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FIR filed against Kannada news channel for reporting false news.

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Janata Dal (Secular) party's Bengaluru unit has registered an FIR against the TV channel for falsely reporting the news of CM Kumaraswamy resigning.
Kannada television news channel TV5’s claims that Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is set to resign from his position has seen the TV channel come under fire. While Kumaraswamy denied the report calling ‘far from the truth’, his supporters marched to the channel’s head office in Bengaluru and pelted stones/

Now, the Janata Dal (Secular) party’s Bengaluru unit President R Prakash has registered a complaint against the TV channel for false reporting. In his complaint, Prakash has named Dasharath, a reporter with TV5 and the Chief Editor of the news channel. “This false news was published continuously since 6 pm. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy toured Hassan and Mysuru on November 28 and took part in several events. CM Kumaraswamy is healthy and has been carrying out his day to day activities. He works for 14 to 16 hours a day. However, TV5 Kannada’s reporter Dasharath has falsely reported that Kumaraswamy is suffering from health problems, and is trying to create panic among the residents of Karnataka and unnecessarily cause them worry,” reads the complaint

The complaint further goes on to add that the story threatened to cause law and order problems in the state. “The Chief Minister’s office is a very important one for every state and by spreading such false news, it will disturb the peace in society and cause law and order problems. By creating a black spot in Kumaraswamy’s career, this false news has also maligned the reputation of our party (Janata Dal Secular). We suspect that there is an ulterior motive behind the propagation of this false news. We thereby request you to take appropriate action against the TV5 reporter and editor in chief who allowed such news to be published in the channel,” it added.

An FIR was registered at the High Grounds Police Station in Bengaluru under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy to commit an offence), 153 (wantonly giving provocation with the intent to provoke a riot), and 505 (statements conducting public mischief).

After the report was aired, protests broke out against the TV channel. The protests were held by JD(S) party workers prompting CM Kumaraswamy to issue a clarification and appeal to his party workers to stop their protests.

TNM

India’s ‘no’ to talks with Pakistan is self-defeatist: CPI-M

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 The Modi government’s refusal to have talks with Pakistan betrays its “contradictory and self-defeating stand” vis-a-vis Islamabad and is dictated “by its communal agenda within the country”, the CPI-M has said.

“What is required is resumption of the comprehensive dialogue while maintaining a firm stance on tackling terrorism,” said an editorial in the CPI-M journal “People’s Democracy”.

“With its blinkered approach to relations with Pakistan which are dictated by its communal agenda within the country, the Modi government is constricting its scope for strategic autonomy,” the Communist Party of India-Marxist said.

“Whether it is Afghanistan or South Asia regional cooperation, India cannot play a positive role given its confrontationist stance towards Pakistan.

“Such a position does not only affect our external policy but also will have harmful repercussions internally – the worsening situation in Kashmir and the revival of extremism in Punjab are the two obvious pointers,” the editorial said.

The CPI-M hailed the decision to open a corridor from India to the Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan as “one of the rare instances when the governments of India and Pakistan have agreed to cooperate after a long period of stalemate and tensions”.

The corridor links the Dera Baba Nanak Gurudwara in Gurdaspur district in Indian Punjab to the Darbar Sahib Gurudwara where Guru Nanak Dev spent the last 18 years of his life.

“The joint effort in preparing the Kartarpur corridor has once again underlined the necessity for improving relations and cooperation between the two countries. It also highlighted the importance of developing people to people relations as a vital component of restoring normalcy and good neighbourly relations,” the editorial said.

But on the very day the corridor was being formally launched, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced India’s rejection of Pakistan’s invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the SAARC summit in Islamabad saying talks cannot be held along with terrorist actions.

“This falling back on a hardline stance underscores the contradictory and self-defeating stand of the Modi government in its relations with Pakistan,” it said.

It said that the “surgical strikes” of September 2016 only led to more firings and shelling across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, where rising militancy has been met with “brutal State repression”.

The CPI-M said that there was no consistency in India’s approach to Pakistan.

IANS

India hammer S.Africa in hockey World Cup opener

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India started their 2018 Hockey World Cup campaign on a thunderous note, hammering minnows South Africa 5-0 in the opener at the Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday.

