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Truck driver found dead under mysterious circumstances

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Parmesh S Jain

A 35-year-old truck driver ended his life allegedly due to non payment of his salary by his employer for the last one month at Govindaraj Nagar on Wednesday.

The deceased Kiran Kumar resident of Sanjeevini Nagar was driver for a ;logistic company .

He was upset due to non payment of his salary dues by his employer and used to have arguments over his issue.

On Wednesday he left a video from his mobile warning them to transfer Rs 30,000,due to him by Wednesday night failing which he would end his life and blame three person responsible for his death.

He sent the video to his employer but he reportedly ignored .

DEjected over this Kiran ended his life by hanging .

Based on the complaint by his sister Jamuna, the Byaratayanapura police have registered a case against the employer, Manjanna,Shivanna and Manu charging them under abetment to suicide .

India logs 795 new COVID-19 cases active cases dip to 12,054: Union Health Ministry

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NEW DELHI: With 795 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,29,839, while the active cases dipped to 12,054, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.

The death toll climbed to 5,21,416 with 58 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.

A reduction of 543 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.17 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was at 0.22 per cent, according to the ministry.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,24,96,369, while the case fatality rate was recorded as 1.21 per cent. The cumulative doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 184.87 crore.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and three crore on June 23.

AAP will unify people, not divide them: Ex-Bengaluru top cop Bhaskar Rao

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Former Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao on Monday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in New Delhi.

BENGALURU: Former Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao on Monday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in New Delhi. After serving as an IPS officer for 32 years, Rao took Voluntary Retirement Scheme to jump into politics. He is well aware of the steep learning curve, but he is confident in delivering what the party expects from him. His immediate priority will be to take up a membership drive and travel across the state to strengthen the organization. Excerpts.

Why did you decide to join AAP?
I have seen all political parties and their activities and know what they can do and what they cannot do. Among all of them, I have found AAP close to people’s welfare. In other parties, it is only sloganeering and personal growth, but AAP is responsible for people’s growth. There has been a perceptible change in the people’s standard of living and that is the reason I decided to continue my public service with AAP.

Did you take that decision after AAP won elections in Punjab?
No. I took this decision over four-and-half years ago. (Delhi Chief Minister) Arvind Kejriwal is a good friend of mine and had invited me to join the party, but he had also asked me to first finish any other important tenures in my career. One of the important tenures that I had was Commissioner of Bengaluru City Police. I had decided to join the party long back.

Will you be contesting the assembly polls?
I have joined the party today and it will be premature for me to declare it so early. Definitely, AAP will go to elections in a very big way and we will contest from all 224 assembly constituencies with good people.

Since you have served as Bengaluru City Police Commissioner and know the city well, will Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) polls be your main priority now?
I don’t think the state government has any inclination to conduct the BBMP elections. The elections are already been overdue.

What will be your role in the party?
We will do our best to strengthen the party in the state. I am new to this field and I think my learning curve will be very steep. I hope I will be able to deliver whatever the party asks of me.

What are your immediate priorities?
My immediate priority is to travel all over the state, carry out a huge membership drive and strengthen the organisation.

Your views on communal issues that are coming to the fore in the state now?
If there is nothing else to talk about, you start dividing people and distracting their attention. We don’t want to divide people; we want to unify people. I personally don’t want to talk about religion and caste on public platforms.

HDK slams BJP, but Muslim trust deficit an issue

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BENGALURU: Wading into the controversy of loudspeakers in mosques, JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy lashed out at the BJP government for raising communal issues.

Kumaraswamy raising these issues against the BJP after indirectly supporting the saffron party on many issues, and even getting his party MLC elected as Upper House chairman, has surprised many.

Asked if Kumaraswamy is sensing an opportunity to move into the secular space, which is largely a domain of the Congress, political analyst BS Murthy said, “Kumaraswamy thinks that minorities feel the Congress countering the BJP has not been effective. He is an instinctive politician; he sees an opening and has moved in. I am not surprised to see he’s got a good response. He is trying to set a narrative to counter Hindutva.’’  

Recently, the JDS openly “poached” CM Ibrahim, and sources say this is the JDS’ massive secular push. The party fielded two Muslim candidates in the last bypolls, but experts say that trust is important. 
“Do Muslims trust him? Considering that Kumaraswamy’s party had polled less than 1 per cent of Muslim votes in the last election, is the party working hard to regain the Muslim vote?” Murthy said.

