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Karnataka to provide free bus rides to people returning from Ukraine

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BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Monday decided to provide free bus travel to people, who land in the state’s airports from war-torn Ukraine, to their destinations.

Shivayogi C Kalasad, Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), said, “Considering the plight of our people returning from Ukraine, especially the student community, it is decided to offer a free travel ride by KSRTC Bus from the nearest airport of disembarkation in Karnataka, to their native places in within the state.”

“All Nodal officers within Karnataka State Airport and KSRTC concerned DCs to coordinate properly to ensure the same,” he said in a statement.

India records 8,013 new COVID-19 infection, active cases decline to 1,02,601

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NEW DELHI: The single-day rise in coronavirus infections fell below 10,000 after two months, with 8,013 cases taking India’s total tally to 4,29,24,130, while active cases have declined to 1,02,601, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday.

The death toll has climbed to 5,13,843 with 119 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The daily COVID-19 cases have been recorded at less than one lakh for 22 consecutive days.

The active cases comprise 0.24 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 98.56 per cent, the health ministry said.

A reduction of 8,871 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, it said.

The daily positivity rate has been recorded at 1.11 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate has been recorded at 1.17 per cent, according to the health ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease increased to 4,23,07,686, while the case fatality rate has been recorded at 1.20 per cent.

The cumulative doses administered so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 177.50 crore.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed two crore cases on May 4 and three crore cases on June 23.

Pramod Mutalik, Chaitra Kundapur barred from entering Kalaburagi district, DC issues order

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Kalaburagi: Deputy Commissioner of Kalaburagi District Yeshwanth V Gurukar, on Saturday issued an order barring entry of Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Mutalik and Chaitra Kundapur from February 27 – March 3. The DC issued the orders exercising powers vested to him under sections 132, 143, and 144 of Cr.PC 1973.

Additionally, the DC has also barred Sri Siddalinga Swamiji of Karuneshwar Mutt from entering the Aland Taluk from February 27 – March 3.

The decision comes in the wake of the Sandal and Shab-e-Baraat ceremony at the Ladle Mashak Dargah in Aland. Citing Mahashivratri to be falling on the same day, Siddalinga Swamiji had called for Aland Chalo demonstration for purification of Shivalinga in the Dargah.

The DC’s order said the move to bar them from entering the district and Taluk was in the interest of maintaining peace and harmony in the district. It further added that the decision was taken after the District Superintendent of Police submitted a report to DC for barring Chaitra Kundapur, Pramod Mutalik from entering the district, and Swamiji from entering the Taluk.

IAF pulls out of multilateral air exercise in the UK amid Ukraine crisis

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New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Saturday decided to pull out of a multilateral air exercise in the UK next month in view of the situation arising out of the crisis in Ukraine, officials said.

The decision to not participate in the ‘Cobra Warrior’ exercise came just three days after the IAF announced that five Tejas light combat aircraft would be sent for the drills from March 6 to 27 at Waddington in the UK.

The IAF on Saturday morning tweeted that it has decided not to deploy its aircraft for exercise in the UK in “light of the recent events”. However, the tweet was deleted later.

Though there was no reason given why the tweet was deleted, officials said the decision to not participate in the exercise stands.

“The IAF is not participating in the exercise ‘Cobra Warrior’,” said a senior official.

The pull-out came amid a deepening crisis in Ukraine with Russian troops advancing on Kyiv and other key cities.

The decision also came hours after India abstained from voting on a UN Security Council resolution on the Russian military aggression against Ukraine.

Official sources said by abstaining from the resolution, India retained the option of reaching out to all relevant sides to find a middle ground and foster dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the crisis.

On Wednesday, the IAF announced that it will participate in the ‘Cobra Warrior’ exercise with a fleet of five Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA).

The IAF had said that the exercise ‘Cobra Warrior 22’ was aimed at providing operational exposure and sharing best practices amongst the participating air forces.

In a statement, It had said that the exercise would be a platform for the indigenously developed Tejas aircraft to demonstrate their manoeuvrability and operational capability.

“The exercise is aimed at providing operational exposure and sharing best practices amongst the participating air forces, thereby enhancing combat capability and forging bonds of friendship,” it had said.

