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New Delhi: Newly appointed BJP State President and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel on Friday morning met his predecessor and Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa in the city.
Nalin Kumar after becoming the party’s state chief met Yediyurappa for the first time in New Delhi on Friday.
MLA Vedavyas Kamath, Sanjeeva Matandoor, Bharat Shetty, Harish Poonja and former MLA Ganesh Karnik were present during the occasion.
Bengaluru: Congress Legislature Party leader and former CM Siddaramaiah on Friday blamed the Devegowda family for the collapse of Cong-JD(S) coalition government in the state earlier last month after a series of resignations from the MLAs of both the parties.
Siddaramaiah on Friday called a press conference in the city to respond to the allegations levelled against him by JD(S) supremo and former PM Devegowda blaming him for the collapse of the government.
“In an interview to a news agency Devegowda levelled allegations against me that I was the reason behind the collapse of coalition government. If I don’t respond to the allegations it will send wrong message across. That’s why I decided to call a press conference on this” Siddaramaiah said ahead of the press conference.
“Our aim was that the BJP should not come to power. Even after having over 80 MLAs we supported JD(S). And once the government was formed I never interfered in the administration of Kumaraswamy nor any such attempts were made. Now, when the government has collapsed they are blaming me to cover up their mistakes that led to the collapse of the government” Siddaramaiah told reporters.
“CM Kumaraswamy never implemented decisions taken by coordination committee. Only during meetings he would approve those decisions and never work on it. Most of his decisions were unilateral, he used to ignore Congress legislators. The ministers were not taken into confidence. That’s the reason why the coalition government collapsed. Kumaraswamy and Devegowda are to be blamed for the BJP government in the state” Siddaramaiah added while saying that Devegowda’s remarks against him were politically motivated.
“Devegowda is an expert in pulling down governments. History is open for all to see. Don’t we know what he did when Dharam Singh government was in power in the state? Devegowda was responsible for the collapse of Dharam Singh government after Kumaraswamy joined hands with BJP to form government” he further added.
“Similarly, Devegowda once again was the reason behind the collapse of BJP-JD(S) government when Kumaraswamy withdrew support to BJP without giving CM post to Yediyurappa” he remarked adding that he knows Devegowda well as he has been in JD(S).
Former BJP legislator Ajay Kumar Poeia
Mathura: Former BJP legislator Ajay Kumar Poeia’s elder son has been booked for allegedly killing his wife, police said on Thursday.
The case against the former MLA’s son has been registered at Kotwali police station in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh by his in-laws. Police said they will take action after conducting initial inquiry. Poeia had been an MLA from Govardhan (reserved) seat.
According to police, Poeia’s daughter-in-law Seema was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her room on Tuesday evening, but the door was open from outside.
At the time of the incident, Poeia and his wife Chandravati were not at home as they are recuperating at a private hospital after being injured in an accident. Other family members were at the residence when Seema is believed to have died, police said.
The family members are calling her death a suicide. But Seema’s mother and sisters have alleged she was killed.
Kotwali police station in-charge Awadhesh Pratap Singh said, “A murder case has been registered based on the postmortem report. Any action against husband will be taken after ascertaining his role in the case after investigation.”
A farmer shows a poster seeking customers for his kidney after a nationalised bank refused to lend him a loan to start a business, in Saharanpur.
Saharanpur (UP) Distressed over mounting debt, a 30-year-old farmer has put up posters here seeking buyers for one of his kidneys after government banks allegedly turned down his loan requests.
Ramkumar, a resident of Chattar Sali village here, claims to have completed a dairy farming course under the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).
However, he said no government bank gave him a loan despite him having shown them the PMKVY certificate.
He told PTI Bhasha on Thursday that he borrowed money from his relatives to buy cattle and build a shed for the animals.
Now his relatives are pressuring him to return their money with interest, Ramkumar said.
He said he was left with no option but to sell his kidney to pay them back. So he decided to put up the posters seeking buyers.
Asked about it, Saharanpur Divisional Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said he had no knowledge of the matter.
“I have just learnt about it,
He said he will ensure a proper inquiry into the matter and only after that it will become clear why Ramkumar was denied loan by the banks.
New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the validity of a newly enacted law which makes the practice of instant divorce through triple talaq among Muslims a punishable offence entailing imprisonment of up to three years.
A bench of justices N V Ramana and Ajay Rastogi issued notice the Centre on a batch of petitions which has sought to declare The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019 as “unconstitutional” on grounds that it allegedly violates the provisions of the Constitution.
“We will examine this,” the bench told senior advocate Salman Khurshid, who was appearing for one of the petitioners.