Three field goals and two penalty corners helped World No.5 India register a comprehensive win in the second match of the evening.

Simranjeet Singh scored two goals (43rd and 46th minute), while Lalit Upadhyay (45th minute), Akashdeep Singh (12th minute) and Mandeep Singh (10th minute) slammed a goal apiece to fashion India’s win.

The hosts will next face World No.3 Belgium in their second pool match on December 2.

IANS

After MeToo, 80% men are overly cautious with women at work’

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In the wake of the #MeToo movement, almost 80 per cent of men have become overly cautious in their interactions with women colleagues, according to a report.

The study by market research and analysis company Velocity MR, which had over 2500 respondents across Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Chennai, noted that eight out of 10 people said that formal workplace interactions have been highly impacted as a result of the movement.

It found that close to 80 per cent of the respondents said fear of losing their career, family reputation, social stigma, and scepticism could be some of the reasons for the victims not reporting the cases earlier. Also, around 70 per cent of the respondents agreed that even after reporting the cases, victims still face threats.

The study further observed that close to 50 per cent of the respondents disapproved of victims reporting the abuse later, while two in five males supported the victims saying they are right in reporting the abuse later.

About seven in every 10 respondents said that encouraging the affected women to be independent can possibly help them speak up about the abuse.

“Although the majority of cases coming up in #MeToo are from the media-bollywood industry, other industries are not considered safe by close to 77 per cent of the respondents,” it said.

The survey also revealed that 83 per cent of the respondents believe that there are cases of false allegations in the wake of #MeToo.

“In spite of respondents feeling that there are false allegations, four out of five are hopeful that this would bring about a good change,” it reiterated.

PTI

Arvind Saxena sworn in as UPSC Chairman

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 Senior civil servant Arvind Saxena was sworn in as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Thursday, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said.

He was appointed to the post following a government order issued on Wednesday.

The term of his appointment will be till August 7, 2020, when he attains the age of 65 years or till further orders whichever is earlier, the Ministry said.

Saxena joined the Commission as a member on May 8, 2015, and was later appointed to perform the duties of the UPSC Chairman this June 20.

He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Pradeep Kumar Joshi, the senior most member of the Commission.

A student of civil engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering and M. Tech in systems management from IIT-New Delhi, Saxena was selected for the civil services and joined the Indian Postal Service in 1978.

In 1988, he joined the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), where he specialised in the study of strategic developments in neighbouring countries, including Nepal, China and Pakistan.

Saxena is a recipient of awards for Meritorious Services (2005) and Distinguished Services (2012) in recognition of his exemplary work and unblemished service record in the RAW.

Red Chillies Entertainment moves Delhi HC against notice over ‘Zero’

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 Red Chillies Entertainment on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court against a legal notice sent by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) alleging that an objectionable scene in the upcoming Shah Rukh Khan starrer “Zero” has allegedly hurt the sentiments of the Sikhs.

In the caveat, the Bollywood production house has requested the court not to take any action without informing and hearing the submission of the company.

The DSGMC has alleged that in the promo and poster, Shah Rukh has been shown in undergarments and wearing the ‘Gatka Kirpan’ (small dagger), a Sikh religious symbol.

Earlier, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who is also the DSGMC General Secretary, asked “Zero” director Aanand L. Rai and Shah Rukh to remove the “objectionable” scene from the movie and urged Delhi Police to lodge a complaint against the two for “hurting” the sentiments of the Sikhs.

IANS

HC extends interim protection to Chidambaram in INX media case

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 The Delhi High Court on Thursday extended former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s interim protection from arrest in the INX Media money laundering case till January 15.

The court was hearing Chidambaram’s anticipatory bail petition, seeking protection from arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case.

On July 25, the court had granted him interim protection, which was later extended to November 29.

The ED and the CBI are probing how Chidambaram’s son Karti managed to get clearance from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).

Karti was arrested on February 28 by the CBI for allegedly taking money to facilitate the FIPB clearance to INX Media in 2007 when his father was the Union Finance Minister in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

Later, Karti was granted bail.

Karti’s chartered accountant S. Bhaskararaman was arrested in the case by the ED and he too was later granted bail.

