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Parmesh S Jain

As the use of single-use plastic is banned in BBMP limits,sudden/surprise inspections are being carried out in plastic production units and the shops selling plastic within the BBMP limits and a fine is being levied.

The Joint Commissioner of Solid Waste Management has instructed all the zonal officials to effectively bring in to enforce the complete stoppage of the use of single-use plastic.

In all the 8 zones of BBMP,a team consisting of Zonal Marshall supervisor,division Marshall supervisor,Assistant Executive Engineer,Junior Health Inspector and Marshalls is visiting plastic selling shops to carry out surprise inspections. The penalty is being levied against the use of single-use plastic.

Accordingly,yesterday,in the south zone’s Padmanabhanagar constituency limits,2 plastic producing units were inspected suddenly and plastic was seized and a fine was levied.

200 kg banned plastic was seized from Agri enterprises unit in Subramanya main road in Padmanabhanagar ward and a fine of a total amount of 6 lakh rupees (old fine 5 lakh and now 1 lakh) was collected through cheque.

Also, the single-use plastic was found in Grace Polymers near Goudanapalya in Padmanabhanagar ward and a fine of 25 thousand rupees was collected through cheque. Warned of stopping the production of banned plastic.

Inspection and awareness by Marshalls:

Single-use plastic is completely banned in the city. It has been instructed all the zonal officials to take action against the use of single-use plastic in the city.

Also has been instructed to create awareness among the citizens and sellers on the use of reusable bags made up of clothe, jute, paper etc in commercial setups.

Parmesh S Jain

The Pothole filling work in the major roads like Arterial,Sub Arterial and also in ward roads is in finishing stage.

Today, the filling up of potholes by using Python machine in the roads in East zone was inspected by BBMP Chief Commissioner Sri Gaurav Gupta.

Python machine,a specially equipped,pothole patching machine is being used to fill up the potholes in 122 roads (total 180 kms) including 17 roads in East zone,37 in West zone,32 in South zone,8 in RR Nagar zone and 28 sub arterial roads.

Accordingly,today, the works carried out by Python machine in MG Road,Cubbon road was inspected by the Chief Commissioner.

BBMP’s senior officials are instructed to ensure no potholes in the roads where the python machines are deployed to work.

Executive Engineer Geetha (East division- Road infrastructure) and other concerned officials were present during the inspection.

Parmesh S Jain

The Jnanabharati police on Tuesday arrested a 32-year-old habitual offender who posing as prospective tenant robbed a home alone woman on February 7.

The accused has been identified as,Kiran kumar,32.

Senior officer told media persons a complaint was registered by a victim,The victim Shanthamma said in her complaint that when she was getting ready to attend a family function and was wearing gold valuables.Suddenly a person posing as prospective tenant came to her house to see the house.

She agreed to show him the first floor of the house which she had kept it for rent.

The accused posing as tenant went to check the house for rent board put up by 70-year-old Shanthamma on February 7.

Soon after entering the house the accused overpowered and gagged her and removed the valuables she was wearing and escaped after locking the door from outside.

Based on the complaint,a special team of police headed by jnanabharathi police inspector,Laxman Nayak and his team swung into action the team after inspecting the spot and collecting information from the vicitm pressed into action.

The team started analysing the CCTV footage from in and around the area and in one of the CCTV footage the team were able to get his identity and after checking with criminal records the team identified the accused and zeroed in on Kiran Kumar,a habitual offender from Balaji layout having several cases pending against him.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and revealed that to make easy money he committed the offence and based on his statement the team recovered 220 grams of gold valuables worth RS 9 lakh from him.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,ACP, Kodandarama,PI,Laxman Nayak and his crime staff who has done a exemplary and meticulous investigation in nabbing the offender and recovering stolen property from him and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

Bengaluru: Kannada film actor Chetan Kumar Ahimsa has been arrested allegedly for his objectionable tweet against the a High Court judge who is hearing the Hijab case.

“Kannada film actor and activist Chetan Ahimsa has been arrested by Bengaluru City Police. An on-its-own FIR was registered on Tuesday and under 505(2) and 504 of the IPC. Based on the tweet, the FIR was registered in Sheshadripuram Police Station,” M N Anucheth, the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Central Division said in a statement.