People travelling in private vehicles in Delhi will no longer be penalised for not wearing masks

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New Delhi: In a relief to people travelling together in private vehicles in Delhi, the DDMA in an order on Saturday said no penalty will be imposed on them if found without masks.

A senior Delhi government officer said the relaxation will not be applicable for people travelling together in cabs and taxis which are public transport vehicles. Occupants of government vehicles will be exempted from the rule, he said.

“…in relation to the clause 3(h) (c) whereby not wearing of face mask/cover in all public places has been made an offence, the penalty under this provision will not be applicable to persons travelling together in private four wheeler vehicles from February 28,” the order said.

Earlier this month, the authority also exempted single occupants in four wheelers from wearing face masks.

The penalty for not wearing masks in public places was reduced from Rs 2,000 to Rs 500 at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday. An order issued by the DDMA on Saturday stated the fine for not wearing face masks will be Rs 500 from February 28.

The DDMA meeting chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal and attended by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also lifted all COVID related restrictions.

The order said the blended/hybrid mode (online and offline) of learning in government schools and requiring consent from parents will be followed till March 31. The apex COVID-19 management body in the national capital has allowed physical classes only from April 1.

With the DDMA order, the restrictions that have continued so far will end, like only one weekly market permitted in a municipal zone, no standing passengers allowed in buses and Metro trains, 50 per cent cap on seating capacity in restaurants, bars and cinemas and no activity except weddings in banquet halls.

Also, restrictions on having more than 200 people in wedding and funeral-related gatherings, and ban on entry of visitors in religious places, closure of sports complexes and swimming pools will also be lifted from Monday.

The Delhi High Court had on February 2 directed the DDMA to look into the several orders issued by it for COVID-19 protocols.

The DDMA reviewed the COVID-19 situation in Delhi on Friday and observed that “numbers of COVID-19 cases and positivity rate have declined significantly, also the occupancy of beds in hospitals is very low and the situation has vastly improved”.

So, it was decided to remove all the restrictions in NCT of Delhi imposed by the DDMA, said the order.

The Union Home Ministry had also directed state and UT governments for re-opening of economic and social activities on risk assessment based approach.

While allowing all activities, guidelines for wearing of masks, maintaining social distancing, hand hygiene and ventilation in closed spaces will continue to be enforced as mandated in National Directives for COVID Management, the DDMA has directed.

It asked all district magistrates, district DCPs and other authorities to focus on strategic areas of intervention — containment, testing, tracking and surveillance, clinical management, vaccination as well as strict compliance of Covid appropriate behaviour in their jurisdiction.

Spoke to MEA S Jaishankar to bring back Kannadigas stuck in Ukraine: CM Bommai

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Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said he has spoken to the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to bring back Kannadigas back to Bengaluru, who are stranded in the war-torn Ukraine once they reach Delhi or Mumbai.

Stating that the Indian government is in touch with the Ukrainian and Russian authorities besides the countries neighbouring Ukraine, Bommai said he has also spoken to many stranded people.

“We will provide every assistance to bring Kannadigas to Bengaluru who land from Ukraine to India at Delhi and Mumbai. I have spoken to the External Affairs Minister. He told me that since the war is on, many of the arrangements are not in place anymore,” Bommai told reporters.

Stating that many Indians are trapped in the regions where Russia has entered, the Chief Minister said no casualties have taken place.

He said the Indian embassies are coordinating with the Ukrainian authorities and other nations.

“India is in touch with many neighbouring countries. Apart from that, our diplomats who know Russian language have been sent. Efforts are on to bring our citizens back from the western region of the country,” Bommai said.

According to him, those in the western part of Ukraine are safe and are coming home whereas efforts are on to bring people in the east Ukraine.

“We are also talking to the stranded people and they are also calling on our helpline number. We too are sharing the phone calls with the Centre. I myself have spoken to a few of our students there,” Bommai said.

The Chief Minister said most of the students were stuck in Kharkiv in the north eastern part of the country, who have been told by the Ukrainian authorities to stay in a safe place.

He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin requesting him to make passage for the Indian aeroplanes to land to pick those stuck in Ukraine and Russia has also agreed to his request.

The process of bringing back the Indians will start once the war situation comes under control. The country will take all the measures to bring out people safely.

The Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) commissioner Dr Manoj Rajan said in a statement as many as 347 people from the state are stranded in Ukraine.

The KSDMA also said that the Chief Minister’s Office, Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar and the nodal officers were personally pursuing stranded cases with MEA and Indian Embassy in Kyiv.

The Embassy of India in Kyiv is open and fully operational and is making all efforts to reach out to the stranded people/ students from India and working on a mission mode to make alternative arrangement for safe evacuation, the KSDMA said.

First Air India flight carrying 219 Indians evacuated from Ukraine lands in Mumbai

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Mumbai: The first Air India flight carrying 219 Indian evacuees from Ukraine landed at the Mumbai airport on Saturday evening from Bucharest, Romania, ATC sources said.

Operated with a Boeing 787 aircraft, the AI chartered flight touched down at the Mumbai airport at 7.50 pm.

Union minister Piyush Goyal was at the airport to receive the Indian nationals returning from war-hit Ukraine.

The evacuation flight had left from Mumbai for Bucharest at 3.38 am and landed there around 10.45 am Indian Standard Time.

Indian nationals who reached the Ukraine-Romania border and Ukraine-Hungary border by road were taken to Bucharest and Budapest, respectively, by Indian government officials so that they could be evacuated.

The first evacuation flight AI1944 departed from Bucharest at 1.55 PM (Indian Standard Time) with 219 Indians.h

Welcome back to the motherland!

Glad to see the smiles on the faces of Indians safely evacuated from Ukraine at the Mumbai airport.

Shortlist of Film Critics Academy Awards announced

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By Faizan RIzwan

Garuda Gamana Vrishaba Vahana, Puksatte Life, Badava Rascal and Ratnan Prapancha bag maximum nominations

The shortlist of nominees for the third edition of Chandanavana Film Critics Academy Awards 2022 were announced on Sunday. Each of the 20 categories of awards has five nominees each, which have been nominated by Kannada film critics and journalists. The Awards night is scheduled for the second half of March.

Badava Rascal, Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana, Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa, Ratnan Prapancha and Salaga are the films in contention in the Best Film category while
Raj B Shetty (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana), Arvind Kuplikar (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa), Tharun Sudhir (Roberrt), B M Giriraj (Kannadiga) and Duniya Vijay (Salaga) are hoping to find favour with critics for the Best Director Award.

Garuda Gamana Vrishaba Vahana, Puksatte Life, Badava Rascal and Ratnan Prapancha are top films nominated in multiple categories. A new trophy was also unveiled by actors Rishi, Ragini Dwivedi and Karnataka Media Academy president K Sadashiva Shenoy. Shenoy, who started as a film journalist was felicitated on the occasion.

The 3rd edition of the Critics Awards has adopted BBMP Swacha Bengaluru – Namma Nagara Namma Hemme (Clean Bengaluru – Our City Our Pride) campaign as its motto. Celebrities in the Awards process were urged to lend their support for the BBMP campaign by Chandanavana Academy founder S Shyam Prasad.

Actor Rishi speaking after launching the trophy said even after a film’s success, recognition through awards gives actors and film makers the added inspiration to do better. He applauded the role of film journalists in his career recalling many incidents. He wished the Chandanavana Film Critics Academy to further encompass bigger roles in the future. Ragini Dwivedi praised the manner in which the film critics were organising the award event transparently and helping in rejuvenating the industry.

In the categories related to acting, Raj B Shetty (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana), Dhananjay (Badava Rascal), Sanchari Vijay (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa), V. Ravichandran (Drushya 2) and Dhananjay (Ratnan Prapancha) are vying for the Best Actor award while Rachitha Ram (Love You Rachchu), Amrutha Iyengar (Badava Rascal), Ghanavi Lakshman (Hero), Nishvika Naidu (Sakkath) and Ashika Ranganath (Madhagaja) are in contention for the Best Actress awards.