Khurshid told the bench that there were many dimensions, including making the practice a punishable offence and jail term of up to three years, which was required to be examined by the top court.
FAIZAN RIZWAN & Pallavi Karnam
Bangalore: The launch of the first product of Kia motors, the world’s 8th largest automaker in mid-SUV segment has delighted car lovers. The Seltos in the Indian market with an introductory price starting from INR 9.69 Lakhs for the entry level petrol Smartstream G1. 5HTE model going upto INR 15.99 Lakhs for the Diesel 1.5 CRDi HTX plus and Petrol Smartstream 1.4 T-GeiGTX(7DCT) and GTX plus top-end variant. The Seltos is BS-VI compliant and available in both petrol and Diesel variants with manual and automatic transmission options. The company also announced the receipt of record 32,035 bookings for the Seltos so far which has set a new benchmark . The costumer delivery is being done from 22/08/19, Thursday. The overwhelming demand for Seltos is is well satisfied by the Kia motors India. Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Kook Hyun Shim, MD and CEO, Kia motors India said, “The Seltos has been one of the most ambitious project for Kia motors and even more for so Kia Motors India. The Seltos marks the Kia arrival in India for the first time, and we have put our heart and soul into this product . The Seltos is all about surprising everyone with it’s premium features, distinctive design, supreme quality, refined and powerful engine options, addictive performance and so much more. It I’d BS-VI compliant and has underground extensive testing to meet emission norms even with currently available BS-IV fuel, which makes it future proof. With the most advanced set of engine, fuel and transmission options in Seltos, we are confident to address all the unmet needs of the segment today. For our new aged digital savvy costumer, we have also designed a complete digital journey from booking, sales and delivery to after sales service there by ensuring the most evolved ownership experience ever . I am confident that that Seltos will redefine the entire mid SUV segment in India.” In April 2017, Kia Motors signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)with the state Government of Andhra Pradesh, India, to build a new manufacturing facility in Anantapur District. Construction of Kia Motors’ first manufacturing facility in India has been completed and the first car rolled-out on the 8th August, 2019. The production capacity of the plant is approximately 300,000 units per year
Chidambaram, accompanied by the members of the investigation team, was brought to the CBI headquarters at around 10 Wednesday night, officials said.
NEW DELHI: Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram spent a quiet night in the CBI guest house on the ground floor of the agency headquarters after his dramatic arrest from his posh residence in the INX media corruption case, officials said on Thursday.
Chidambaram, 73, was kept in the suite 5 of the guest house, they said.
It is normal for the agency to keep high security arrested accused in the guest house to ensure proper security and monitoring, the officials said.
Chidambaram, accompanied by the members of the investigation team, was brought to the CBI headquarters at around 10 Wednesday night, they said.
After a thorough medical check-up by a doctor from the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, he was taken to the room where he spent a quiet night, the officials said.
Mostly, they said, he remained silent except answering a few queries as and when questioned by the CBI officers.
His questioning will start at around 10 Thursday morning under DySP R Parthasarathy who is leading the probe in the alleged corruption in Rs 305 crore clearance given to INX media when he was the Union finance minister, the officials said.
The firm once promoted by Peter and Indrani Mukerjea, both in jail for murdering latter’s daughter Sheena Bora, had allegedly made payments to a firm linked to finance minister’s son Karti Chidambaram, the CBI has said in the FIR.
P Chidambaram has strongly denied the allegations, saying the payments were for consultancy and his son was in no way associated with that company.
Pallavi C.N
A woman and her husband managed to foil an armed robbery bid in broad daylight, after two miscreants entered a jewellery shop in the guise of customers and tried to rob them .The incident took to rob them. The incident took place at samrat jeweles located in pal e Guttahalli 2nd Main Road, just a few hundred meters from vyalikaval police station on Wednesday afternoon. Ashish and his wife Rakhi, the shop owners were in the store when two men entered armed in the guise of customers and asked for the specific design of jewellery, when Rakhi took out to show it to the duo ,suddenly one of them pulled out a gun and fired at the ceiling. Rakhi immediately picked up the chair and threw it at the man and her husband also tried catching the robbers . Ashish screamed for help causing robbers to flee.Staffers of nearby shop joined, while another robber waiting for his accomplices outside,flee the spot. Soon after the incident a FIR was registered in vyalikaval Police Station and the team led by Sanjeev Gowda, the Police Inspector , worked for different clues available and was successful in catching the four accused. 1. Balaji Ramesh Gayakwad S/o Ramesh Haridas Gayakwad, 25 years, silver ornament work, sholapur, Maharashtra.2. Balwan Singh S/o Jamvir Singh, 24 years, unemployed, R/o Bhimini, Hariyana.3. Shri ram Bishnoi S/o Jaurupa Ram, 26 years, steel wielding work, Dist Barmer, Rajasthan.4. Omprakash S/o Jora Ram, 27 years, steel grill works, Dist Jalore,Rajasthan.