Margaret Alva, Gopala Rao & Guruva Koraga among Rajyotsava awardees

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The Karnataka Rajyotsava awards of this year are announced and 63 eminent personalities including H L Dattu, retired chief justice of Supreme Court, Hiriadka Gopal Rao, senior Yakshagana artist, Guruva Koraga, Janapada artist, Margaret Alva, former central minister, D Surendra Kumar of Dharmasthala and famous director Bhargava.

The awards will be presented to the chosen personalities by CM Kumaraswamy on Thursday, November 29 at the Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha.

Generally, these awards are presented on November 1, the day of Rajyotsava every year but this year it was delayed because of election code of conduct. In the present list, even people who have not applied for the award but were eligible due to their contribution for the state are selected for the award.

It is commendable that Kenneth Lawrence, a resident of Kolar, who was popularly known as ‘Gentleman Sprinter’ and who took part in the 1964 Olympics is selected by the state government for the award.

The specialty of this year’s awards is a good mixture of senior centenarian citizens with senior freedom fighters. Guruva Koraga, senior citizen and Dolu artist from Udupi has completed 100 years of his life. Guruva from Hiriadka learnt beating the drum or Dolu right from his childhood from the elders in the family and continued in the same profession. He has carved a niche for himself in the Janapada field of Udupi district. Similarly, Hiriadka Gopal Rao, who is known as the ‘Maddale Mantrika’, is also 99-years-old. Gopal Rao, who is very famous in the field of Yakshagana took part in the freedom fight also.

10 from coastal districts among the awardees, Janapada artiste Guruva Koraga, Maddale artiste Gopal Rao, former central minister Margaret Alva, vice-president of SDM education society D Surendra Kumar, senior journalist Amembal Anand, director of Medical Science Institutes of London Dr A A Shetty, famous Nagaswara artist Annu Devadiga, entrepreneur Anand C Kunder, popular Yakshagana comedian Kateel Sitaram Kumar and managing trustee of Sevanjali Pratistana, Farangipet are the ones from the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, who are the recipients of this year’s Rajyotsava awards.

Bengaluru has a lion’s share in this year’s awards. The other districts who have found places mainly among the awardees are Kalaburgi, Mysuru and the twin coastal districts. More than 1600 applications were received for this year’s awards.

IANS

Police not to arrest Arjun Sarja till Dec 11 : High Court

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The Karnataka high court on Wednesday, November 28 directed the Cubbon Park police not to arrest actor Arjun Sarja till December 11.

Hearing the petition filed by Arjun Sarja seeking to quash the FIR registered against him on the basis of the sexual harassment complaint filed by actor actress Sruthi Hariharan, the High Court directed that there was no need to arrest Sarja till December 11.

Sarja in his petition alleged that the case and complaint was a classic case of austere abuse of law and launching of malicious and vile attacks on an innocent man who has thrived hard for 36 years to stand out with the portrait of a gentleman.

PTI

HDK says that Aniruddh should have control over his language

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Chief Minister Kumaraswamy on Wednesday, November 28 expressed that Aniruddh’s statement against him and the state government has hurt him a lot.

Addressing the press persons after paying his last respects to JD(S) senior leader H S Prakash, Kumaraswamy said that whatever the government does is for the betterment of its people so  Aniruddh, son-in-law of late actor Vishnuvardhan should think before he speaks anything against the government.

” He referred to me as ‘udaaphe CM’ (negligent chief minister), his statement hurt my feelings. Aniruddh should have control over his language” said Kumaraswamy.

Kumaraswamy further said that Aniruddh should understand that efforts Kumaraswamy had put when Vishnuvardhan passed away. Even though he was not CM when actor Vishnuvardhan passed away he spoke to the then CM BS Yeddyurappa and actor Ambareesh to conduct the last rites of Vishnuvardhan with state honours. There is some confusion over Vishnuvardhan’s memorial between his fans and the family members, the government will sort it out soon, he added.

Following Kumaraswamy statements on Anirudh, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan apologized to Kumaraswamy on behalf of Anirudh. She further requested that her husband Vishnuvardhan’s memorial should be built in Mysuru and not in Kanteerava Studio.

 

PTI

 

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