“Upper House chairman Basavaraj Horatti, who is leaving the JDS to join the BJP, had said Kumaraswamy agreed to him moving to BJP. This makes it appear like a consensual move. These moves may not help the JDS establish credibility, because JDS has always played the opportunistic ally to both BJP and Congress,” he said.

Hike in fuel prices again: Petrol up by Rs 9.20 after 13 revisions in 15 days

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NEW DELHI: With the thirteenth revision in the fuel prices in fifteen days, petrol and diesel rates have gone up by 80 paise each on Tuesday. With this, the total increase in fuel rates is now Rs 9.20 per litre.

Petrol and diesel in Delhi now cost Rs 104.61 and Rs 95.87 per litre respectively. While in Mumbai, petrol cost Rs 119.67 per litre after an increase of 84 paise and diesel at Rs 103.92, increased by 85 paise.

Notably, the price of CNG was increased by Rs 2.5 per kg yesterday. With the new price, CNG costs Rs 64.11 per Kg in the national capital.

The increase in prices has also created a political uproar as the Opposition has been staging protests and demanding a decrease in fuel prices.

The Rajya Sabha was on Monday adjourned for the day following repeated disruptions over rising prices of petroleum products and essential commodities with the Opposition protesting on the issue as their demand to hold a discussion on the matter was rejected.

DMK member Tiruchi Siva had raised a point of order, asking “why the notices given by us under Rule 267 to the Secretary-General to suspend all business of the House and conduct a discussion on hiking oil prices and many other notices were rejected”.

There had been a pause in the revision of fuel prices since November 4 last year, which ended on March 22, following the crude oil prices going upwards in the wake of the Russian military operations in Ukraine.

Prices are set to be raised further given the sharp jump in crude oil prices in the international markets. It will have a cascading impact on the prices of other items and lead to inflationary pressure and hurt growth while also impacting the prices of other items.

Meanwhile, Congress is holding a nationwide protest campaign ‘Mehngai Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’ against price rises under which it is organising rallies and marches across the country from March 31 to April 7.

Notably, on November 3 last year, the Centre had cut excise duty by Rs 5 per litre on petrol and Rs 10 per litre on diesel to bring down the retail prices across the country.

Following this, several state governments had reduced Value-Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel to provide relief to people.

CRPF PSI and Engineering student killed in road accident

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Parmesh S Jain

A 54-year-old Police Sub Inspector attached to Central Reserve Police Force and a 22-year-old engineer student from Yemen were killed when the bike the latter was riding collided with the police officer opposite to CRPF west camp gate in Yelahanka traffic police station limits on Wednesday .

The deceased have been identified as Swami Gowda,54 and Ammar Suleha,22, pursuing II year engineering at a private college.

The accident occurred at around 11.30 pm when Suleha was returning home on his bike in a rash and negligent manner.

Swami Gowda stepped out of the camp after his night shift to return home .

After walking few steps from the gate,Suleha who was riding in rash and negligent manner collided with Swami Gowda .

AS a result Swami Gowda stuck to the handle and ragged around 50 feet away before the duo fell on the road.The helmet Suleha was wearing was fell off .

The severely injured duo was rushed to a near-by private hospital where they succumbed one hour later.

The Yelahanka traffic police have taken up a case under death due to negligence and rash and negligent driving against Suleha and are investigating.

BBMP garbage truck mowed down elderly farmer in road accident

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Parmesh S JAIN

A 76-year-old man was killed after a speeding garbage truck belonging to BBMP ran over him on Thanisandra main road on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Ramaiah, resident of Sampigehalli and farmer by profession,was returning home after attending a family function.

While his family returned in car Ramaiah was following them on scooter.

Senior officer told reporters,The Chikkajala traffic police visited the spot and after inspecting the spot said a eye witness said that while Ramaiah was on his way on his scooter near Thanisandra main road,the speeding truck knock down his scooter which resulted in Ramaiah lost balance and slipped under the truck and run over .

The driver sped away soon after the accident and later the police recovered the abondoned truck from a few days away

It may be recalled 14-year-old Akshaya was run over by a speeding BBMP garbage truck in front of the Hebbal Police Station on last Monday.

Akshaya who was studying in class 9 was attempting to cross the highway,since the underpass was flooded with rain water .