The animal welfare Board of India is a statutory advisory body on animal welfare laws to promote animal welfare in the country. The Board ensure animal welfare laws in the country and provide grants to animal welfare organizations (AWO) and advise the central and state government on animal welfare issues. Since, one of the most important functions of the Board is to provide financial assistance to the recognized AWOs and then, the AWBI support the AWOs, if organizations are recognized by Board. Therefore, the Board invites the applications for recognition in the prescribed format.
The Samast Mahajan is now adopted 25 villages in border area of Rajasthan for the rescue and rehabilitation. A total expenditure of RS. 1.76 crore have been spent so far for the rescue operation only. However, this amount is very tinny to complete the project and making the village self-depend by developing the natural and traditional system of a village
Never to mince his words, former opener Sehwag said BCCI needs to pay more for heading the selectors’ committee.
NEW DELHI: Former skipper Anil Kumble’s ability to boost confidence of the players makes him an ideal candidate for the role of chairman of selectors, said Virender Sehwag, who also advocated a hike in remuneration for the job.
Never to mince his words, former opener Sehwag said BCCI needs to pay more for heading the selectors’ committee.
The current selection panel, led by MSK Prasad, has faced a lot of flak for it being a lightweight with a cumulative experience of 13 Tests.
“I think Anil Kumble could be the right candidate for the chairman of selectors post. He is someone who has interacted with Sachin (Tendulkar), Sourav (Ganguly) and Rahul (Dravid) as a player and with youngsters as a coach,” Sehwag told reporters during launch of a new app ‘The Selector’.
“When I made a comeback (Australia series 2007-08), captain Kumble came to my room and said you will not be dropped for the next two series. That’s the kind of confidence a player needs,” said Sehwag.
However, Sehwag also said that he doesn’t think that Kumble will agree to do the job right now since the chairman gets Rs 1 crore per annum.
“BCCI needs to raise bar as far as pay is concerned. Then a lot of players will be interested,” said Sehwag.
Asked if he would also be interested in this post, Sehwag said that he doesn’t like too many restrictions.
“I write columns, appear on TV and being selector will mean a lot of restrictions. I don’t know whether I would like so many restrictions,” the Nawab of Najafgarh said.
Sehwag, who had lost the race to be India’s coach in 2017 to Ravi Shastri, said that he did not apply this time.
“In 2017, the BCCI secretary and (late) Dr MV Sridhar (GM Cricket Operations) asked me to apply so I applied. This time no one asked me, so I didnt apply,” said Sehwag when asked if he was amused in the manner Shastri was re-appointed the coach.
Sehwag also said he finds it difficult to comprehend the conflict of interest rules.
“I can understand that I can’t run an academy if I am a selector but if I am the national coach I don’t understand why I can’t run an academy,” he said.
As the talk veered towards playing XI for the first Test against West Indies, Sehwag’s vote went to Ajinkya Rahane if India played five bowlers.
“Ajinkya Rahane has been batting at No 4 (No 5) so if it is a case of five bowlers then he should play. Rohit Sharma comes in only if you go with four bowlers,” Sehwag reasoned.
He also felt that “Mahendra Singh Dhoni should have batted at number five” in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.
“Players like Hardik Pandya, who can play big shots should have come in at number seven towards the end,” said the former India captain.
He also expressed his happiness at S Sreesanth’s life ban being reduced to seven years.
“I am very happy for him. He now needs to play domestic cricket,” he said.
Sehwag was amused when he was asked about suggestions on wearing neck guards in the wake of Steve Smith recent injury.
Smith took a blow from England pacer Jofra Archer in the first Ashes Test and has ruled out of the third Ashes Test due to concussion.
“Why do you need to show your neck to the bowler? You have a bat and you are wearing a helmet. In my entire career, I never used chest pads,” Sehwag said.
A member of NADA’s anti-doping appeals panel (ADAP), Sehwag said filling the whereabouts clause was a real problem that bothered the Indian cricketers.
BCCI recently agreed to be NADA-compliant after years of resistance.
“I have appeared for many dope tests. Even in domestic cricket when I was out of the team, during IPL. The problem with whereabouts is I can’t pinpoint where I will be at a specific hour of the day on a specific date. I may mention it initially and then I might have a change in plan,” he said.