Chetan had allegedly tweeted against a High Court judge hearing the Hijab case.

Udupi: One of the petitioners in the Hijab case in the Karnataka High Court, Hazra Shifa, has alleged that a mob attacked her brother and “our property was ruined”, following which three people have been detained.

Reports said the window glasses of the family-run restaurant in nearby Malpe was broken in the incident on Monday night.

A case has been registered at Malpe police station, and the police are conducting an investigation

“Three persons have been taken into custody in connection with the assault and targeting of the restaurant”, police sources said.

The arrested have been identified as Deepak Kumar, Manoj and Sanilraj.

“My brother was brutally attacked by a mob. Just because I continue to stand for My #Hijab which is MY RIGHT. Our property was ruined as well. Why?? Can’t I demand my right? Who will be their next victim? I demand action to be taken against the Sangh Parivar goons,” Shifa tweeted.

According to Shifa, her 20-year-old brother — Saif — is admitted to Hitech Hospital, Udupi.

Bengaluru: A delegation of Congress leaders on Tuesday met Karnataka Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot and submitted a memorandum seeking the dismissal of Minister K S Eshwarappa and that he be booked for sedition over a statement on the national flag.

Congress leaders and legislators led by Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Siddaramaiah, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council B K Hariprasad, marched from Vidhana Soudha to the Raj Bhavan to submit their memorandum to the Governor.

“For five days we have staged a protest in the assembly, today the house has been adjourned, so we met the Governor and submitted him a memorandum. We hope that the Governor will dismiss him (Eshwarappa). If he is not dismissed, we will go to the people’s court and explain to the people of the state, his shameless act of insulting the national flag,” Siddaramaiah said.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, he said, the Governor told us he will look into the matter and will take necessary action.

Congress legislators had been staging ‘day-and-night’ protests, whereby they spent the night inside the Assembly, and staged demonstrations from the well of the House during the day, thereby disrupting the proceedings, demanding Eshwarappa’s resignation from Thursday.

Recently, Eshwarappa had claimed ‘Bhagwa dhwaj’ (saffron flag) may become the national flag some time in the future and the same may be hoisted on the Red Fort then.

He however, had said the tricolour is the national flag now, and it should be respected by everyone.

Terming Eshwarappa’s statement as deliberate, Siddaramaiah said it is an insult to the national flag and an “unpardonable offence”.

“He is a senior Minister, he has been in the cabinet since 2006, such a person with mal-intention has insulted the national flag which is the pride and identity of the country,” he said.

Noting that the Congress had moved an adjournment motion in both houses of the legislature seeking legal action by booking a criminal case against Eshwarappa and that he should be dismissed from the Ministry, the Congress Legislature Party Leader said, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai did not do both, but defended him.

“Both Eshwarappa and the Chief Minister’s conduct is an act of treason,” he said.

Claiming that BJP National President J P Nadda has in an interview has termed Eshwarappa’s statement as wrong, Siddaramaiah said, “according to me Bommai after seeing it at least should have dismissed him (Eshwarappa). RSS, BJP never respect national flag and constitution, they want to change them.”

He further said, “There is a flag code of India, also there is also Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, the section 2 of this- states that whoever disrespect the national flag shall be imprisoned for the term extending up to three years, or fine or both. It amounts to sedition also.”

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Tuesday reported 767 fresh cases of coronavirus and 29 fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,38,032 and the toll to 39,845.

There were 1,692 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,87,744, a Health bulletin said.

Of the new cases, 552 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 916 people being discharged and 14 virus-related deaths.

The total number of active cases across the state is now 10,406.

While the positivity rate for the day stood at 1.31 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 3.78 per cent.

Of the 29 deaths, 14 were from Bengaluru Urban; Dakshina Kannada (3), Dharwad, Tumakuru and Udupi (2), followed by others.

After Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru recorded the second highest number of cases at 23, followed by Belagavi (22), Tumakuru (21), Dakshina Kannada (20) and others.

Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,76,725 cases, Mysuru 2,29,157 and Tumakuru 1,59,663.

Cumulatively, a total of 6,41,40,430 samples have been tested, of which 58,459 were on Tuesday alone.