THE NOMINEES

  1. BEST FILM
    Badava Rascal
    Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana
    Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa
    Ratnan Prapancha
    Salaga
  2. BEST DIRECTOR
    Raj B Shetty (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Arvind Kuplikar (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
    Tharun Sudhir (Roberrt)
    B M Giriraj (Kannadiga)
    Duniya Vijay (Salaga)
  3. BEST ACTOR
    Raj B Shetty (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Dhananjay (Badava Rascal)
    Sanchari Vijay (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
    V. Ravichandran (Drushya 2)
    Dhananjay (Ratnan Prapancha)
  4. BEST ACTRESS
    Rachitha Ram (Love You Rachchu)
    Amrutha Iyengar (Badava Rascal)
    Ghanavi Lakshman (Hero)
    Nishvika Naidu (Sakkath)
    Ashika Ranganath (Madhagaja)
  5. BEST SCREENPLAY
    Arvind Kuplikar (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
    Raj B Shetty (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Tharun Sudhir (Roberrt)
    Duniya Vijay, Maasthi Upparahalli (Salag)
    Rohit Padaki (Ratnan Prapancha)
  6. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (MALE)
    Pramod (Ratnan Prapancha)
    Rangayana Raghu (Badava Rascal)
    Achyuth Kumar (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
    Gopalkrishna Deshpande (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Sampath Kumar (Drishya 2)
  7. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEMALE)
    Sparsha Rekha (Badava Rascal)
    Umashree (Ratnan Prapancha)
    Thara (Badava Rascal)
    Shruthi (Bhajarangi 2)
    Ester Naronha (Lanke)
  8. BEST CHILD ARTIST
    Johnson D’Souza (Roberrt)
    Aadya (Kotigobba 3)
    Pranya P Rao (Rider)
    Master Mithun (Akshi)
    Param Swamy (Mohan Das)
  9. BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
    Charan Raj (Salaga)
    Arjun Janya (Roberrt)
    Mithun Mukundan (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Vasuki Vaibhav (Badava Rascal)
    Manikanth Kadri (Love You Rachchu)
  10. BEST BGM
    Mithun Mukundan (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Poornachandra Tejaswi (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
    Arjun Janya (Bhajarangi 2)
    Charan Raj (Salaga)
    V. Harikrishna (Roberrt)
  11. BEST LYRICS
    Yogaraj Bhatt (Kannu hodiyake, Robert)
    K. Kalyan (Nee sigovarege, Bhajarangi 2)
    Raghavendra Kamath (Kanavarije, Arjun Gowda)
    Santoshh Ananddram (Pathashala, Yuvarathna)
    Dhananjay (Giniye, Badava Rascal)
  12. BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)
    Vasuki Vaibhav (Agaga Nenapaguttide, Badava Rascal)
    Vijay Prakash (Nenapina Hudugiye, Hero)
    Sancjith Hegde (Keeli Kotta Gombe, Ratnam World)
    Sid Sriram (Hayagide, Tom and Jerry)
    Vijay Prakash (Udupi hotel, Badava Rascal)
  13. BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)
    Chaitra Acharya (Sojigada, Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Shreya Ghoshal (Nee Nadena, Yuvaratne)
    Girija Siddi (Tining Mining, Salga)
    Aishwarya Rangarajan (Baby Dance, Roberrt)
    Anuradha Bhatt (Pataki Porio, Kotigobba 3)
  14. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
    Preetha Jayaraman (Badava Rascal)
    Sudhakar Raj (Roberrt)
    Swamy Gowda (Bhajarangi 2)
    Praveen Shriyan (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Advaita Gurumurthy (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
  15. BEST DIALOGUES
    Santosh Ananddram (Yuvarathna)
    Suman Jadugar and Praveen Kumar (Ninna Sanihake)
    Masthi (Salaga)
    Rohit Padaki (Ratnan Prapancha)
    Shankar Guru (Badava Rascal)
  16. BEST EDITING
    Suresh Armugam (Puksatte Lifu Pursotte Illa)
    Prateek Shetty (Hero)
    K.M. Prakash (Rider)
    Praveen Shriyan (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Deepu S Kumar (Salaga)
  17. BEST ART DIRECTION
    Mohan B Kere (Pogaru)
    Mohan B Kere (Roberrt)
    Ravi Santhehaiklu (Bhajarangi 2)
    Rajesh Sajipa and Vikram Devadiga (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
    Mohan B Kere (Rider)
  18. BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
    Bhushan (Baby Dance, Robert)
    Murali ( Karabu, Pogaru)
    A. Harsha (Bhajarangi 2)
    Johnny Master (Feel the Power, Yuvarathna)
    Bhushan (Dava Davaa, Rider)
  19. BEST STUNT CHOREOGRAPHY
    Different Danny (Kaliveera)
    Ravi Verma (Bhajarangi 2)
    Vikram (Hero)
    Rama Lakshmana (Roberrt)
    Vinod (Salaga)
  20. Best VFX
    Hero
    Bhajarangi 2
    Poguru
    100
    Roberrt