The BBMP official concerned failed to act despite complaint by police personnel and the members of general public to clean up the subway.

The chikkajala traffic police have taken up a case of death due to negligence and hit and run case and efforts are on to track down the driver

This is the second incident where BBMP garbage truck involved in accident in the last ten days

Attack at Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh on devotees from Karnataka,CM Bommai requests AP CM to protect pilgrims from Karnataka

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Parmesh S JAIN

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has requested his Andhra Pradesh counterpart to provide protection for devotees from Karnataka who visit Srisailam.

Pilgrims from Karnataka have been assaulted at Srisailam.A large number of pilgrims from other states visit Srisailam for the religious Jatra(fair). The pilgrims from outside should be ensured proper protection, Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons at Vidhana Soudha about the incident at Srisailam,Bommai said, a large number of devotees from Maharashtra and Karnataka visit Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh.

A clash has happened between the pilgrims while returning.A stabbing incident too has been reported in the clash between the local pilgrims and the pilgrims from outside.

I have been in constant contact with Andhra Pradesh officials since yesterday night. The situation is now in control.

Two pilgrims were seriously injured and hospitalised.They are recovering. Efforts are on to speak to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister,” Bommai said.

Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa invites Opposition to join unity government

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Sri Lanka President

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday invited all political parties to join a unity Cabinet as part of the government’s bid to tackle the raging public anger against the ongoing hardships caused by the island nation’s worst economic crisis.

On Sunday night, all 26 Cabinet Ministers submitted letters of resignation.

Speaking to reporters, Education Minister and Leader of the House Dinesh Gunawardena said the ministers handed over their resignations to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. He provided no reason for the mass resignation.

The government’s invitation to all the Opposition parties came as mass public agitations mounted against the ruling Rajapaksa family for its mishandling of the economic situation triggered by the foreign exchange crisis and the balance of payment issues.

The public thronged the streets asking the president to resign. The protests triggered the imposition of curfew after a state of emergency was declared by the President.

When the protests intensified, the government clamped a social media ban for 15 hours on Sunday. The people defied the curfew to protest against long queues for fuel and gas and long hours without electricity.

Governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal has also announced his resignation. “In the context of all Cabinet ministers resigning, I have today submitted my resignation as Governor,” Cabraal said.

He was blamed for his rigid stance on Sri Lanka seeking an economic bailout through an International Monetary Fund (IMF) structural adjustment facility.

Despite his opposition, the government in the last fortnight approached the international lender for support. During his governorship, the Central Bank was accused of printing large volumes of money, triggering inflation.

The country is grappling with what is said to be its worst economic crisis since independence from the UK in 1948. It is caused in part by a lack of foreign currency, which is used to pay for fuel imports.

People are languishing in long queues for fuel, cooking gas and endure power cuts lasting multiple hours. Sri Lanka is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis in history.

With long lines for fuel, cooking gas, essentials in short supply and long hours of power cuts, the public has been suffering for weeks.

Rajapaksa has defended his government’s actions, saying the foreign exchange crisis was not his making and the economic downturn was largely pandemic driven with the island nation’s tourism revenue and inward remittances waning.

Despite big dip in cases, post-COVID woes persist in Kerala

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KOCHI: It has been over a month since the COVID cases started declining noticeably in the state in the third wave. Though the numbers have come down, post-COVID issues are still making many ill. According to experts, non-serious and persistent symptoms are being exhibited by people who have recovered from COVID.

These persistent symptoms in recovered patients occur irrespective of age but are seen mostly affecting youngsters, especially in the age group of 30-45 years. “Youngsters are the most affected in the third wave. In certain cases, patients develop symptoms after two weeks of infection. They will not have any symptoms during the period of infection but only during the recuperating time,” said Dr Mathew George, a general physician based in Alappuzha.

“Though the severity of infection due to the Omicron variant was way less compared to the earlier two waves, post COVID-issues should not be neglected. Recurrent headache, nasal issues including nose blockage and sinus are triggered among those facing with allergy issues mainly. In the case of some, these symptoms will subside only gradually,” said Dr Praveen.

However, in the case of those with comorbidities, it is better to consult a doctor if they have persistent post-COVID symptoms, he added. However, experts also believe that the fight against COVID is far from over.

The rise in the COVID cases across the world including China, Israel and European countries hints at the advent of the fourth wave, they say. 

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