an argument with his family who denied a new mobile phone for playing PUBG Mobile. Back in January, the Gujarat government issued circular asking district authorities to ensure a ban on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. The state primary education department's circular was issued after a recommendation by the Gujarat State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, said officials. The circular directed District Primary Education Officers to take necessary steps to enforce a ban on the game in primary schools.<doc-sep>PUBG banned in Maharashtra by the Bombay High Court for the state of Maharastra? That’s fake news and the so called notice is also fake. PUBG banned in Maharashtra by the Bombay High Court for the state of Maharastra? That’s fake news and the so called notice is also fake. PUBG or PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has certainly become a very popular mobile game in India, and while some colleges might have banned the game, reports that the Bombay High Court banned the game are fake. According to a reports on Gadgets360, a fake notice claiming that PUBG has been banned by the Bombay High Court is doing the rounds on social media platforms like Facebook, etc. The reason fro this ban is allegedly because PUBG is creating a lot of nuisance and apparently causing students to spoil their lives. Of course, by that logic many mobile games can be considered as a nuisance, but the so-called order has too many grammatical errors to be true. For starts, the spelling of magistrates is totally wrong. Also as Gadgets360 points out the order has been signed by a K Srinivasulu with the designation being prejudge. An image of the so-called legal notice claiming to ban PUBG in India. (Image source: Facebook) An image of the so-called legal notice claiming to ban PUBG in India. (Image source: Facebook) There is no designation like that in the Indian High Courts, one is simply designated a High Court Judge. Or there are district court judges in the lower courts of India. The designation prejudge is a clear indication that this is fake. Further, the order seems to have been issued by a ‘Center for governance’ and it also mentions ‘legally notices’ when the term is in fact legal notice. It also claims that ‘All we have knew that a few countries took action on ban of this game,’ which is grammatically wrong and sounds rather vague for an actual legal judgement. Plus the Bombay High Court bench does not have a judge by the name of K Srinivasulu. Going to the Bombay High Court website shows a list of all present judges on the court, and this name is not on the list. Read more: PUBG bans over 30,000 players with introduction of Vikendi, implements new anti-cheating features So yes, for those of you who were worried that PUBG has been banned in the state of Maharashtra or worse all across India, you can get be rest assured that this is the not the case. Unless of course your college hostel decides to ban the game, which is a possibility. PUBG has become highly popular in India and other global markets. Tencent Corporation, which is behind the hit game, recently revealed that the game has over 200 million downloads globally and close to 30 million daily active players. In August, the company announced that PUBG Mobile had crossed 100 million downloads on iOS and Android platforms combined within four months of its launch. This is a battle royale game available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Mobile platforms. In it a total of 100 players drop onto a battleground, where they will have to fight till death and the last man standing will be declared the winner.<doc-sep>
Man reportedly leaves pregnant wife for PUBG PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which is popularly known as PUBG, has become a sort of rage with online gamers all around the world. While its popularity doesn’t seem to stop growing, PUBG addiction has also become a highly debatable topic, especially in India. In a recent development, it has now been reported that a man has left his pregnant wife due to his addition to the online game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or PUBG. According to a report by Gamerant, a Facebook post has recently gone viral which states that the man was introduced to the online battle royale game PUBG by his siblings before he started playing it excessively. His PUBG addiction led to arguments between the couple since the man was reportedly staying up all night in order to play PUBG while also neglecting the responsibilities towards the family. The report further states that the man made a choice and eventually decided to leave his family as he couldn’t bear to stay away from the PUBG game. This comes after an 11-year-old boy in Maharashtra moved the Bombay High Court seeking a ban on PUBG on grounds of the game being harmful and addictive. In another report, a gym trainer ended up in the hospital due to his addition to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Meanwhile, Rohan Khaunte, the GOA IT minister, has said on Sunday that there is a need to pass a law in order to curb PUBG. The minister said that PUBG has become a “demon” in every house while students are neglecting their studies since they are so engrossed in playing PUBG Mobile online. It should also be noted that Gujarat government has recently issued a circular which states that district primary education officers (DPEOs) will have to take necessary step in order to ban students from playing PUBG in primary schools.