Master Plan for uniform development of all areas of Bengaluru: CM Bommai

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Parmesh S Jain

A Master Plan would be drawn up for uniform development of all areas of Bengaluru,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

He was speaking after launching various development projects including 250 bed multi speciality hospital at Munnekolalu,a flyover in Varthur ward,a 150ft wide road and a police station at Marathahalli in Mahadevapura assembly constituency.

All the civic amenities could be provided to people only if there is planned growth of Bengaluru.

Basic infrastructure needs to be developed for core Bengaluru,7 erstwhile CMC areas of the city need 110 villages by providing mutual linkages and coordinated development.

The Master Plan is being drawn up with an ambitious determination to ensure a uniform level of infrastructure and amenities for all the areas, Bommai said.

Mahadevapura to be the best area of Bengaluru

Referring to massive growth of Mahadevapura and development of infrastructure in the area, Bommai said, from software to enterprises of all sectors and housing complexes, Mahadevarapura has it all.

Various civic works including Cauvery 4th phase and UGD are going on in the area.Mahadevapura is set to become the best area in Bengaluru in the coming days.

The new multi speciality hospital would bring a new era of good health services in the Northeastern part of the city.

It would be on par with the Bowring, Victoria and KC General hospitals. it is being planned to link the elevated road to Varthur road, Bommai said.

Nagarothana Yojana

Under the Nagarothana Yojana Rs.6000 cr has been provided for development of Bengaluru. Storm Water Drains are being remodelled at a cost of Rs.1500 cr.

More than 20 STP plants need to function properly to ensure that only treated water is let into the drains. Instructions have been issued in this regard, Bommai said.

Bengaluru is the Knowledge Hub

Bengaluru has attained a new high in its stature. For the contemporary world India means Bengaluru.

Such is Bengaluru’s fame, especially in IT and BT, startups and R & D.The 21st century is the Knowledge Century.

Where there is knowledge there is power. Bengaluru is now the Knowledge Hub of the world.There are more than 180 R & D centers in Bengaluru.

There is no other city in the world with so many R & D centers. Development of Mahadevapura is very important as it houses the maximum number of IT units in Bengaluru, Bommai said.

New India from New Karnataka,New Karnataka from New Bengaluru

The Cauvery 4th phase drinking water project is in final stages of completion.UGD works too would be completed along with it and instructions have been issued in this regard.

Authorities have been instructed to complete the extended 2nd phase of Bangalore Metro works before 2024 and start preparations for the next phase.

Hebbal Ring Road to Mahadevapura flyover Metro link would be provided.The Goraguntepalya junction too would be decongested and elevated roads would be built.

All necessary programmes and projects would be implemented to retain Bengaluru’s international fame.

We need not make Bengaluru another Singapore. Only Bengaluru could be an ideal model for Bengaluru.

We have to build the city based on its environment.New India From New Karnataka, New Karnataka from New Bengaluru is our slogan,Bommai said.

Appropriate measures to bring Karnataka students stranded in Ukraine: CM Bommai

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Parmesh S Jain

Appropriate measures are being taken to bring home Karnataka students stranded in Ukraine, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons in Vidhana Soudha he said,many Indian students are stranded in Ukraine as the war broke out between Ukraine and Russia when the students were heading to the airport.

About 100 students are stranded in two buses. More than 10 of them are Kannadigas.We are getting complete information about them.We are in constant touch with the Indian Embassy in Ukraine.”

“The Indian Embassy in Ukraine has issued suitable guidelines for the safety of Indian students.

Action is being taken to bring them back safely once the flight services resume. We are in constant touch with the Foreign Secretary and I will discuss it with our External Affairs minister too,” Bommai said.

About 200 Indians returned home from Ukraine last week under the shadow of war.

The students are returning in batches and this is the last batch.

Karnataka students would be brought home safely, Bommai said replying to a question on the stranded students.

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